Approach: Landmarks: the church belfry and buildings of Moscenica on the hill above the bay, a green tower with post (green light) on the SE corner of the pier, a valley extending from the mountains to the sea, by night the green light from the SE corner of the breakwater.
Mooring: The bay is exposed to all winds except those from NW. In winter a strong ESE wind blows and in summer gales are frequent. Sometimes the maestral blows here strongly from the S which makes landing very difficult. When the Mt Ucka is cloud capped bad weather from the S can be expected. Yachts can anchor or moor beside the masonry waterfront (four-point moor) but only in good weather. Only a limited number of small craft can berth in the inner harbour.
Facilities: Harbour master's branch office, post office; medical services in the town; hotels, marina and camp for motorists. Provisions and water.
The seat of the Draga Sports Club and the Orion Yachtsmen Club.
Services. Hoist (3,5 t) in harbour.
Sights: Moscenica (medieval walls, tower and town gate, 17 C loggia), Sv Andrija church (St Andrew 178090 with baroque interior, museum collection) 1M.
LOVRAN (45° 17'N; 14° 17'E), small town (pop. 3,640 in 1991) and small harbour S of Opatija.
Approach: Landmarks: the pointed belfry, the red building on the hill above the town, the hotel on the shore NW of the breakwater, a square green tower (green light) on the head of the breakwater.
Mooring: The harbour is exposed to the bora and sirocco and is not recommended for a long stay. E wind cause high waves (warning signs are a cloud cap on Mt Ucka and high sea level). During S winds currents make manoeuvering difficult. Moorings are continuously occupied. There is anchorage about 500m offshore in a depth of 30m, the holding is good but the anchorage is exposed to all winds except those from NW quadrant.
Facilities: Abundant water from town supply, fuel pump in town (about 800m).
Summer and health resort, hospital for bone tuberculosis and medical service; hotels, restaurants and shops, post office.
Zubatac Sport Fishing Club and Istra Sailing Club .
Sights: Stubica town gate towards the sea and tower (medieval); Sv Juraj church (St George, 16 C, wall paintings dating before 1479), Sv Trojstvo chapel (Holy Trinity, 13 C) on the shore; Baroque buildings on the square.
IKA (45° 18.3'N; 14° 17'E), old fishing village (pop. 477 in 1991) lying along the inlet formed by the inundated mouth of the Banina stream.
Approach: Red sphere on a post (red light) on the main pier is a conspicuous landmark. Because of the shoal along the breakwater extension it is advisable to approach very carefully. From the bay E of the pier an underwater pipe extends in a SW direction.
Mooring: The small harbour is exposed to all winds except those from the N. South and E winds cause a choppy sea and yachts are not advised to make an extended stay.
Warning: From the inlet, E of the pier, an underwater pipe extends in a SW direction.
Facilities: Supermarket, fuel in Lovran (1M). Water from a hydrant on the shore in front of the hotel.
Services. Hoist (3 t) at the bottom end of the pier.
OPATIJA MARINA (ACY Grassetto) is situated between Opatija and Icici.
The marina has 6 piers. It is protected from the E by a breakwater, depth 2.5m (near the shore) and up to 10m (beside the breakwater). It has 400 berths (four-point moor) and 100 dry-berths. The marina will be extended north with additional 5 piers.
The speed of the vessel is limited at 2 knots.
The marina has reception office, restaurant, fast-food restaurant, shops, duty-free shop, boutiques, sale of nautical equipment, snack-bar, toilets and showers with hot water, laundry services; technical service, car park, slipway, crane (15 t).
The marina is open all the year round.
OPATIJA (45° 20'N; 14° 19'E), town and holiday resort (pop. 9,073 in 1991); also a small harbour on the NW side of Rijeka Bay, about 4M from Rijeka.
Approach: The town can be recognized by the small grey stone church (without belfry with a copper dome), many hotels, the cylindrical white tower with post and gallery (red light, visible azimuth 137° through S to 354°) on the pier head a red tower with post and gallery (red light) on the breakwater head of the marina in front of the Admiral hotel.
Mooring: The outer part of the pier is for excursion and passenger boats and is suitable for mooring in good weather. The inner side of the quay is suitable for boats drawing up to 3m and is sheltered from all winds except the NE. The bora is moderately felt and always blows from the E. S and E winds cause rough sea. The inner part of the harbour is reserved for boats of local people. The best berth for yachts is in the marina fronting the Admiral hotel (0.8M southwest of the harbour). Anchorage (about 500m offshore, depth 50 m) is not recommended in strong E and SE winds.
Opatija has harbour master's branch office, customs, post office, medical centre for thalasotherapia, chemist's, medical service, banks, a large number of hotels of all categories, varied shops, duty-free shops. It is the centre of the Adriatic Yacht Club (ACY).
Jadran Yacht Club can undertake winter care of a limited number of boats. In early spring (March) it organizes an international sailing regatta for the Opatija Cup (Finn and Flying Dutchman classes).
Facilities: Fuel pumps on the outer part of the quay, hydrant on quay. Electricity connections by harbour offices. Shops of all kinds in town. Electric crane (5 t) on the inner part of the quay, manual hoist (3 t) on the outer quay. Small repairs can be effected in Admiral Marina, larger in the Kantrida shipyard in Rijeka.
Sights: The church of Sv Jakob ad Palum (St Jacob ad Palum, 1508, additions 1774, 1937), Villa Angiolina (1844, the beginning of Opatija as a seaside resort); Prvi Maj park (exotica). Veprinac (Gothic castello, town gate, loggia, St Mark church) 13km. Mount Ucka (1,396 m, sweeping views of Kvarner Bay and Istria) 20km by road. Kastav, little town with medieval remains (15 C church of Sv Fabijan i Sebastijan, 15 C loggia) 6km.
ADMIRAL MARINA (49° 19'N; 14° 18.4'E) is located in Opatija, mainly for Admiral hotel guests.
Landmarks: the large, white step-like building of the Admiral hotel standing above the marina and the cylindrical red tower with post (red light) on the main breakwater are easily visible from seaward.
The marina operates during the whole year.
It has 206 berths (four-point moor) for small yachts and boats. On shore there are a number of dry-berths for repairs and wintering.
The marina is protected from all winds and sea, but strong bora and sirocco create a swell especially at the berths beside the breakwater (nearer the sea). This makes entrance very difficult and sometimes impossible. The marina offices provide weather bulletins and forecasts.
Shops in the marina and in Opatija. Fuel available.
Crane (5 t), electricity hook-ups, water from hydrant, engine servicing, repairs to electrical installations, battery charging, sail repairs. Maintenance during wintering.
VOLOSKO (45° 21'N; 14° 19'E), a typical old Mediterranean fishing village (pop. about 400 in 1991) clustered around a little harbour.
Approach: Landmarks: the church with two pointed belfries, the red iron tower on the south breakwater (red light) and green at the head of the north breakwater (green light).
Mooring: The harbour is well protected from SW and NW winds. Other winds create dangerous waves in the harbour so any long stay by yachts is not recommended. Small craft, drawing up to 3 m, can berth beside the pier.
Volosko Sport Club is in Brajdica.
Facilities: In Opatija.
PRELUK (45° 21'N; 14° 20'E), small harbour at the extreme N end of Rijeka Bay, about 0.3M north of Volosko. It does not provide shelter from SE and SW winds and is exposed to the bora. Not even in summer is it recommended for anything but a short stay.
About 120m from the E point is a shoal (3 m).
Mooring: Larger yachts may anchor in the NE part of the harbour (good holding bottom). Small craft can moor at the operative coast (55 m, depth 1 m); crane (1.5 t).
Facilities: In Rijeka and the neighbouring camp for motorists (E side of the Preluk cove).
RIJEKA (45° 20'N; 14° 25'E), town (pop. 167,964 in 1991) and largest Croatian commercial port.
Approach: Rijeka can be approached from three directions: from Kvarnerski zaljev (Kvarner Bay) through Vela vrata (Vela Straits), between the peninsula of Istria and the island of Cres; from Kvarneric through Srednja vrata between the islands of Krk and Cres; from Velebitski kanal (Velebit Channel) through Tihi kanal (Tihi Channel) between the island of Krk and the mainland.
The following landmarks are conspicuous when approaching the harbour: the high hexagonal tower of Mlaka lighthouse (black and white bands, white light), the pointed white steeple of the church on Kozala Hill (above the town), the building of the large city hospital, the large travelling crane of the Treci maj (Third May) shipyard to the left of the harbour, the green tower with gallery (green light) at the head of Rijecki lukobran (Rijeka breakwater).
West of the entrance to the main harbour lies Brgud, the harbour of the Treci maj (Third May) shipyard (green tower with post above a house, green light). In the E part of the harbour part of the waterfront is reserved for passenger boats and the berthing of boats. Rijeka harbour does not provide good facilities for yachts and is not suitable for a longer stay. Large yachts will have great difficulty in finding a good berth in the harbour, the only available berths being in the E part of the main harbour (Karolina Rijecka Pier and E of this to Senjsko pristaniste). In entering and leaving boats must keep to starboard and sail at moderate speed.
In spring and autumn the sirocco frequently blows (foretold by cloud cap on the top of Ucka). Nimbus and cumulonimbus clouds above the Velebit range usually herald W and NW winds, accompanied by rough sea and strong slop in the harbour.
On the coast from Preluk to Bakarski zaljev are several small sports harbours (Kantrida, Treci maj, Jeleticevo, Grcevo) but they are crowded during the summer season and it is difficult to find a good berth.
Rijeka port is open to international sailing and is a permanent port of entry with customs and health authorities.
Facilities: Harbour master's office, post office, train and bus terminals, airport (on the island of Krk) and airfield for sports planes (on Grobnik, outside of Rijeka), tourist offices, hotels, several hospitals, extensive medical services (outpatient's department for seamen).
Rijeka has a university; shipping companies Croatialine and Jadrolinija; Treci maj shipyard.
The coastal maritime radiostation RIJEKARADIO forms part of Croatia Maritime Radio Service.
Provisions of all kinds are available in the town shops and the open market beside the harbour. Drinking water from hydrants and fuel (oil, petrol, gas) on the petrol station. Navigational publications and charts are available from PLOVPUT Plovno podrucje Rijeka (Sailing in the Rijeka area, Senjsko pristaniste 3), and at the Maritime Faculty.
Repairs of all kinds to hull, engines, and all kinds of refitting available at Viktor Lenac shipyard in Martinscica. Repairs, servicing and installation of engines up to 184 kW (250 HP) at Kantrida boatyard.
The seat of the Association for Sport Fishing and Underwater Activities is in Rijeka; Luben Fishing Club, Galeb Yacht Club (Kostrena), Treci Maj Yacht Club and Viktor Lenac Yacht Club. The central organization in Croatia for the international Flying Dutchman class, and international Sljuka class yachts are also in Rijeka, and the commodore fleet for the international Cadet class for the north Adriatic.
Car-ferry line: Rijeka - Porozina; Rijeka - (M. Losinj) - Rab - Zadar - (Primosten) - Split - Hvar - Korcula - (V. Luka) - Mljet - Dubrovnik.
Sights: Sv Marija cathedral (13 C, renovations 1695, 171526, leaning belfry 1377), city tower (18 C), Capuchin monastery and church of Sv Jeronim (Baroque 18 C, Gothic chapel), Sv Vid church (St Vitus, rotunda 16381742), theatre (1885-86), Gospa Lurdska church in Zabica (Our Lady of Lourdes, in Zabica, 1906 and 1929), Calvary (remains of Roman limes), church (1934) and graveyard on Kozala (view of Rijeka Bay). Trsat: 538 steps of Petar Kruzic (lower part 1531), Frankopan castle (before 1288, additions in 19 C, fine view of Rijeka Bay), church of Marija Lauretanska (12 C, renovated 1824, rich inventory). History and Naval History Museums, Natural History Museum with Aquarium, Zoo, Modern Art Gallery.
ZURKOVO (45° 18'N; 14° 29'E), small harbour about 2.5M southeast of Rijeka.
Approach: The red cliff of the stone quarry W of the harbour is conspicuous.
Mooring: The harbour is exposed to SE and SW winds which do not cause waves. The bora may be violent. Small craft can anchor in the middle of the bay.
Facilities: Motel and restaurant. Water from hydrant on waterfront, motel and restaurant, supermarket at the W side of the cove there is a petrol pump.
Brodoservis has a small boatyard which can carry out repairs to small craft, such craft can also find winter berths. There is a hoist on the head of the main pier and two small slips.
Galeb Yacht Club of Rijeka.
BAKARSKI ZALJEV, bay about 6.5 miles ESE of Rijeka. It is very deep and the shores are steep and rocky. It offers no hindrances to navigation. The little town and port of Bakar lies the NW part of the bay and to the SE the village of Bakarac. On the west side of the bay there is a petrol terminal (Urinj refinery), a coking plant and Podbok terminal for bulk cargoes. The sirocco blows across the whole bay but neither it nor the bora form much swell. The bora blows frequently and very fiercely and in the SE part of the bay it changes direction. When the bora is strong it is advisible to sail as near as possible to the N shore of the bay.
The entrance is through Bakarska vrata. Care should be taken to avoid the shallows around Ostro point (isobath of 5m extends as much as 80m from the shore of the point). Bakarska vrata has the following light marks: to the W Babno point (red flashing) and Srednji point (white flashing); to the E there are buoys in front of Ostro point (green flashing) and Kavranic point (white flashing).
Mooring: Yachts can berth in the small harbours of Bakar and Bakarac. Strict regulations are in force for berthing in the industrial harbour.
BAKAR (45° 18'N; 14° 32.2'E), small town (pop. 1,853 in 1991) and harbour at the NW bottom of Bakarski zaljev (Bakar Bay).
Approach: The appearance of the town is dominated by a hotel and a church, there are facilities for underwater transporters on both shores, two light buoys; green to NE (green light) and red to SW (red light). Entrance course should be made between these two buoys. In winter the bora may hinder or make entrance or exit impossible.
Mooring: Vessels drawing up to 5m may berth beside Masaryk quay, and smaller craft with four-point moor beside this quay or in the hotel harbour.
Facilities: Harbour master's branch office, post office, medical service, chemist's, a number of restaurants and shops, customs, secondary nautical school. Water from a hydrant on the quay, all provisions from local shops, fuel from petrol pumps.
Crane (5.5 t) for vessels up to 6 m long and slipway for vessels up to 12m long at the Luben Sports Club.
Sights: Castle (16 C, additions 18 C), Sv Andrija church (St Andrew, 1830), buildings of bishopric (1494) and Plovanija (1514), baroque buildings, a Turkish house and a Roman house, Sv Margareta u Primorju church (St Margaret on the Littoral, 17 C), Municipal and Maritime Museum.
BAKARAC (45° 16.8'N; 14° 34.8'E), village (pop. 274 in 1991) and small harbour on the SE side of Bakarski zaljev (Bakar Bay).
Approach: Landmarks: the church belfry; red tower with post (red light) on the head of the main pier.
Mooring: Four-point moor in harbour or along the outer side of the breakwater. The bora blows strongly here and always comes unexpectedly. The sirocco does not cause waves.
Facilities: Post office, camp for motorists, motels and several restaurants in the village, water from the main; all other requirements in Kraljevica.
KRALJEVICA (45° 16'N; 14° 34'E), small town (pop. 2,987 in 1991) and harbour on S side of Bakar Bay between Fortica and Ostro points.
Approach: Landmarks: the old church belfry on Ostro point and castle on Fortica point; church belfry; hospital building on N shore; round green buoy (green light topped by cone) anchored NW of Ostro point at depth of 20 m; harbour light. South of Kraljevica the Krk Bridge links the island of Krk with the mainland.
Mooring: Beside the S shore of the harbour and the shore in front of the Frankopan castle vessels can use four-point moor or can lie with four-point moor north of the quay in Drazica cove. Smaller vessels can moor in Carevo cove N of the quay but here they are exposed to bora and maestral.
Facilities: Harbour master's branch office, post office, hospital for bone tuberculosis and paraplegics, medical service, banks, chemist's, hotels and hotel settlement, camp for motorists, a number of private restaurants.
Fuel at the petrol station on the Adriatic highway (700 m), water from the shore hydrants.
North of the quay is a small slip and crane (3 t). The Kraljevica shipyard can carry out repairs of all kinds. Ostro Sailing Club.
Sights: The old Zrinski castle (first half 17 C, two courtyards), the new Frankopan castle (about 1650 with corner towers), Sv Nikola church (St Nicholas, 16 C, storage buildings, from 1790 church).
UVALA SCOTT (45°15'N; 14°34'E), hotel settlement and cove on the mainland coast E of the islet of Sveti Marko, near the N entrance to Tihi kanal (some 1.4 M south of Kraljevica).
Approach: From NW: between the mainland and the steep islet of Sveti Marko, the entrance to Tihi kanal can be seen. It is bridged by the Krk bridge (length 1440 m, vertical clearance 67 m; two arches, one linking the mainland and Sveti Marko and the other Sveti Marko and Krk; built 19761980, opened July 9, 1980). Approaching through Mala vrata, just before the bridge, the Uvala Scott hotel complex, consisting of a group of larger buildings and smaller houses in four levels, can be identified. When approaching from S: go through Tihi kanal and under the Krk bridge. After Dubno point, Uvala Scott can be seen towards E. When approaching by night, steer for the red light on the NE point of the islet of Sveti Marko and on the Glavina point (the island of Krk).
Mooring: Yachts can moor at the mole by the hotel (depth 3.5 m), at the second mole (four-point moor) or anchor throughout the cove. The cove is exposed to N and SW winds.
Facilities: Water from the hydrant on the quay; provisions in Kraljevica; fuel at the petrol station on the Adriatic highway in Kraljevica.
JADRANOVO (45°13.4'N; 14°37'E), village (pop. 505 in 1991) and small harbour at the head of Percin cove, 0.4 M north of Ertak point in Tihi kanal.
Mooring: Yachts can moor alongside the mole. Percin cove is sheltered from all winds and provides good anchorage for small boats and yachts.
Facilities: Post office. Provisions and water available. Hoist (3 t) for small craft.
TIHI KANAL, sea passage (length 3.5 M) between the mainland (Ostro pointErtak point) and the island of Krk (Silo pointBejavec point); the islet of Sveti Marko divides it into the E and W part.
Approach: From NW: the building of the former lighthouse at Ostro; the island of Sveti Marko and the red tower with a column and gallery (red light) on its NE side: the Krk bridge (vertical clearance 67 m); the Uvala Scott hotel complex; the red tower with a column and gallery (red light) on Glavina headland; the stone tower with a red cage next to the house (red light) on Voscica point; the red iron column on the white tower (red light) on Turnac point (Bejavec); the white round tower with a column and gallery in front of a small house (white light) on Ertak point. Entering Tihi kanal from SE follow the landmarks in the opposite order.
The bora is violent and blows in gusts developing eddies, which are especially dangerous off the southern point of the islet of Sveti Marko. The sirocco creates considerable waves and a current of up to 3 knots. Uvala Scott, Crisnjeva and Percin (Jadranovo) provide good shelter.
Directions for navigation. Small yachts can pass between Sveti Marko and Krk; care should be taken of the shoals and two rocks 0.4 M east of Silo point and of the shoal along the southern shore of Sveti Marko (green light buoy). Yachts entering the passage from NW have right of way.
KACJAK (45° 12'N; 14° 39'E), village (pop. about 50 in 1991), point and anchorage some 2 M southeast of Ertak point.
Approach: A whitish rocky slope and a hotel complex can be easily identified.
Mooring: The anchorage N of Kacjak point is well sheltered from the bora. In the cove are three bollards for yachts drawing up to 2 m.
PAZDUHOVA (45° 12'N; 14° 40'E), cove and harbour of the village of Dramalj (pop. 1,230 in 1991), some 1.5 M northwest of Crikvenica. It is sheltered from the west by the pier and from the south by the breakwater off the Lanterna Hotel.
Mooring: Yachts drawing up to 1.5m can moor alongside the quay or use the four-point moor. The harbour is open to NW winds and is not safe for a longer stay.
Lovrata Fishing Club.
CRIKVENICA (45° 10.4'N; 14° 42'E), town (pop. 5,763 in 1991), harbour and tourist centre of Vinodolsko primorje on the estuary of the Dubracina stream.
Approach: Landmarks: the white viaduct above the town, hotel buildings on a hill above the NW part of the town, and the green rectangular tower with a column (green light) on the head of the breakwater.
When entering the harbour care should be taken of the shoal extending NW of the breakwater, marked by two cylindrical red buoys: the buoys should be left to port and the breakwater to starboard. Do not navigate between the buoys and the mainland. Another shoal extends SE of the head of the breakwater. It is marked by a green conical buoy. Do not navigate between the buoy and the head of the breakwater.
Mooring: The harbour is sheltered from all winds except W and SW winds, which cause a swell. The bora from N blows in gusts and is strongest at the head of the breakwater. The anchorage off the harbour is exposed to all winds, especially the bora, and should be avoided. Small craft can moor alongside the inner side of the breakwater or, using the four-point moor, between the breakwater and the mole.
Some 100 m from the estuary of the Dubracina stream there is Podvorska small harbour where smaller yachts can moor; depth 34 m; winter berthing on the mainland. Crane (4 t); electricity and water (hydrants) hook-ups.
Facilities: Harbour master's branch office, post office, a number of hotels and other tourist facilities and shops, a thalassotherapy clinic, medical service, chemist's.
Val Sailing Club. Diving Club and sailing school.
Provisions can be obtained in the town, water from the hydrant in the harbour, fuel at the pump in the ferry harbour.
Repairs of wooden and plastic yachts. Boat engine repairs: Automehanika AMD and a private workshop. Diving cylinders can be refilled here.
Car-ferry line: Crikvenica - Silo (Island of Krk).
Sights: Kastel (Castle 1412, later reconstructions; at one time housed the Pauline monastery), Uznesenje Marijino church (The Assumption of the Virgin, 1659). Drivenik (castle ruins) 11 km. Bribir (castle of the Frankopan; parish church, 1740; art collection) 9 km.
SELCE (45° 09,4'N; 14° 43'E), small town (pop. 1,439 in 1991) and small harbour some 1.5 M southeast of Crikvenica, situated in a small cove open to NW.
Approach: Landmarks: the belfry in the town, hotel buildings in the N and S part of the harbour, the white tower with a column and gallery (green light) at the head of the N mole.
Mooring: Yachts can use the four-point moor alongside the quay between the moles. Small craft can berth behind the breakwater. The harbour is exposed to winds from the SW and NW quadrants. In the bora moor on the S side of the mole, in the sirocco on the N side of the mole. There is good anchorage for large yachts W of the harbour light (depth 12 m); good holding ground.
Facilities: Harbour master's branch office, post office, several hotels and restaurants, tourist office, medical service, a number of shops. Water from the local waterworks; fuel in Crikvenica and Novi Vinodolski.
Oslic Fishing Club.
JASENOVA (45° 08'N; 14° 44'E), cove some 0.3 M northwest of Tokal point, SE of Selce. Good shelter from all winds, especially the bora. Small yachts can anchor at the entrance to the cove or moor (four-point moor) in front of the Zagori hotel complex SE of Tokal point.
NOVI VINODOLSKI (45° 07,4'N; 14° 47.4'E), town (pop. 3,851 in 1991), small harbour and popular seaside resort on the estuary of the Suha ricina periodic stream.
Approach: Landmarks: the belfry, the islet of Sveti Marin with a chapel SE of the harbour, the water supply tower on the hill E of the harbour, the rectangular green tower (green light) on the head of the breakwater and the white tower with a column (red light) on the head of the mole in the harbour.
Warning: While entering the harbour keep to the middle of the fairway (a shoal and rocks near the head of the breakwater).
Mooring: The harbour is exposed to SW and NW winds; westerlies are particularly dangerous. Yachts can moor along the inner side of the breakwater, along the quay and on the E side of the mole. During the bora and W winds it is advisable to use the anchorage some 100 to 200m W of the harbour; good holding ground.
Along the Adriatic highway there is a 250 m stretch of the shore where smaller vessels can moor; depth 0.51 m.
Facilities: Harbour master's branch office, post office, medical service, several hotels and restaurants, tourist office, a variety of shops, duty-free shop and a camp-site.
Liganj Fishing Club and Burin Sailing Club.
Water from the hydrant, fuel at the petrol station on the quay. Hoist (3 t) and a slipway; boat engine repairs at Mr. J. Butkovic, Povile; repairs of wooden and plastic vessels (boats).
Sights: The Lopar ruins (Roman?), Kvadrac Tower (14/15 C, ruins of a castle); Sv Filip i Jakov church (St Philip and Jacob, 1520), the Town Museum, the ruins of the Pauline monastery on Osap hill.
ZRNOVNICA (45° 06.5'N; 14° 50.3'E), cove some 2 M southeast of Novi Vinodolski at the NW entrance to Velebitski kanal.
Mooring: A good anchorage for small craft when the sirocco blows; it can be dangerous with SW winds. Good holding ground (mud). The Teplo cove (1.9 M southeast from Novi Vinodolski) also offers good shelter; 30 m of coast, average depth 4 m.
KLENOVICA (45° 06.5'N; 14° 50.3'E), village (pop. 309 in 1991) and cove 0.4 M southeast of Zrnovnica.
Approach: Landmarks: Sv Anton rock, the stone tower (white light) and the village.
Mooring: Alongside the mole. The bora is violent and blows in gusts but is not dangerous for secured yachts. SW winds are dangerous.
Facilities: Post office, hotel, several restaurants. Water in the village. Provisions available in shops.
Boat crane (3 t).
SENJ (44° 59.4'N; 14° 54'E), town (pop. 5,998 in 1991) and harbour in Velebitski kanal.
Approach: Landmarks: quadrangular Fort Nehaj on the hill S of the town, the octagonal stone tower with a white light on the head of the S breakwater Marija art and the octagonal stone tower with a red light on the head of N breakwater (Sv Ambroz); the white tower with a green light on the head of the Sv Nikola mole in the harbour and the shoal (a pile of stones) off the S breakwater.
Mooring: The harbour is open to the NW; the most dangerous wind is the bora which most frequently blows from ENE and often reaches gale-force. It comes very suddenly and therefore the harbour is not safe. The bora is heralded by a clear blue sky above the harbour and thick white clouds with a clearly outlined horizontal edge over the Velebit Mountains. Sometimes tiny clouds separate from the white cloud and are carried towards SW by the bora.
The best mooring is by the quay between the two moles. When mooring by the Marija Art breakwater, care should be taken of the underwater bank. The best mooring in the sirocco is by the Sv Nikola mole. Other well-sheltered anchorages in the vicinity are Spasovac (1 M south) and Jelena (1 M north).
Some 500m NE of the harbour is an underwater pipeline (35m off the waterfront).
Facilities: Senj is a permanent port of entry with customs, harbour master's branch office, post office, hospital, medical service, chemist's, hotel, several restaurants and shops. Kanj Fishing Club.
Water from the hydrant on the mole of Sv Nikola; good shopping for provisions; fuel at the petrol pump some 100m N of the harbour.
Sights: Remains of the town wall (1516 C) with Vela Vrata (Big Gate, 1779) and Sabac Tower, Sv Marija cathedral (St Mary, 11 C, reconstructed in 18 C, renovated 1947), the belfry of Sv Franjo church (St Francis, built in 1558, destroyed in a bombing raid in WW II), Kastel (Fort, 1340, later reconstructed), the Vukasovic mansion (15 C, now the Town Museum), Kastel Nehaj (Nehaj Castle, 1558, renovated in 196675, now part of the Town Museum), Sveta Marija od Arta church (St Mary of Art, 15 C, renovated in 18 C, votive church of seamen).
SVETI JURAJ (44° 56'N; 14° 55'E), village (pop. 691 in 1991) and small harbour on the coast of Velebitski kanal, some 4 M south of Senj.
Approach: The rocky islet of Lisac and the quadrangular tower with a red column (red light) on the head of the L-shaped mole (visible from the NW quadrant) can be easily identified.
Warning: Care should be taken of the Sika od Malina shoal, some 1.3 M south of the harbour (depth 2 m). At the N edge of the shoal there is a column with black and red bands surmounted by two spheres. It is not possible to navigate between the islet of Lisac and the mainland.
Entering the harbour during a strong bora is dangerous.
Mooring: The harbour is exposed to SW and NW wind; it is sheltered from the sirocco. The bora is very strong but does not cause a sea in the harbour. Westerlies can cause dangerous waves. Yachts can moor alongside the the L-shaped mole or use the fourpoint moor closer to the root of the mole.
Facilities: Harbour master's branch office and post office, a hotel, several restaurants and various shops selling food and other provisions. Water from the waterworks.
LUKOVO (OTOCKO) (44° 51.3'N; 15° 53.6'E), village (pop. 57 in 1991) and small harbour in Velebitski kanal.
Approach: Landmarks: the whitish Malta point, the church in the village, the quadrangular stone tower (white light) on Malta point, the red tower with a column and a gallery (red light) on the head of the breakwater.
Mooring: The cove is exposed to the bora and sheltered from SE and SW wind. The bora is violent and blows in gusts. The small harbour inside the harbour offers shelter from all winds. Small yachts can moor on the inner side of the breakwater (alongside it or using the four-point moor). Good anchorage some 200m NW of the church in the harbour.
Facilities: Post office, tourist office, camping site and shop selling food and other goods. Water from the waterworks.
STARIGRAD (44° 48'N; 14° 53'E), village (pop. 29 in 1991) and small harbour in Velebitski kanal, some 3.5 M south of Lukovo harbour.
Approach: Landmarks: the chapel N of the harbour, the church in the harbour and the houses in the village.
Mooring: The harbour is only partly sheltered from the main winds, i.e. the bora and the sirocco, and is exposed to SW and NW winds. Yachts can moor alongside the mole (depth 34.5 m) or use the four-point moor alongside the quay N of the mole.
Facilities: Post office. Limited provisions.
VELA STINICA (44° 43.5'N; 14° 54'E), cove 1 M north of Jablanac; it consists of two small coves.
Approach: Landmarks: the columns of the cable car and the buildings of the former saw mill.
Mooring: The cove is sheltered from all winds. In the N and S cove are bollards for m
Mooring: With the bora the top of the N offers safe anchorage in a depth of 1520 m.
Provisions in the tourist village.
MALA STINICA (44° 43.1'N; 14° 53.6'E), small cove S of Vela Stinica.
Approach: A high chimney and several houses can be easily seen.
Mooring: Use the four-point moor off the quay S of the mole or moor alongside the small mole (depth 33.9 m). The S part of the cove is a safe anchorage during the sirocco.
Facilities: Provisions in the shop, water from the cistern.
JABLANAC (44° 42.6'N; 14° 54'E), village (pop. 158 in 1991) and harbour in the narrowest part of Velebitski kanal.
Approach: Landmarks: several hotel buildings on the NW side of the entrance to the harbour; the red quadrangular tower with a red column (red light) on Gradic point and the chapel on the waterfront; the small white house (white light) on Stokic point; the green tower with a column and gallery (green light) on the S end of the mole.
When entering the harbour care should be taken of the shoal (3.2 m) in the SW part of the harbour.
Mooring: The harbour is sheltered from all winds but the bora sends in a considerable sea. Small yachts can moor alongside the S quay (depth about 3 m) or alongside the small mole (four-point moor). The outer end of the mole is reserved for the ferry.
Facilities: Harbour master's branch office, post office, medical service, three hotels and a hostel. Provisions are available in the local shops. Water from the hydrant on the mole.
Car-ferry line: Jablanac - Misnjak (Rab).
PRIZNA (44° 36'N; 14° 58.3'E), cove and village (pop. 79 in 1991), some 6.5 M northwest of Karlobag.
Approach: Landmarks: car-ferry landing ground (harbour light); the church on the waterfront, the conical stone structure with black and red stripes surmounted by two black spheres, on Prizna shoal (flashing white light) NW of the cove (the reefs on the shoal are visible during low tide).
Mooring: The cove is well sheltered from the sirocco; the bora is strong and causes a swell. Car-ferry landing ground with 2 berths. There is no place to moor boats (yachts).
Car-ferry line: Prizna - Zigljen (Island of Pag).
KARLOBAG (44° 31.5'N; 15° 04.6'E), small town (pop. 467 in 1991) and small harbour in the middle part of Velebitski kanal.
Approach: Landmarks: the large hotel complex NW of the harbour, the belfry next to the church, the green tower with a column and gallery (green light) on the head of the S breakwater. When entering the harbour, take care of the stone blocks scattered up to 15m off the head of the S breakwater.
Mooring: The harbour is only partly sheltered from the bora and the sirocco and is not recommended for a longer stay. Small yachts can moor on both sides of the mole or alongside the N breakwater, next to the quay reserved for the Pag ferry. Because of reefs and insufficient depth, the S breakwater cannot be used for m
Mooring: Small yachts can moor in the small harbour in the SE part of the harbour. Bigger yachts can anchor off the harbour (depth 3040 m) and in Baska Draga cove (0.4 M southeast of the harbour) sheltered from the bora. On the coast there are two berths for vessels up to 24 m long and up to 4.5 m of draught.
Facilities: Harbour master's branch office, post office, tourist office, several hotels and restaurants, shops, medical service and a chemist's.
Water from the hydrant on the waterfront; fuel at the petrol station on the Adriatic highway (some 300 m from the harbour); provisions and other shopping in local shops.
Car-ferry line (provisional): Karlobag - Pag.
