Bracera is sometimes pronounced "brazzera", and it is a traditional coastal boat from Croatia, more exactly, from Dalmatia. It is said that it is recorded in the sixteenth century. They were the main boats for transport on the Adriatic. The one with a single mast is the most famous, although there are more models. It was particularly suitable for commerce and communications between the islands of the Adriatic and the coast. [source] The Austro-Hungarian Register had over eight hundred … [Read more...]