Useful Information

PENINSULA ISTRA

KOROMACNO (44° 58'N; 14° 07'E), village (pop. 269 in 1991), cove and point on the E coast of Istria, W of Crna punta point. Provides good shelter from the bora but is exposed to strong S winds and sea from SW to SE (if such winds develop, shelter should be sought in the Rasa inlet).

Approach: Landmarks: white cage on the corner of a stone house (white light) on Crna point, the chimney from the cement factory, village buildings and silos in the background, quarry in the hill behind and harbour cranes.

In approaching the masonry waterfront care should be taken to keep at least 50m starboard of the stone blocks before the main, small pier SW of entrance.

The best anchorage for yachts is 0.5M northwest of Koromacno point.

Facilities: Limited amounts of food and water. Post office and medical service.

PRKLOG (45° 02'N; 14° 10'E), cove beside the point of the same name on the E Istrian coast about 2M south of Rabac; depth up to 39m. Protected from all winds but those from the S. Yachts may anchor or moor but only in cases of emergency.

Approach: The cove can be identified by the chapel on Sv Marina point.

Mooring: Vessels can anchor here in normal weather conditions and in emergency (good holding bottom), but the bora blows fiercely and S winds cause waves which makes it an uncertain refuge. Small craft can berth (four-point moor) at the bottom of the cove (NE of reefs).

Warning: At the bottom of the bay, just off the W shore, small reefs are above sea-level at low water.

RABAC (45° 06'N; 14° 10'E), tourist settlement (pop. 1,373 in 1991) and small harbour between Sv Juraj and Sv Andrija points on E coast of Istria.

Approach: Landmarks: Labin belfry (NW of harbour), a square stone tower (white light), the buildings of the hotel settlement on Sv Adrija point; NW of the point at the bottom of the cove there are more hotels.

When approaching care should be taken of Sv Juraj rock about 300m NE of the point of the same name.

Mooring: The cove is partially sheltered from the bora which, however, causes a swell. It is open to S winds and waves. On the N part of the E side of the cove there is a masonry waterfront; the N part, to the pier, is used by fishing boats (depth 23m) and the boats of the local people. The pier (5.56m) is reserved for coastal and excursion boats. The built section of the S pier is used by the ferry to Porozina (if this cannot sail from Brestova). Yachts and small boats should berth (four-point moor) at the most southerly part of the waterfront, in front of the hotels. Water and electricity hook-ups. On the NW shore is the wharf of a deserted mine. This is a dangerous place to moor when the bora blows.

The best anchorage for vessels of all size is in the NE part of the harbour.

Facilities: Harbour master's branch office, post office, medical service, chemist's, banks, several hotels and hotel settlements with shops. Groceries; fuel pump 500m from shore. Kvarner Yacht Club.

Services. The Oliva camp for motorists is beside the harbour. Crane (5 t); small repairs can be carried out by Rasa workshops.

Sights: Remains of town walls (1587), the site of the Roman town of Albona, buildings from medieval times to the Baroque period. Museum with a collection of stone fragments. About 5 km away is Dubrova where Mediterranean sculpture symposium is held collection of sculpture.

PLOMINSKA LUKA (45° 06.8'N; 14° 12'E), deep cove about 3M northeast of Rabac. It is very deep and steep sided except at the end where inflowing streams make the seabed variable. The small town of Plomin (pop. 137 in 1991) is situated at the end of the cove.

Approach: It may be identified by the steep NE entrance at Masnjak point where there is a motel, the belfries of Plomin churches and the chimney of the thermo-electric power plant.

Mooring: The bora here is strong and dangerous and blows in gusts from SW, it blows in summer too, often unexpectedly. The sirocco causes a swell in the harbour. Anchoring is advisable in fine weather only (good holding bottom), anchoring is not recommended at the bottom of the bay because of the shallow rocky bottom.

Facilities: Water from the main. Provisions in local shops (limited).