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experience of bad weather: 2003

2003 The cruise took place quietly on a new sunodyssey37 new, rented a knob in the middle of August, and very carefree young crew, we have great fun.

After two weeks of wandering to the Dalmatian islands we were to leave the island on the last Thursday of Ilovik, ready to cross the Kvarner towards north to Pula, where we returned the boat.

left the boat moored to a buoy in the channel that divides Ilovik by St. pedar, very sheltered spot, landed with a tender for a last gargantuan seafood dinner at a restaurant in our knowledge. The evening was quiet

libeccino just blew just a little fresher than usual.

During dinner, the restaurant that was called by a very Italian name, David, inquired about our trip to the islands to the south, and what was the next program, haim responded that the holiday was over and that tomorrow we would return a knob; "gà Fiolo not you heard the weather this morning? I replied, actually at that moment it occurred to me that I had completely forgotten to listen to VHF broadcast bulletins for two days already, not bad for a skipper who was doing experience. We suffered significant pricing.

Tomorrow is the Yugo, and very strong, and better that you stay here for a few days then we'll see. I replied that it was not possible, we had to return the boat on Saturday morning, I asked him more about the weather and take precautions, said, "is already beginning to feel fit now, the worst towards the first will be tomorrow afternoon, if you must, games As soon as you can, the most of the 4 or 5, the first light of dawn will be more calm. "

The yugo (I had never met until then) is a headwind in the bora, comes from south-west and goes all over the Adriatic with a long Fecht water, as the bora is a strong wind and up a sea relatively long, unlike the bora, which makes him seethe.

We returned to the boat with a tender but not without difficulty, already danced a bit, set your alarm for 5 am and we fell asleep.

The next day we left at 6, esteemed on the wind 10-12 knots from the south and to downwind almost full, rose throughout the genoa and the islands filammo Srakane Susak and about 6-7 knots.

Doubled Susak Kvarner in full, no longer sheltered by the islands the wind increased, reducing the genoa (the mainsail was lowered) to about half. The sea was stern with long waves and a two broke into a roaring white foam, from that moment began an exhilarating ride with many rides. Well

doing four calculations, the anemometer marked from 20 to 25 knots going downwind we were full from 10 to 15 knots by calculating the apparent wind with sufficient precision that I think the true wind went from 30 to 35 knots, one thing was sure never drops below 10 knots , nothing dramatic except for a bit of seasickness that struck some of us who spent the whole time lying in bunks.

was an exciting sailing we reached a record 13.00 to the knob.

The considerations which I have drawn is that wind and sea with such pace in the stern, the boat was instinctively more quickly than I felt safe, roll on a track but remained strong, stable and highly controllable at the helm, even if I frightened a little 'shake keel that shook the floor of the cockpit at some point, even if the waves a little impressed and crushing every now and then we reached the stern, were not much faster than the boat, in fact the boat remained on top for long seconds, surfing with the wave and at the time it reached maximum speed. Of course if we had to climb the wind and sea would not have been possible. At the height of the lighthouse we saw a big Porer gulet (30 meters) and dry sail and motor we tried, we gave up after an hour and returned to Pola.

B'he was certainly an extraordinary experience, But the crew had to suffer, at most there would be some bruising escaped slipping into a roll.

How to avoid it? I read somewhere that statistically the more boats that get into trouble is a time factor. Nothing could be more true! Having to deliver the boat or being in a certain place at a specific date helps enormously. You should always keep a reserve day in the program for a cruise

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portolano staff in Croatia: Vis - Vis

VIS - LISS

"Deghati FIOI INSIDE!"
These were apparently the words with which Admiral Teghetoff from
exotic name but in Trieste birth and culture, commander of the Austrian fleet
III during the War of Independence, urged his men
, almost all of Trieste, Veneto and Dalmatia, in the battle to them
opposed to the newly formed Italian Navy commanded by Persano.
The clash, which was won by the Austrians will remember which, whilst providing
antiquated vessels, even wood, in comparison to modern Italian
iron ships were able to put them on the run, (for this reason
Admiral Persia was subject to court martial and expelled from the Navy in disgrace

) occurred in the waters of the island of Lissa, and I remember when,

high school student but already somewhat lazy sailor, I addressed the topic

atlas and looked where he was, I was immediately fascinated by

this small island so remote, almost put aside by the sisters. Far
was also later, when I began to explore by boat
those wonderful places, coming from N appeared in the clear days of
Bora, after passing the island of Zirje, a box of limestone, a mirage of blue in the middle
the sea, a remote southern military base
unattainable because of the Yugoslav Navy and therefore off limits to navigation.
I remember one meeting in those years, with the skipper a boat that was moored next to my
in the port of Stari Grad on the island of Kwara,
Hvar. Came from Italy and had fallen during the crossing,
in a storm that produced damage to the boat that was repaired
in the port of Vis. He says he was immediately intercepted by a patrol boat
conducted to anchor in the middle of the bay, and was held there for several days in custody
"home" while awaiting trial they were sentenced to pay a fine
and severely warned not to try again. In
later, with the advent of Croatia, the island was opened to tourism
and I did not wait long to visit us. Approaching from N, maybe
under a strong Mistral, the island looks like a huge bastion, a
"San Pietrino" on the sea coast with high, and no landing on cliffs overlooking a deep sea
over 50 m. a few meters of the coast. The first bay you come to is that of
Rogac -43 ° 04'62''N-16 ° 11'02''E-One enters the
paying attention to the rocks and Volic Krave, a hundred meters
from the coast. It 's a good port when the wind does not blow by E., with a depth of
mud, algae and shells dating back quite quickly from 20 m.
the middle of the bay and there is a bunker for submarines in the tunnels, and abandoned
visited. Going to E, after passing the island of Host
where there is a light, we enter the great bay of Vis.
- VIS - 43 ° 03'N 16 ° 11'E-IL-country is very old, there are remains of a
colony of Magna Grecia, Roman ruins which are promoted through signs
of Venetian rule, the fort built by Napoleon Bonaparte
and subsequently used by the British that came to the island after
Waterloo, leaving a strong imprint on the town (it seems to walk the streets of Malta or Gibraltar
). Going into the large bay at the bottom of the
Dx, Prirovo you can see the promontory on which stands the church of a Franciscan convent
. Beyond the headland is a little bay with fuel distributor
the pier and the ferry line, surrounded by a lush palm grove

almost African. Continuing to
And there is a quay, equipped with dead bodies, water and electricity,

which you can moor for a fee.
berth is not very secure, especially from the Scirocco, so it is always better to take
two dead bodies and, in case of bad weather, move
anchor in the bay near the promontory Prirovo. In the street is the waterfront
post office, banks, grocery stores and a fish
usually provided little (they are only fish size and variety
poor). The walk continues along the sea a couple of km up to
reach the town of Kut, from the impression with a distinctly Venetian
dock also equipped with dead bodies used for almost all,
from the boats of local fishermen. There are many restaurants in some of
which the food is good although it lacks the atmosphere of cafes
wild fishermen of the smaller islands. I usually go to the restaurant "AS",
located in a street near the dock mooring.
you can eat, with prices in the media, good grilled fish, especially redfish
that opened here in the middle, along the belly, and cook directly over coals
, flavored with herbs of the island. If
was lucky, and the owner is in the mood, waiting for it to cook the fish, you
port of fried fish (we call them in Venice marsioni) while
being a poor man's dish, for me is a small village squisitezza.Nel
of Kut is the restaurant "Lambik", in a porch of an old barracks
French-English, where, in addition to fish, you can find excellent
shellfish, shrimp, lobster, grilled or buzara.
Continuing along the coast to meet and two bays
appropriate for a daytime anchor for a swim and at the NE summit of the island, dominated by
lighthouse that stands on the promontory, the bay Stončica, deep and well protected, suitable
a mooring at night. In the bay, accessible by boat
, there is a small restaurant but to which I have never stopped. In
along the east coast, we take a close
channel between the coast and a series of small islands, Greben Budocova and Ravnica,
perfectly navigable during the day, paying attention to some rocky outcrops
, and full of places for to one stop, a bathroom, a dive.

Nearby is the Bay RUDA-43 ° 01'20''N-16 ° 12'20''E-

with "Caribbean water, seabed good holding ground, two inns and a small shop

a pier where, twice a day, at 11.00 and 16.00 arriving boats

fishermen from which to buy fresh fish. The south coast is

extends in a straight line up to take, after the

cape is amazing, the great gulf of Komiza.
- KOMIZA - 43 ° 02'63''N-16 ° 05'15''E-The port, well sheltered from the sirocco, is
by a breakwater on which there are a few dead bodies for a fee, provided
water and electricity. The town retains an imprint
distinctly Venetian with its narrow streets clinging to the fortified tower overlooking the harbor
. There are: a post office, bank, shops and restaurants
even if this is perhaps the best place in the area to buy fish or lobster
, to cook on the boat, from small fishing boats moored in port
. On the left of the bay there is a room, with tables overlooking

the sea, where there is a big tank full of lobsters although

kitchen very well with the fish.
- Bisevo -42 ° 59'16''N 16 ° 01'02''E-In-Vis and visit, especially
Komiza, you can not avoid making a detour to the island of Bisevo, a small
almost uninhabited island with a marina, poorly suited to longer stays
with weather changes, to visit in the Bay of
Balun, the Blue Grotto.
Placed inside a rocky promontory in the sea cliff,
can be visited only by swimming or by boat, provided you let someone in
boat being impossible, for the depth of the sea, drop anchor in the vicinity
. The best time to visit is around noon in
a beautiful day when the sun floods in through the cracks, giving the cave
nuances of blue.

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portolano staff Croatia Mljet - Mljet


- Mljet - Mljet -
Who knows you for visiting Dalmatian islands Kvarner or
Kornati is no doubt shocked when it reaches the large islands
south of Split.
Here the landscape, climate, vegetation changes dramatically, and in the Mediterranean
northern Adriatic is characterized by holm oaks and olive trees
plus a growing presence, as it is pushed to
south of palms, citrus and Aleppo pines that give the environment a
similar to the Aegean islands.
Mljet in particular, completely covered by a thick pine forest
assume, for those approaching from the sea, the appearance of a large emerald
drop resting on a cobalt blue carpet. From the first landing
N we find is the port of Pomena
in the northwestern part of the island.
Pomena - 42 ° 47 'N, 17 ° 23' E - located in a large bay whose entrance is blocked by some rocks
(see chart). Upon entering, on your right there is a long dock in front of the Hotel
Atlas moor where hydrofoils and boats
of hikers per day for which there are only one or two places for
yachts (better ask permission to be giving up the
peaks). On the Left there are a couple of restaurants fitted with a small pier and
dead bodies. I stopped at the restaurant "Galjicia" where, under a veranda overlooking the mooring
I could enjoy swinging (truffles
sea) raw and seabream grilled at a price more than acceptable. In front of the restaurants there is
Pomestac the islet, which protects from the wind near the N-
which you can anchor.
Pomena is usually frequented by tourists and boaters because it is the best way to get the
Jezero - Lake In the reality it is a large bay
a couple of miles long, communicating with the sea through a narrow channel deep
1, 5 m and ten yards wide, surrounded by the forest of Aleppo pines
. An isthmus throats in part by dividing the terminal
Malic Jezero (Small Lake) from Sailing
Jezero (big lake). In the middle of the lake's largest island,
reached by the boats, with its ancient monastery of Santa Maria for a few years
into a hotel and now abandoned. the lake area,
forbidden to sail, and the hills overlooking the National Park are in the summer
you pay an entrance fee (if you pass the main path, but
If you drive through the woods ....... ) that includes the ticket
boat to the island. There are many trails around the lake on
that climb the surrounding hills, beautiful one that leads to Mount Kuc, from where
clear day, you can sweep the horizon to the island of Korcula and Lastovo
, and observe a lot of birds and animals
among which stands out the mongoose. This small mustelid like a weasel (I
I saw him twice) was placed on the island to eradicate the many
these vipers (which incidentally we are still
, I've encountered) and have grown to the point of
represent a threat to wild birds and pens so that you are 'thinking of introducing
do not know what animal sworn enemy of the mongoose
(sounds like a fable of Aesop).
Continuing along the north coast, we meet a number of deserted coves
very beautiful but open to N and therefore unsuitable unsuitable
to a prolonged stay or night (in those parts there is the saying "All twenty
end in Bora). After about 4 miles we meet the entry of large bay
Polace.
POLACO - PORTO PALACE - 42 ° 47 'N, 17 ° 23' E - Deep Creek
more than two miles long formed by a series of islands separated by narrow channels
, which parallels the coast Miljet forming almost a fjord.
takes its name from the ruins of a fort at the bottom of the bay, opposite the
which is a very sheltered deep harbor more than 5-6 m.
in which we can anchor the wheel or take down a couple of ropes to be tied to trees
other side of the village. In front of the castle there are some
buoys in front of a dock which you can moor in four
instead of the bow (there are only 2 m below the pier). Finally, there is a
small pier in front of the restaurant "NICOLA Palacium"
with a number of dead bodies (be careful because as you pull up one's
attached to the lobster pot lobster) made by the owner of the premises (you cook
grilled lobster phenomenal). Along the road that runs along the bay
, you will find a small grocery store, the bread oven
(in the morning irresistible aroma spreads throughout the bay), the Zoran
fisherman's house, an old man a bit 'cranky that you can sell (if you
agreeable) of freshly caught fish, the restaurant "OJIGIA" which has
a small pier with a few dead bodies and has the best tank
lobsters and lobsters in the area (you can cook them to you in the room or purchased live
to the galley - were paid about £ 60,000 Kg X
in September 2000). A little 'beyond the restaurant "BOURBON" with a dock (with regulatory
tank for lobster) with 3-4 dead bodies and electricity provided free of charge to
ospiti.Oltre excellent fish and shellfish to the oven or
I enjoyed the grilled gnocchi with wild boar and pork chops the same
that abounds on the island, back from an unfortunate encounter with a shotgun

the master. The bay as a whole offers a multitude of possibilities
to stop, even prolonged, and providing inter alia
a good starting point for excursions to the lake, about 2 km away, and for the driveway
(we pass a car every two hours), which for a little signal path (I have discovered
after 2-3 stops) that begins behind the ruins of the castle and
through some Roman ruins.
Continuing along the north coast you will find the marina
SOBER-42 ° 45 'N, 17 ° 37' E-Connecting the main island, the bay of PROZURA
beautiful day for a rest but still a bit 'exposed to bora and especially
Okuklje too close to that if you could do a ranking of the most beautiful Dalmatian
, occupy certainly one of the first places.
Okuklje - PORTO CAMARA - 42 ° 44 'N, 17 ° 41' E - Coming from the sea
sees only a small step in the green pine forest, marked by two red-green lights
. passed the entrance opens an inlet circular
totally surrounded by green hills where even the most bora
not get violent, from 3 to 3.5 m deep on the right side very least 1-1.5 meters Left to
with a rock in the middle on which is hoisted a flag pole with. Right on the edge
there are a number of moles obtained from rocks cemented in some way and
with dead bodies. Care must be taken and, if the boat dock
line is not occupied by other boaters and is not Tuesday (Wednesday at 6:00 am
the ferry arrives and we should not be in half
) ormeggiarvisi agrees to be free to dine by boat or local
choose which attracts more. Just before landing there is a
restaurant run by a Swiss-German-Croatian, from which I'll never go
after that on one occasion after refusing her mooring and talked to a fisherman who sells lobsters
after tying the boat to Dock has
since we dive into the water to swim to overthrow a
bucket heads, innards and squeezed half a lemon to 2 m. from the stern (and
ladder) of my barca.Lungo the road that runs along the bay are home to a
Peter's old fisherman who sells fish and seafood, followed by
restaurant PORT CAMARA "with a beautiful veranda overlooking the bay, the only one who did not
moorings to offer, where in addition to delicious fish and lobsters can happen
to try squid, fish from the room next to you who
eat and throw on the grill immediately. Continue for about 60
m.lungo the perimeter of the bay, is the house of Nikola Belimo (he calls it
restaurant) where, in addition to fish, you can taste the cheese and
(booking at 746-172) kids sheepfold of the old master. A little further on is the Local
"PAVO E LUBICH Basilio" should taste
Popera, a species Riboni scarpene soup and very dense with potatoes.
Above this, a little 'later in the raised position
restaurant MAESTRAL "where I ate some wonderful bream.
to digest all this good things worth a stroll to the
church of St. Nicholas that dominates the bay from a hill a few hundred meters
, then continue along the dirt road to the pass on the ridge of
' island where you can enjoy a view that spans both coasts of the peninsula until
Pelijesac - Peljesac (famous for its wine
that time was one of the most popular in Venice) and, further north, the mountains of Bosnia
. Continuing to
If we reach the outermost edge of the side of the island that looks
the Peljesac peninsula and we can return back to the NW
the opposite coast. This is a very straight line, with little nooks and bays
Saplunara except that of the extreme SW, with a beautiful beach
ideal for a beach day but not suited to a
overnight stay as open to SW. At the north western
Soline we find the bay where there is the mouth of the Lake (
forbidden to navigation), and nearby, Lastorska Bay, an inlet
round, 3-4 m deep at its center but with a bar of pebbles and stones
mouth about 2 m deep. must be so beware
when you step in and be quick to leave if notice is given by W
wind creates waves that make it difficult to gain the open sea.
the whole island of Mljet is a very good fit even a long holiday
, ideal for those who want to associate with the boat
some walks in the woods or for those who want to make sure the pleasure of a beautiful sailing
during the day (the channel between the ' Peljesac and island size and reminds
characteristics of wind, thermal NW in the afternoon with good weather and sea
(shortwave very tight) and then repair the ports
quiet night in, out of civilization and the possibility of a sate
duty in numerous small rooms.

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portolano staff Croatia Lastovo - island augusta

LASOVO - AUGUSTA ISLAND

"Wonderful, a world apart, you should absolutely go there!"
When we were in the early 90's, my friend Bruno, an avid diver
, had just ended the most bloody war in the Balkans,
took courage in both hands and attacked the boat to the truck camper,
arrived in Split still surrounded by war and took the ferry to the island of Lastovo
, to us it seemed a kind of explorer
remote and mysterious lands because, until then this island, along with some
other (Brioni, Vis, Premuda etc..), was forbidden military zone, inaccessible, even if
Verboten need only think of approaching.
course the following summer I did not think for a moment to put forward
yearned to those places and prohibited until then ..
Lastovo, Augusta Insula of Ancient Rome, The Isle of crayfish, also known as
is, to me brings to mind a gut, both in shape,
round with a large lagoon in the middle, both for the position,
mail as in the middle Adriatic, Split and equidistant from the coasts
Italian. From
Mljet (Polace) by browsing for about twenty miles to the W,
Glavat meeting the lighthouse, about halfway, which indicated that all
a series of reefs and islets, located W of it dangerous for commercial shipping but
ideal day for a swim break, but
also, with stable weather, to a berth at night especially in the vicinity of the islands largest
as Cesvica, and Crucica Saplun. Continuing along the north shore of Lastovo
meet some great little bays
suitable for a prolonged stay as Mihovil Sv, where there is
port for the country's largest island, clinging to the mountain, reaching the
Bay Zaklopatica
Zaklopatica - 42 ° 46'43''N, 16 ° 52'42''E.
This is a wide bay, protected by a long island that forms two channels: a deeper
East, the principal, the second western shallow
no viable peace in a sailboat. In the bay there is a
village with a wharf where the mooring is free and a couple of restaurants with
mooring. I stop the "Augusta Insula" right in the middle of the bay,
with a wooden pier with 3-4 dead bodies and electricity (in case of need
there is water, precious in the islands, for the most part without

aqueduct) where you eat the good grilled sea bream, sea bass scarpene and
. Pending dinner time is worth a stroll along the
road that winds along the coast until you reach the village of Lastovo
, after about 5-6 km, located in a valley in the middle of the island, far away and invisible
from the sea, as usual in these places once frequented by pirates
, it seems, for a moment, to find elsewhere, in a valley of Trentino
or the Apennines. Very nice church with the square in front

that acts as a water cistern, surrounded by stone houses with large chimneys of
characteristic, similar to those seen in the homes
islands in the lagoon of Venice. Continuing to W meets
Krucica deep inlet where to stay at anchor
for a swim but certainly not suitable for overnight stop
creek next to W, Mali lake.
-MALI LAGO 46'5''N -42 ° 16 ° 49'E - in practice, together with the Veli Lake,
is a narrow channel made hourglass, with a small bridge in
narrowest point, a tens of meters, which separates the island of Lastovo
one, smaller, Prezba, perfect to stop, even for prolonged
bad weather, because with a few narrow winding, at the bridge near the
is shallow (3 m .) and it is not advisable to approach the dock
except with extreme care. On the coast of Prezba near the bridge, there are some
fishermen's cottages where to buy fresh fish, but do not let
lead, as it happened to me in October 2000, to purchase a 5-kg amberjack
alive, kept in a lobster pot, for £ 100,000 because it is extremely difficult to induce
to be to become
fillet marinated yellowtail fillets and golden butter for dinner.
the other side of the bridge there is a hotel, the only island with a restaurant
too close for my taste to the palates Germanic. Veljo
-LAKE -42 ° 45 'N 16 ° 49'E-Access is on the south side
island, leaving the small island of Bratin on right or left;
is a vast bay, deep, with a small island in the middle. Entering,
on the left, there is a large military base with numerous abandoned docks and
even a bunker dug into the hillside, where they were hospitalized
patrol boats and submarines (I've never tried it but I think we could get my boat
with tree and everything, I imagine equipping the tunnel
remote control garage door and garage and use it as water?). Admissions similar
also abandoned, if they meet others in Dalmatia, Dugi Otok,
Sibenik, Vis, etc.. and go in with a nice break
canottino is refreshing in those sultry and sunny afternoons where it does not move a leaf
. Along the docks of the base there are many many possibilities
port at night, being very sheltered bay, but the place
casemates with rusty abandoned and invaded by brambles, gives a gloomy and threatening
so I have always preferred to spend the night
elsewhere. Also in the Veli Lake, on your right coming in, there is the quay of the port town of
Uble, where the ferry docked from Split.
face of this pier, of course, reserved, there are some vacancies
diporto.In boats used by the end of the bay is also
the petrol station and a restaurant that serves as a repository for valuable
shellfish, lobsters and shrimp that are caught in these waters and
here waiting to be collected sent by boat to the market
line. During the night happens to be woken up by a vessel arrives
to download four different things, and insisting a bit ', you can not buy some piece
for the galley. Uble
for the rest does not offer much, not very inviting two restaurants and a small grocery store
over the inevitable phone booth on the board (in Croatia also
the final obstacle desolate wreck has its good running car -
seems to be the advertising of Telecom), but the mooring is quiet and sheltered
any time, you can refuel and ..... there are the lobsters.
Continuing around the island to And there is the large bay
of Portoroz.
- Portoroz - 42 ° 43'96''N-16 ° 53'25''E - Wide round creek in the SE part
deep enough in the center of the island, 20 m. ranging
degrading in a beach, no docks, so you must throw
anchor, the wheel, in a good mud bottom of the container. The bay is sheltered by the promontory of Punta
Skrizeva, where stands a lighthouse,
rather high and is a tranquil mooring. On the coast there is a small
restaurant, reached by dinghy, where they have never gone (I've always had some crustacean
in galley). Lastovo
conclusion is definitely an island to visit with calm,
spend 2-3 days where you can stay in a different place every night for
day to go to the myriad of small islands that surround it,
a real paradise for divers.

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portolano staff in Croatia: Korcula - corcula

KORČULA - CORCULA

- KORČULA-CORCULA-Big Island, which extends from E to W in front of the Peljesac peninsula
- Peljesac, famous for its wine (really good) and for giving
(the locals say) the birthplace of Marco Polo, who may not
was born here, lived here and there but it certainly was captured
by the Genoese in the naval battle of Korcula, after which he was imprisoned in Genoa, in whose prisons
wrote "The Million". The island takes its name from the village main
undoubtedly represents a milestone not to be missed, when visiting these areas.
-KORČULA-42 ° 57'80''N-17 ° 08'17''E-The town stands on a promontory at the eastern end of
a narrow channel separating the island from the peninsula of Peljesac, Orebic
(By the way did you know that at the time of the Serenissima
sweet wine Peljesac was among the best,
table reserved for the Doge and the nobles of higher rank).
the channel is very narrow and the wind, due to "Venturi tube"
intensity increases dramatically making it very pleasant when sailing downwind
you've got (a bit less than the bow because the narrow gap makes it difficult to tack
being much frequented by ships and boats, with strong currents and rounds
wind that often you back after 2-3 edge at the point of departure). The village is entirely
fortified with large ramparts and drawbridges, the church of San Marco (
time a bishop's seat) where you can admire paintings by Tintoretto and Bassano
, and the house of Marco Polo, transformed into small museum. There are two possibilities
mooring in the western part of the promontory there are some places free
on the pier in front of the Harbour (watch that here in Bora
violence reaches a hurricane and you can slam on the dock in less than
no time) or on the eastern side of the country, there is the ACI Marina,
little used in low season, where, if desired (I did several times)
you can leave the boat for a few weeks and return to Italy by ship
Jadrolinija It operates Bari-Dubrovnic-Korcula-Split-Zadar-Kwara Fiume.Le
docks of the Marina is well protected from the Bora that although
Scirocco blows when the latter is preferable in a fiery
trying to moor in the inner harbor, if you want to avoid going to
feet to swim for the spray that every wave, floods
dam on the dock outside. With the Scirocco
then, the waves are caught in some holes in the dam
marquee effect is organ-pipe (the holes are numerous and of different sizes
which produce different notes in a kind of concert that
let me sleep at night.) In the village there are several inns, remember,

- the first time that I got over there, I shot them all,

- with my friend John, looking for a place to eat

- (in each tasted the wine, a generous glass
quarter that we had to swallow showing approval from the watchful eye of
landlord and customers) we found no indication gastronomic
but we made a deadly dance) . Following a number of premises have opened,
good and bad, but, overall, acceptable. Among the many remember the restaurant
"Marinero" in the Old Town on a street in
down at the cathedral, where I ate lobster and good bream. Near the restaurant
"Adio Mare" in an arcade where, besides the fish
(soup, white bream), I tasted a cheese, a sort of goat cheese
fluid, typical of the area of \u200b\u200bSarajevo, that the owner was on purpose to get
if (and that we ate it all). Heading And
meets a deep inlet used as a shipyard and immediately after a close
between the coast of the island of Korcula, in which there is Badji
the mooring of the Ferry-boat and the gas carburante.Proseguendo
you forward in an area of \u200b\u200bDonje Blato the sea, protected by several small islands with shallow water and
dried in steps to go out to sea for
it is good to be careful to not risk sounding and handbook for
to finish in dry, suitable for an overnight stop, at anchor in the harbor.

- island of Badji is an ancient abbey, surrounded by tall trees

- and a beautiful lawn overlooking the sea where it deserves to make a stop for a visit.

- Continuing to S to reach the port of the country Lumbarda.

-

-
LUMBARDA-42 ° 55'48''N-17 ° 10'57''E - The mooring in the harbor, is

from the dock of a small marina with dead bodies, water and electricity. The country itself
does not offer much, being made up almost entirely of new homes
fate close to the beaches and campgrounds.
there are some shops and even a small supermarket where you can while supplies restaurants are
like "spaghetti bolognese, pizza-stuffed peppers" suitable to the Germans that
attend camp. Continuing to
W, along the southern part of the island, there is a fairly uniform
coast, without prejudice
interesting coves to Pupnatska Luka, only suitable for a stay during the day, until you reach the Bay
Brna.

-
- Brna - 42 ° 54'27''N-16 ° 51'34''E-Large enough sheltered bay, with the exception of
W and SW winds when to shelter in the nearby creek
Kosirina. There is a small typical village with a pier
which to moor. A road, the little-used car, you
to take a walk to the village of Smokvica
in the interior of the island, situated about 4 km W
Continuing to take a kind of channel consists of a series of
islands that flank the coast, forming a series of bays and low
depths suitable places to stop until you reach the village of Prizba
- Prizba - 42 ° 54'16''N-16 ° 47'53''E -Hamlet in a creek
quite sheltered from all winds, there is a small pier where
but the bottom is very small so it is preferable
anchor in the harbor. Continuing W
navigation to meet a succession of large and small islands
, Karbuni, Prznjak Great and Small, Trstenik, facing the
coast with beautiful coves and shallow water are also suitable places to stop
night with good weather, up to Triluke reach the bay.
- TRILUKE - TREPORTI - 42 ° 55'62''N-16 ° 39'91''E Post-
extreme SW of Korcula is a deep bay well protected where you can also make a prolonged stay
anchor. On the coast there is a small restaurant which
but I've never stopped. After passing the Cape Dance
we get into a great gulf in the middle of which, in
a deep inlet, almost a fjord, sheltered by the small island located Osjac
the country of Vela Luka.

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portolano staff in Croatia: Brac - Brac

BRAC - BRAZZANO

There are places, even in the immensity of the sea, which, for particular
geography or habits, are the key points
, doors access with which you must pass every time,
that divide the beautiful from the ugly, the holiday from having to return, the euphoria
from depression.
Among these places, the most representative ones for me are the Kvarner, Katina
(in Kornati) and Splitska Vrata between the island of Brac and Solta that.
For this reason I fear that, in dealing with these places, I will not
the enthusiasm of the previous stories because memories, happy and
in going solar, they are still overshadowed by the memory of many dreary
fall, when the vacation turns to an end and the bow of the boat, as
says my friend Paul, is relentlessly directed at NO
SPLITSKA-Vrata-43 ° 19'80''N 16 ° 24'14''E-close-and bustling
This step is therefore the "door" Split, the only access road,
from the open sea to the city, its port,
easily accessible by boat from Italy, where you can leave your boat between a vacation and
or rent one from the other many present charter. There are particular problems in facing
except those related to current
(often impetuous) if you proceed and sail to the continuous passage of
ships and boats of all shapes and sizes that create a decent bike
ondoso.Superato the close, coming from S, we find, on your right, the great gulf of
Milna, bounded by the small island of Mrduja-rich
and bays where you can stay at anchor for a relaxing beach day.
-Milne-43 ° 19'64''N-16 ° 26'69''E-Access to the marina and the country through a
narrow waterway, along which there is a petrol station, which opens
Finally, on your right at the ACI Marina, with its piers and a jetty where
result in low season, you can moor to English
without pay. The village is collected and pleasant, there are some restaurants, I always went to the restaurant
"Palma", behind the Marina, where I tasted
good fish dishes. N
back towards the coast of Brac meets another deep bay,
Bobovisce.
-Bobovisca-43 ° 21'14''N-16 ° 27'46''E-entering on the Left, there is
a small deck of an abandoned quarry which can be approached for a swim or a
parked in a more desert, or at the end of the bay,
meets a fork: a sparse Sx suitable places to stop all ' yet, at the right
the village port with a wharf at which to pull over, if there
and place your bulb does not exceed 2 m. In the village, a small shop and two restaurants
but do not know. Along the shore towards
E N Brac meet some creeks as
Supetar, where do the Ferry-boat from the coast and you can do
refueling, post, Pucisca, Povlja, but overall the costs
is uniform and interesting, be very damaged by excavation and piers
of numerous quarries of marble, it seems that the coating
White House in Washington come from these luoghi.Meglio
Rasotica or Sumartin therefore reach the far eastern tip of the island, where no
but I never stopped, seen from outside, they look more pristine and free-range. Continuing along the south coast towards
W does not meet the bays of particular interest to
Bol.
-BOL-43 ° 15'66''N-16 ° 39'45''E-The town, very touristy and crowded,
is not very inviting for a prolonged visit while the beach is definitely worth a look
Zlatni Rat, a sort of promontory of sand and
rocks that stretches like a tongue into the deep sea, and the contrast between
the whiteness of the stones in the cobalt blue sea, has an almost tropical
.

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portolano staff in Croatia: from tip to split Movar

TIP-IN SPLIT Movario

Rogonica Beyond the Bay, the Bay of Sibenik, continue to pay if you meet the islet of Smovica, covered with vegetation, which housed a military base, now abandoned, to the pier where you can moor. The island is separated by a short stretch of sea from the headland of Punta Movario -43 ° 30'40''N-15 ° 56'94''E. And 'this, by meteorological point of view, a key point because of Dalmatia, in the case of presence, a situation very frequent, high pressure over central Europe and a depression over the Mediterranean, N of this part of bora wind blows, supported and cold , while S of Punta Movar the wind comes from the ESE and is much more temperate. This is evident in the type of vegetation on the coast, Mediterranean-like Liguria, Tuscany and Corsica in N and S appear in the more southerly species, palms, citrus and carob trees, orange and lemon trees, growing, prosperous, without winter protection. It 'so often, browsing around here, seeing this sudden wind shift and to rack the brain to ask, what can it mean for the evolution of weather conditions. The coast to the Drvenicki Canal, which separates the island of Veli Drvenik is rugged and full of many of the creeks in which it is even easier because the seabed plunges rapidly to over 50 m.

DRVENIK VELI -43 ° 27'01''N-16 ° 08'53''E-The country lies at the bottom of a deep inlet, you can moor at the dock, on the left on entering, with water and electricity for a fee, or a pair of small inner docks. The village is nice and with an unusual church architecture compared to the area, there is a grocery store and the post. From the center unravel some paths leading to the eastern side of the island or a small church atop a hill on the west side. There are two restaurants, a slightly elevated position on a slope overlooking the marina. I ate at the restaurant "Vila Eleanor," which gives the impression of greater cleanliness and tables on a terrace overlooking the bay, the fish are not the levels of the cafes operated by fishermen on the remote islands, but it leaves eat.

Continuing And you come to a close, the Trogirski Zaliv, access to which is characterized by the presence of rocks , However, well marked, which gives access to the bay of Marina on the left, Trogir on your right.

MARINA -43 ° 30'82''N-16 ° 07'05''E-E 'a deep inlet on the western edge of the Gulf of Trogir, oriented E to W, and then open the bora here is insinuated in a violent manner and the sirocco which, although strong, does not raise the waves. In the town, dominated by a Venetian fortress tower, now converted into a hotel, there is a small pier in the port has little depth (less than 2 m)

preferable to the Agana Marina berth, in the western Gulf, where there moorings are equipped with various water and current.

TRAU - Trogir - 30'88'N-43 ° 16 ° 15'05''E-Protected from the island of Ciovo - Ciovo, now converted into a peninsula by the presence of a bridge, is one of the most beautiful and best preserved examples of a fortified city of Venice "Gulf" as the Serenissima called the Adriatic considered to be its exclusive domain. This particular location is the reason of its great development in those days, along with other cities such as Rab - Rab, Hvar - Korcula Kvar or when we were sailing with the "galleys", ships with oars mixed propulsion - sail from poor upwind ability, for which the ideal port had two mouths, arranged according to the prevailing winds, but had limited success and development locations placed at the bottom of deep and sheltered bays such as Mali Losinj, which, to us that we can start the engine in the "flat "seem exceptional, but required a rowing dovendoli take significant additional effort. The old town is dominated by the remains of a fortress, which closes the pier where it unfolds in a myriad of very narrow streets and alleyways (and indeed very dirty and full of stray cats and pigeons) who come to the square of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo , with its beautiful bell tower guilloche so they seem a minaret and hover where sounds, colors and smells of Venice. The view of the port is a bit 'spoiled by the presence of a large basin of the shipyard and the roar of airliners passing a few meters to land at the nearby airport of Split. You can moor at the quay of the old city, to English, trying not to impede the mooring of vessels of the trips and their crews are pretty angry, or on the opposite side of the channel, the piers of the ACI marina on the island of Ciovo - Ciovo, where is the distributor of fuel.

Island Solta - It 's the first of the large islands in front of Split you meet coming from N., long about a dozen miles, is directed from NW to SE, forming, together with the island of Brac - Brac some sort of barrier that separates them, as if to form a lake, the stretch of sea in front of Split from the open sea.

MASLINICA -43 ° 23'76''N-16 ° 12'75''E-Located on the west coast of the island of Solta, a narrow strait that separates the island of Drvenik Veli, dotted with small islands and reefs for which, to navigate in these waters, we must keep on hand chart and pilot book and avoid engaging in port, coming from N, through the passages between the islet and that of Polebrnjak Saskinja and between it and Solta, with depths less than 3 m. The village is at the bottom of a cove deep enough and repaired, although the Mistral, which in these areas is the dominant thermal wind in the afternoon time periods and stable high pressure, it creates an annoying swell, which disappears at sunset. You can moor at the pier S of the port, on your right coming in, before the remains of a medieval fortress, with dead bodies for a fee, and electricity, while the N quay is reserved for shipping line.

Continuing along the south coast of the island of Solta in SE direction, skirting an uninhabited area, with some small bays suitable places to stop for the bathroom, to the deep inlet of Tatinja -43 ° 22'34''N-16 ° 17'04''E-sheltered enough for an overnight stop at anchor, is uninhabited and gives a sense of wild beauty. Care must be taken, in accessing, some rocks, well marked on charts and pilot book.

further three bays deep are the extreme SE of the island, near the Splitska Vrata, the passage that separates the island of Brac Solta, and gives direct access to ships at the port of Split. These bays are STRACINSKA -43 ° 20'17''N-16 ° 21'85''E , SAIL UVALA Travna-43 ° 19'97''N 16 ° 22'53''E and Livka 19'99'N -43 ° 23'36''E-16 ° S-open to all, and then used for prolonged stay if there is any indication of arrival of the sirocco.

Along the north shore of Solta port which meets the first, coming from N, is to Rogac.

Rogac-43 ° 23'43''N-16 ° 18'04''E-deep creek forked, well protected from all winds, where you can moor in the bay or in one of the piers located beyond the platform used by ship of the line, there is also a petrol station but they observed a reduced hours in low season.

About 1 mile to the SE meets the mouth of the Gulf of Necujam-43 ° 23'08''N-16 ° 19'43''E-where, in the inlet Supetar, is equipped with a dock current and dead bodies and a wharf in the SW.

Continuing further 2 miles you reach the village of STOMORSKA-43 ° 22'36''N 16 ° 21'08''E-with-small jetty where you can moor.

If you continue along the coast to Trogir, you must run around the island Ciovo, being the bridge, turning once, immobilized for years.

The south side of Ciovo is characterized by some picturesque bays and inlets and extremely interesting to make a stop when you pass here. The top end of the island of Ciovo is the TIP-CIOVO -43 ° 29'36''N 16 ° 23'51''E-separated by a narrow strait by TIP MARJAN - 43 ° 30'46 ' 'N-16 ° 23'24''E-located on the coast of Split. Through this gate leads to the Gulf of KASTEL - Kastelanski Zaliv - a large creek, about 8 miles long, that goes from the city of Trogir, and the bridge, to the northern suburbs of Split, suffered badly from the environmental point of view, the runway of the international airport, factories, refineries and docks of the port of Split. Near the city-43 ° 30'90''N 16 ° 25'16''E-, near the football stadium, there are some small marinas and docks sailing clubs where you can moor but are quite uncomfortable, far from the historic center and the sea, and therefore to be considered in the case of very prolonged stop of the boat.

SPLIT - 43 ° 30'11''N-16 ° 26'02''E- The port city, rather wide, overlooks the old town. Entering on the right, there are benches reserved for liners and ferries, followed by a section of the pier where the boats dock smaller trips. There are some places available for pleasure boats dock in front of the building of the Harbour, but it is certainly easier and more convenient anchor the piers of the ACI marina, which occupies the left side of the port. The marina has floating docks with water and electricity, crane and machine shop, and nearby shops of water for any purchases of equipment and spare parts, also allows you to leave the boat for long periods, with contracts mooring monthly at affordable prices, and to return to Italy by ferry to Ancona, Bari, Venice, River or flying to Rome or Milan.

The historic center of Split is no doubt, from the architectural point of view, one of the most interesting in the world, where one may still use to residential and commercial buildings built 2000 years ago. The core of the city is made up from the palace of Roman emperor Diocletian who settled here, in the latter part of his life, around 200 AD, in a house fortified with palaces, temples and columns that have adapted to life and Affairs of the population in later centuries, so there is the unusual spectacle of seeing washing hanging between two columns, while enjoying an ice cream sit at a table in a bar housed in the Peristyle or dinner in a restaurant whose dining room is an underground palace and the cathedral, a round design, was derived from the Mausoleum Diocletian. Another feature of the city, not less interesting, is represented by the large number of girls and young women who, in the evening, the crowd along the tree-lined promenade and sea, all tall, slender and graceful with long legs and it seems to be a round of women's basketball teams. My friend Walter, who, while not an ethnologist, the femurs gynoid is a great admirer, has developed a theory that, in Dalmatia, the length of this long bone of the leg in females of the species homo sapiens sapiens, grows, from Fiume, 5 cm. every 50 miles to Split, after which decreases rapidly towards Dubrovnic. Pending further verification and confirmation of this important scientific theory, I suggest, however, scholars interested in men, an evening walk along the promenade of Split. Another major attraction of the city is represented by the market that takes place early in the morning, outdoors and in the roads and in gardens outside the palace of Diocletian. There is fruit, fish, dried and smoked meats and cheeses as well as all sorts of homemade items and artifacts from the surrounding areas, meeting point of peoples with different traditions and cultures. Dining options under the city, given its size, is unusually low in restaurants which are worth a stop. I will recommend two: "Sarajevo" in the old town, in a large basement with Roman and tastefully decorated lintels Balkans, where the food is mainly meat, skewers and thread proud, as well as some special features such as frogs or snails or soup lamb entrails. In the area of \u200b\u200bthe market, past the old town, is the restaurant "Kod Joze (tel. 021-347397), where they prepare delicious dishes of fish, shellfish, soups and grills at affordable prices.

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portolano staff in Croatia: Sibenik archipelago

Sibenik archipelago

Continuing to S, the last islands of the archipelago of Kornati - Kornati are Kurba Mala and Vela Kurba, whose name seems to mean , in Croatian, small and large "woman of ill repute", two bare and uninhabited islands looking vaguely reminiscent of a Sicilian Cassata.

through a short stretch of sea to get to the island of Zirje, the outermost and largest of Sibenik. The first creek you come across, on the north shore of the island is MIKAVIKA-of-15 ° 40'50''N 43 ° 36'48''E, in which one must enter by close attention to dry about 2 m long that extends to Mikavica islet S-43 ° 40'68 ''N-15 ° 36'92''E-There is a small pier which approached with care because the bottom does not exceed 2 m, the bay is not very safe as it is exposed to winds from the N-NE therefore should not stop there for prolonged periods of time if conditions are optimal.

Zirje is a must for me since I met in the town of Muna, Violetta.
Muna-43 ° 39'72''N-15 ° 39'37''E- Wedged in a deep cleft in the mountain as an ax splits the island into the sea deepened rapidly so that in the middle of the harbor are fifty feet of water that make it impossible to use the anchor nell'ormeggio. The port is very nice, remember, size and shape, Portofino, little touristicization, no hotel, not even a bar, a small grocery shop, and rarely frequented by boaters.
Last year the port has been completely renovated with a beautiful marble quay, before which the sea is quite deep (+ 2 m) for the entire perimeter. The best place to moor consist of the slide of the Ferry-boat dock that comes only once a week in summer, (check times) located on your right entering the bottom of the breakwater, it can not be used because, every night, you moor a hydrofoil.
Violetta is a beautiful girl over 70 (like in everything Maga Mago-but do not tell him) that runs a little place on the sea is 10 m above the dam.
This is a kind of cellar cave dall'igiene questionable but the food is delicious fish, all caught personally by Violetta with his boat (not when the network is punctured by an old thief dolphin, now unable to get food for only , who hangs out in those waters) the wine in his garden as well as vegetables and meat (lambs and kids) are in production.
Book by phone (022/462-944) is also preparing game (hares and pheasants) procured by a friend who suffers from insomnia and go for a walk at night to the island, then brandy and bread are all made in home, all at prices you can find the most popular in the area. From

Muna you can take beautiful walks in the interior of the island, to the village of Zirje, invisible from the sea in a valley full of orchards and vineyards, or along the dirt path that leads towards S until Stupica Vela and the ruins of a medieval fortress.

Continuing to

S, dubbed the tip Rasohe, paying attention to the numerous rocks and islets present, along the south side of the island, marked by numerous bays suitable places to stop including the main Stupica Vela.

STUPICE SAIL -43 ° 38'08''N-15 ° 40'98''E-It 's a large, deep bay, well sheltered from winds from the N but a po'aperta to south winds, equipped with a large number of buoys, for a fee, and at the bottom of which sits a small restaurant where they make good grilled fish. Characteristic of this bay is the great abundance of sea \u200b\u200burchins on the sea floor, which can be eaten raw, sprinkled with lemon juice, or used to season the pasta.

The recipe is to remove the curly open with a knife or scissors, the flesh with a spoon, you fry the garlic with olive oil and add the bread crumbs and then fry until it Pour the pulp and the liquid extracted from sea urchins, and cook for a few seconds. Pasta (burrs) over a little dusting 'of chopped parsley, pepper and a squeeze of lemon juice.

ISLANDS CAPRILE - Kakan

Kaprije and characteristics of these two islands is the narrow strait that separates them, as if to form a large bay, well sheltered from the sirocco but open to the bora. The inlet POTKUCINA-43 ° 41'58''N-15 ° 39'95''E, on the eastern shore of Kakan, several buoys were laid, paid, frequented by charter and usually very crowded, so I prefer the bay between the islands of Veli and Mali Burnjac-43 ° 41'98''N-15 ° 39'95''E-where you can anchor in a shallow sandy hues of emerald green.

Kaprije-43 ° 41'20''N-15 ° 42'52''E-Located in a deep creek the country is almost completely depopulated and the second consisting of occupied homes until August. There is a long pier to which moored but I prefer to stay in close shaves.

Tijat ISLAND - Island uninhabited and covered by a thick Mediterranean vegetation, there is a deep inlet, Tijat, S side, where you can still staring at the ground from the stern of the peaks on days that do not involve SE wind.

Island Prvic

established, together with Zlarin, the first bastion of islands in front of the port of Sibenik, there are two countries and Prvic Sepurine

Prvic -43 ° 43'50''N- 15à47'65''E- Entering care must be taken to the rocks in front of the mouth. There is a small dam which moor bow to the bottom poor.

Sepurina 44'10''N15 ° 47'02''E-43 °-It is a small village with a characteristic Venetian style with a beautiful bell tower, the church and the houses built with narrow streets that wind from the port, where There are 2-3 places in the boat dock. Sparsely populated and not a bit touristy there is a small grocery store, absent, at least until 2000, the restaurants.

To complete this mine, although quick and incomplete roundup of Sibenik archipelago, you need to talk for a moment of those ports, located along the coast, to outline it

JEZERA-43 ° 47'07''N-15 ° 39'25''E-Place in a deep inlet, on the south coast of the island of Murter, ACI has a marina one of the biggest, the starting point and home of the Adriatic charter sailing academy, a school sailing cruise - race. There is a petrol station and some restaurants that offer dishes for the visitors but the surrounding camps and the Germans who embark on the charter. Nice walk that leads to Tijesno, the island country where it was built the bridge that connects Murter the mainland.

TRIBUNJ -43 ° 45'39''N-15 ° 44'65''E-place behind the island of Logorum, it's a nice little town where, until a few years ago you moored in the harbor only , by close attention to the numerous shoals present. Recently there has been an ACI marina built but I have not yet visited.

VODICE -43 ° 45'50''N-15 ° 46'65''E-It 's the classic seaside resort with modern hotels, shops, discos and pedal, so as to avoid if you love nature wild. The port has limited access on Dx coming from a dry, signaled, especially dangerous if you go to the petrol station, just behind. It is moored to the piers of the ACI marina, usually very busy and crowded. I did not find any restaurant worth eating while in the morning, the market is a nice school of fish stocked at low prices.

The stretch of coastline set to N and S of the mouth of the port of Sibenik is made up of long beaches, beaches and dry, only partially reported, especially near the island of Krapanj -43 ° 40'48''N-15 ° 54'90''E. E ' therefore important, if you ride these routes, stay off the coast, checking and having to hand the sounding chart and pilot book. About Krapanj, in which there is a small dock where dock is there to say that is a place forgotten by time. It looks, for those who know, for some areas of the lagoon, Burano (outside the central area), St. Erasmus, Pellestrina, San Pietro in Volta, a small poor houses impressive Lindor, mixed with small gardens sheds gear and fishing nets spread out to dry, narrow streets and alleyways, many of which are unpaved, where cats nap and play crowds of naked children and nothing, absolutely nothing to do understand that they expect that some tourists understood by those parties, negotiations shall not bar nor restaurant, only a small shop where you get something like an alien, an intruder in this microcosm that can not, will not change.

PRIMOSTEN -43 ° 35'05''N-15 ° 55'42''E-It 's a beautiful fortified village, perched on a promontory, with stone houses from the roof of rock that surround the church on the top of the hill, where you can enjoy a magnificent panorama of the gulf. There is a small harbor, protected on the pier where there are some moorings available.

MARINA Kremik -43 ° 34'16''N-15 ° 56'37''E-About 2 miles S of Primosten, beyond the tip Kremik, located in a deep fjord, sheltered under all conditions of wind and sea. This is a small sea-run Austrian with numerous moorings for boats to pass (even if a boat with the Italian flag and two kids eager to stretch our legs, noisy, Saving Silverman, on board is viewed with concern and suspicion) of where can be reached easily on foot or by bus to the marina, the center of Primosten. There is also the distributor of fuel.

ROGOZNICA - 43 ° 31'80''N-15 ° 58'60''E- This is a series of deep inlets that branch within the coast and very secure in all weather conditions and mare.Fino a few years ago you moored along the quay in front of the town, then a small village not attended, while for some years was to build a huge marina with plenty of docks and a futuristic control tower that oversees the operations. Very nice reception area and also the services and staff is a bit 'too tied to orders and bureaucratic regulations. Two years ago, I asked for water supply and the response was that I should wait for the arrival dell'addetto on stores, then in lunch break whose job was to turn the tap as hose and fittings had to put them there anyway us. E 'was only thanks to the "sex appeal" of my friend Walter and a shirt in my circle: the Fraglia Vela Malcesine, which he shrewdly donated to the secretary of the reception that we have avoided hours of waiting to get the full sighed.

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Kornati archipelago - Korn

Having to talk about sailing, the combination restaurant-night berth
may think, there was the sailor on Sunday
that can not wait to be night to attack the boat, but horrible
modereccio object bobbing and sunny, a beautiful pier
stretch your legs under a solid and stable table, served and revered,
without having to wash up and spignattare dishes, no matter what reality costi.In
the archipelago of Kornati (Kornati) is a national park
subject to rules that limit the overnight stop at precise
places where local fishermen have refitted in small huts offer local
hospitality to the crews of not more than 3-4 boats ciascuno.In
these bays fishermen have placed buoys and piers that offer free
obviously expecting in return for a visit in time for dinner.
The only alternative is to spend the night at the ACI Marina Piskera but,
with floating docks, sailors in uniform and toilets rather ruin
the wild beauty of these islands, the most beautiful in Dalmatia, Adriatic, and perhaps
world, however, having to bear the expense of the mooring
often approaching the cost of dinner for two. So I'll start this little
cicumnavigazione virtual Kornati North
namely the island of Katina, the gateway for those like me who come from north
after skirting the eastern shore of Dugi Otok
(Big Island) but also for those who cross the sea to Ancona or Pescara
and reach the customs Sali (Dugi Otok)
to make the entry in Croatian waters, having been closed the customs post of Ravni
Zakan in Kornati.
Katina is a small island that looks like an open hand or a plantain leaf
, separated by two wide channels no more than ten meters from Dugi Otok
to N and S. Korn The transition N is 4-5 meters deep,
reported by buoys and beacons, also open at night, there is a restaurant with a pier and
dead bodies rarely where I stop because the bottom is poor and there is a great bike
waves caused by vessels and boats
that cross the channel to handle. Wanting to stay the night
should use one of the buoys located in the bay on N shore of the changeover
careful if you go to the restaurant by tender, in the current
channel is very strong as 5-6 knots).
The transition S is characterized by a narrow gut that runs
sighting Merigliano 4 (large pyramids of stones painted white with the apex
black) placed two by two up and down the coast of the strait.
The bottom is very small (not more than 2 meters), but the landscape is beautiful and
, with a little 'attention and practice, would involve (I
past are also spinnaker). Immediately after the transition on the island of
Katina is the restaurant "Sea" with a nice dock with
dead bodies, and in the evening, including electricity,
given free to guests of the room. There are a number of berths (and
sit) there and enjoy some great live lobsters boiled or grilled
even if the account is a bit 'salty (this year for a lobster of 3 kg and 1 kg of sea bass
we 1470 kuna spent about 200 €), the wine is very poor and can instead
, or resign yourself to drink water or do as a member of my crew that
, ordered a bottle of mineral addition, and empties
the VA to fill (sic again!) a wonderful verduzzo
that perennially cluttered locker and bilge of my boat.
Continuing along the west coast of Kornati, near the close
between this islet in the bay of Silo Veli SIPN
find the restaurant "Galerja" so called for the collection of ship models built by the owner
, displayed inside . You can moor to a buoy or
of the three (if you are fishing less than 1 meter) at the dock in front of the local
, or a hundred yards further north there is a house that if
is not inhabited at that time, has a wharf with a depth of about 2 meters in
to benefit. The owners of the premises are free range rather not talk about that
Croatian and have little familiarity with the money, so if you count
seems exaggerated, tell the lady because it is likely that
was wrong conclusions.
Further south, take the real Kornatski Canal, a narrow gut
between the main island and islets of the crown, along a
ten miles wide and never more than ½ mile, wonderful to go to sail with
Mistral strong.
The first island you come across to S, in front of the ruins of a Venetian fortress
is Levrnaca where, in a deep inlet, two rooms are located
The first "Edo" on the right has a dock with
water deep enough to moor, offering a menu of dishes based
poor, soups, broth, but very tasty. The second,
the bottom of the bay, has some buoys and a pier with a little background
and is perhaps the best place to enjoy lobster cooked to perfection.
About a mile to the S on the coast of Kornati, we find the bay
Striznja where there are 2 rooms of which the best, in my opinion, is
"Darko" comes with 2-3 buoys and a pier with
dead bodies to which it is preferable not to touch moor bow with the helm. The owner,
Darko, seems to come out from the "Old Man and the Sea" and if it is not fishing
welcomes you with the inevitable cigarette and glass of wine in hand, eyes fixed on the horizon
looking for some kind of secret sign in the sky or the sea
. Branca's wife is a handsome woman, a mother of two beautiful daughters who
when they are not helping the local University. Darko is a fisherman
excellent and I enjoyed a wonderful fish of 4 kg snapper
still gasped when it was shown, this autumn, before
be reduced to a trance, grilled and served with beets and potatoes ( There is no cost
1400 kn € 200 but we have eaten in 5 two days). Pending
that dinner is ready deserves slack
walk along the path that reaches the top of the island's highest mountain (273 m) of
where you can enjoy an incomparable panorama. About 2 miles to the S meets
the village (5 houses) to Vrulje, the only Kornati, where there is a pier,
with dead bodies, the restaurant's "Ante". The place is unique because the
master the habit, at about 16:00 to expose the fish that he caught

(2-3 boxes) and those present choose what they want. Since the fish prized
(sea bream, snapper, bream, etc..) Is scarce and the price is
is the same for a kg of sea bass for 1 kg of mackerel, it should act with speed and determination
blowing valuable pieces to the Germans that the delay to make
photographs. Continuing to
S, past the entrance to the Marina without regrets
ACI with its comfort (after convincing his wife and children who can live for 10 days
taking a shower with sea water), we find the island of Lavsa,
round with a vast central lagoon shallow
to remember a Pacific atoll. And 'This is one of the few places where you can stop
without having to go to the restaurant, the bottom is muddy and does not take well, but there are many
blocks of concrete joined together by large chains to
depth of about 3 meters so, as identified in a block or a chain
sufficiently free from the neighbors, you should jump in and tie a rope on the bottom
as the bay looks like a womb but
when the bora (this summer reached 60 knots) you better be sure
not plowing. On the coast there are two clubs, I personally go to the "Tavern
Hydra" which looks more clean and tidy and to cook good fish
forno.Proseguendo to S meets Ravni Zakan Island, home to the park
and up to two years ago the customs post. There is a concrete pier
very wide and deep where you can moor taking care to be provided
Neverin (sudden storms in these areas) NE
if you do not want to spend the night to make the fenders humans. There is a restaurant
but works predominantly by the boats that take tourists from the coast
that the menu is rather commercial and should take advantage of
galley.
Kornati there is the extreme south of the Bay of Opat, wide bay with a number of buoys
two restaurants that have both a dock
with dead bodies and electricity. Pay attention to the bottom and moored bow
because, although the guys in charge of helping local
mooring maneuvers will say that there are always three yards, it's units and special measure
unknown. To me, having moored've
dive with the mask and watch in horror as a large boulder at no more than 5 cm
. the helm (who fish about 1.50 m). The two restaurants, "Matthew" and "Opat"
are both cared for and comfortable with prices in the media.
extreme south of the archipelago of Kornati is the island that Smokvica
has a deep bay S facing the end of which, needless to say
there is a restaurant, the "Little Tavern" very nice and
friendly (let give a table in the inner garden). The mooring has some
problem because, apart from two buoys, there is only a small pier shallow
no dead bodies and the depths of the bay consists of a slab of limestone
, smooth as a billiard table where you
impossible to catch anything. There is, on the right of the entrance, a small pier of a house which
private mooring if the occupants are absent.
Going up the east coast of Kornati there are no bays or anchorages where
can not stand if the inlet wolfish, at the extreme N
island where there is a restaurant at which I was never able to stop (it has
only two buoys and a small dock that I have always found crowded with motorboats
).
Finally some considerations.
The best time to visit Kornati obviously does not include July and August when
motorboats and irreparably ruin megayact
these pearls of nature. Much better than May, June, September and October when you do not meet
Teutonic hordes of charter (usually despise
fish and they lower their prices). The winter months are great because
you surf in solitude (do not pay for park admission) but
must be self-sufficient because they do not meet anyone.
when you go to these places to forget for a moment Beautiful Italian style to be
: within magno-pay-order-salted and then I complain
but it is better to copy the Germans do not sit before the inevitable
"Qvanto Kosta Kvesto.

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crowned in Croatia: the Krka Sibenik

Sibenik - Krka river

comes a time, long cruises in the summer when the sun beats down,

relentlessly from dawn to dusk in the sky cloudless skies, with no minimum

puff of wind, crew schedules as someone who would

nice to be in the mountains, a valley in the Dolomites, between woods and sources

to enjoy the coolness of a cascade of fresh water frozen in the pines.

Well, if you are in Dalmatia, from portions of Sibenik,

can fulfill this desire without leaving the boat, one of the most fascinating and unusual

in sailing.

Our itinerary starts at the mouth of the channel Svetog

ANTE-43 ° 43'27''N-15 ° 50'99''E-a narrow stretch of sea, (

reported to his mouth from a lighthouse on the Left and Right in a Venetian fort, (similar to the strong

of St. Andrew in the lagoon of Venice) wide no more than a hundred meters

, that, after 1.5 nm. ends in a kind of salt lake where

overlooking the city of Sibenik.

Sibenik Sibenik-43 ° 44'00''N-15 ° 53'43''E-Old Venetian walled city,

perched on a hill, stands out for its white marble monuments

certainly deserve ' a more thorough visit. You can moor along the quay

along the seafront in a number of points and refueling

oil to the distributor. There is also a beautiful open-air market,

the outskirts of the town, where supplies of fresh fish and vegetables.

Leaving Sibenik, continue to the NW, in like a lake dotted,

on the banks of mussels and oysters farming family where you can easily

supply of shellfish for the galley, for 2.5 nm. until you pass under the big bridge

the coastal road (it has a clearance of at least 25 m.

and not an obstacle to navigation) and then reached after 0.7 nm

other a fork, continuing to SX reach the village of Zaton, after about 0.5

nm.mentre to Dx along the river Krka

ZATON-43 ° 47'12''N-15 ° 49'43''E-Place at the bottom

a narrow inlet of the Krka river, the country is sparsely touristicization, away from the main road

and ignored by most of the sailors who continue

the return of the River. There is, on your right, where a wharf berth, making

attention to the seabed, which does not exceed 2.5 m.Lungo the bay is a beautiful

walk on a narrow green that runs along the bay, ideal for

stretch your legs after hours of browsing. At the bottom of the bay, the pier

, there is a restaurant, "Porat" where you can stop for a dinner

of shellfish and grilled scarpene and San Pieri.

instead Continuing up the river from the junction towards the north, take a

narrow fjord, almost a gorge between two cliffs carved into the limestone

from the river and after about 1.2 nm. We enter the Prokljansko, a deep lake

from 5 to 20 m, a length of about 3 nm. X 1.5 nm., Well exposed to the Mistral and Scirocco

, which would be an ideal field for racing dinghies.

In cross the lake should lead to a promontory

43 ° 48'45''N-15 ° 52'96''E and not fooled by the creek that leads to the village of

Vrulje, overlooking the lake, where there are very shallow.

Here the river narrows and takes on an almost mountainous, with grassy banks

, reed beds and pine forests, until, after 2 nm. the country of

Scardona-Skradin.

Scardona-Skradin-43 ° 49'01''N-15 ° 55'47''E-When, after a last bend of the river

, it seems an Austrian mountain village, with houses of

stone and the bell onion, green lawns and gardens with rows of

potatoes, bean plants and trees of apples, pears and plums. It

moored at Marina ACI, with floating docks, or 2-3

vacancies on the dock (though you look bad), the country is fascinating, collected on

river, shaded by large mulberry trees, where they land

the boats of fishermen who will sell regardless of squid or shrimp

like a trout or a pike. Here, up to a couple of years ago, there was the cellar

Mate, marked by an old time, in a cave between barrels and

junk, sold his wine, with ham, homemade bread

rubbed with fresh garlic, freshly harvested garden, and in the meantime you

told of the war, the Serbs perched on the mountain above the village of

thousands of shells fell and roofs of the houses completely destroyed, the cemetery

with the graves demolished by bombs and the Serbs who lived in

country driven out of their neighborhood destroyed the Orthodox Church

burned and how beautiful it was to live there before, when everyone lived in peace

. Now there's Mate, the last time I was there two years ago

we went, as always, in his house and we started screaming for

call it, and bring him down and open the cellar . It is facing a

old and we said "Mate there is not, is in hospital with cancer." After

then are no longer returned to Skradin but I'm sure the place is not the most

stesso.Lungo the road that leads from the pier the church, there is

restaurant Slatni Skolike "where you can eat some good seafood and

magnificent grilled seafood.

The main reason why people are usually Skradin

is to visit the waterfalls of Krka National Park, located a little further upstream

along the river, about 3 km, is reached by boat that leaves

by country or (which I highly recommend) walk along a path that runs along the shore

. To visit the park you pay an entrance fee and

you can enter in a myriad of trails that wind through the woods between

the dozens of waterfalls and lakes dotted with trout and grayling and jump

of water that make up the complex. Do not miss a visit to the ancient water mill

, working, where a guide shows how the grain was ground

and how the clothes were washed in a washing machine water.

upstream of the falls, the river forms a lake with reeds and willows

that sprout from the water in a kind of "our local Florida, where

boats leave, go up the river, along an uninhabited valley

wild and full of marsh birds, to reach the Franciscan monastery

Visovac, an oasis of peace in a island in the river, to the waterfalls

Roski Slap, where he completed the course of the river and waterway

where you can grab a snack, in an old mill, with wine, goat cheese and slices of bread and

bacon and ham.

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portolano staff Croatia: from Premuda in Molat

FROM A PREMUDA MOLAT

The route that I prefer to reach Istria, the islands of South Dalmatia
, go, left to right, the island of Susak Susak, for up to 133 °
along after 16 nm. the western shore of the islands of

Premuda, then Skarda, Ist Molat. This route, besides being the

shorter, offers many opportunities to stop, short for a swim

and a snack, is prolonged for a whole night, as well as a shelter to retreat to

repaired in inclement weather.


PREMUDA - This island has two ports, one on the east coast
-44 ° 20'48''N-14 °-36'33'E, exposed to the bora, where the Moors
scheduled boat, the ' Another 44th-Masarin 20'24''N-14 ° 35'54''E-western coast
protected by a reef but very exposed to the sirocco
that makes it dangerous when the weather changes. Yes
can moor at the small pier on the outside or to enter the harbor by
attention to the depth of no more than 2 m, in the roads there are also some
buoys for a fee, with robust dead bodies. The port is located the restaurant
"Masarine" where I ate some delicious spider crab and sea bass (bass)
freshly caught and Grill near the phone booth (and inevitable
functioning as on all the islands) where I have prepared the kid
grilled under the bell. I also met a local fisherman, George
Tel 023 \\ 396031 who has a house on the lane leading to the country
top of the island, where he rented rooms and prepare to order, fish caught
by him and grilled goat production propria.Proseguendo towards SE,
along the coast of the island, is a series of bays suitable for a wild
stop "beach" at anchor.

After a narrow strait, the passage of Premuda - Premudska
Vrata you get to the island of Skarda.



SKARD - It 's an uninhabited island covered entirely by the Mediterranean scrub
. Very nice bay, overlooked by a couple of houses
fishing on the east coast of the island
-44 ° 17'41''N-14 ° 41'95''E-ideal for a stopover and a bathroom
in a shallow turquoise while, on the southern coast, lies the deep bay
Griparica-44 ° 16'79''N-14 ° 42'66''E-, well sheltered and protected
for a prolonged stay in the bottom of which lies an old fort,
transformed into a private home, with a small the pier where you can moor
, bow, making sure the bottom is not excessive.



ISLAND ISTO - IST - The island has a butterfly shape with an inlet
KOSIRIKA North-44 ° 16'65''N-14 ° 45'57''E-in the bottom of which
is a small port for small fishing boats and the southern main port
Siroki-44 ° 16'28''N-14 ° 45'93''E-protected by a dam
marquee inside which there is a pier with dead bodies for a fee,
electricity and even water, in limited quantities. Other
moorings in the dock, not sheltered from southerly winds, is outside the dam
where there are also several buoys. Nell'ormeggiare
preferable to the dock inside is sticking to its end where there is a wooden extension
(ignoring reports dell'addetto
to toll collection that would occupy the first handsets) because the bottom is rather low
, around 2.30 m. and, although sand is dotted with rocks at low tide
therefore runs the risk of toccare.Il
country is very quiet, without hotels, but only a few houses, no roads nor
car, only a few cultivator with cart, there is the telephone, mail,
a policeman, a small supermarket, a diving run by German
waiting for customers and unlikely ... .. a food stall run by a blonde
Juno monopolize the interest of many mascula
of my crew. Life here flows with the rhythms and habits
unknown to us now. Remember, in May two years ago, arrived in port and not
was no one, we went around the country, not a soul, since also
arrived at the port on the northern bay, all abandoned in a day-atmosphere
after, they were all gone in nothing. We discovered later that he was dead
an old inhabitant of the island, such a Cosulich (here we call it in so many
as quell'Oscar, founder of SVOC, also a native of Isto)
and they were all at the funeral. So we went we saw a procession

of times before with all the altar boys, then the cross

the cleric with incense, then the coffin in a cart pulled by hand, followed by
pastor, relatives, young women dressed in white with a lily in his hand, and finally
women and men. It was only after the ceremony, about
21.00, which reopened the shop and restaurant and we could go to dinner. From
Do not miss the excursion, a half hour walk to the chapel at the top

island where, on fine days with a bit of bora, you can enjoy a wonderful panorama

ranging from Lošinj apage, the Velebit Mountains to the south, as well

Kornati.

to stock fish, Kosirika should go to the port, the inlet

north where you can buy live lobsters from the fishermen of

otherwise you can sit at a table in the restaurant CAROB, close to

'mooring, to taste cooked to Buzara.



Zapuntel -44 ° 15'80''N-14 ° 47'26''E-passage between the islands of Ist and Molat
be approached with caution
consultation paper for the shallow waters and strong currents often
present. In the channel along the bank of Ist is a small cove with
buoys
well protected while on the island of Molat there is a small jetty where
moor near which is
a small restaurant.



ISLAND MOLAT - characteristic for the shape resembling an inverted Y
whose arms divergent form, to S, the large bay Brgulije, in part

Southern very nice and protected.



MOLAT-44 ° 12'80''N-14 ° 52'38''E - The main center of the island, characterized by
church, on top of a hill, with two towers of bright yellow.
The port is situated at the bottom of a creek deep busy, on your right, from the dock
the shipping line. In the bottom of the bay is
a pier with a few dead bodies for the pleasure. The country is rather bleak
this as the only restaurant that offers a lived fish.

From the center part of a road, which climbs to the ridge of the island until

reached after Brgulije 3-4 km, a small hamlet of 4 houses where the road forks

, dropping one hand to the port while the other continues Brgulije

to the village of Zapuntel, in a valley hidden from the sea, as used in these

places where there were pirates, then go up to the close of

Zapuntel, perfect walk, with a distance of ten miles in the bush

Mediterranean, to stretch the legs after prolonged navigation.



BRGULIJE PORT-44 ° 13'58''N-14 ° 50'27''E - You can moor to one of
number of buoys that surround the island of Vrulje the center of the bay or dock to dock in
(both solutions in the mooring, in season, is free of charge) where there is also
electricity and water in small quantities. I ate at the restaurant several times
down the path that runs along the south bank of appreciating good buzara lobster prepared without tomato and advice to avoid sun-dried octopus
(it seems to eat rubber). On the promenade, pier,
go to N is found, after a hundred meters, the restaurant "Papa" to us
nicknamed "Dracula" when, in October 2001 we went to dinner
. The owner had been only, since all his relatives returned to
Zara, and offered to prepare some bass he caught in
afternoon. Unfortunately, in cleaning the fish, cut off a finger, but without
get at least one patch, continued to lay the table and
preparing food. When we sat at the table, we noticed
reddish spots, which, at first, given the low light, interpreted as
rust stains. Then, cutlery, glasses, napkins, bread, potatoes
boiled, grilled fish and finally the finger innkeeper made us understand what it was
. We were able, for the hungry, eat only sea bass, skinned
accurately, between the laughter and the perplexity
the poor man who did not understand what triggers all quell'ilarità. Obviously you can not
condemnation for this (among other things, we were the ones who insist
opened the restaurant) so I think that will give another opportunity
also because the quality of the bass seemed to me good.


An alternative route, to be considered especially if you are coming from the east coast of Losinj
, after passing the island of Donkeys - Ilovik,
continues for up to 114 ° is reached after about 8 nm., The port of ' island Silba. About
in the middle of the strait that separates the two islands, on your right, you see the
islet with lighthouse GRUIJCA-44 ° 24'50''N-14 ° 34'04''E-
excellent place to stay at anchor for a swim or dive.



Silba Island - Similar to a coin resting on the green sea island
flat has 2 ports, one on the west coast SIDRISTE
Zalica-44 ° 23'29''N-14 ° 41'44''E - lands where the liner, a country of
SILBA-44 ° 22'83''N-14 ° 42'31''E-plus tourist fee
in season, supplied with wharves of dead bodies, water and electricity,
orientale.Il bottom side of this port is very small and should
prefer one of the moorings on the outer breakwater, not to touch the bow with
helm. The country, slightly uphill, is crossed by many paths that
into the wood that covers the island, ideal for a nice walk in
verde.Vi are some restaurants, but offer a menu of type
tourism, fish frozen, so it is preferable if you intend to stay
Silba, to protect themselves by buying the fish to cook on the boat, possibly from a vessel
crossed off.



ISLAND Olib - OLIB-course is the island's less touristy area, there are no hotels or guest houses
, a small bar, a shop
of food, a church with an adjacent square whose pavement acts also
cistern to collect rainwater, a handful of houses for most
deserted and in ruins, a few people for the older, a little 'grumpy. The
-port-14 ° 23'26''N 44 ° 46'45''E-overlooking the strait that separates it from Olib
Silba, has a dam with some moorings moor where English.
I never stopped to eat but they told me that there is a place run by a lady who prepares

French nouvelle cuisine style dishes of French-Croatian.

The strait that separates from Silba Premuda cross a series of
deserted islands, long and narrow, sharp and similar in appearance to the teeth of a saw
, emerging from the sea. They are the COMBS -
Greben 19'89''N-44 ° 41'75''E-14 °-a wild charm (my friend Valter
says that to him represent the paradigm of being on vacation) where
absolutely must stop, in a calm, sunny day for a swim or dive
.