Useful Information

MIDDLE ADRIATIC ISLANDS

ISLAND OF MURTER

BETINA (43° 49'N; 15° 36'E), village (pop. 813 in 1991) and small harbour on the NE coast of the island.

Approach: When approaching from Pirovacki zaljev shape course for the white tower (white light) on Rat point and the stone column in the sea off the shallow point of Artic (N of the harbour); the green column (green light) on the breakwater.

Mooring: The harbour affords good shelter during SW and NW winds. Yachts can moor at the inner end of the breakwater. Anchoring is not recommended because of the poor holding (depth 3 m). The inner harbour is occupied by the local fishing-boats.

Facilities: Post office and medical service, restaurant, shop; parking lot for 100 vehicles; harbour office in Tisno. Provisions and water available.

The shipyard in the marina builds craft 740m in length, carries out general repairs and maintenance of engines; they also look after and maintain yachts out of season. General repairs may also be undertaken at another, smaller boatyard.

Sights: Remains of an ancient settlement (stone fragments, tombstones, pottery), Sv Franjo Asiski church (St Francis of Assisi, 1601, expanded 1720).

BETINA MARINA is situated NW from the village of Betina in the Zdrace cove at the N entrance to Murterski kanal.

Capacity: 190 sea-berths and 80 dry-berths; the berths have water and electricity hook-ups.

It has reception office, grocery store, chandler's shop, dutyfree shop, toilet with hot water, laundry; building, renovating and repairing of craft (wooden, metal, fiberglass) up to 44 m; engine repairs.

Launching and hauling-out of vessels (crane 10 t, travel-lift 260 t); slipway (30 t); there are 6 more slipways in the nearby shipyard which can be used by the marina if necessary.

TISNO (43° 48.5'N; 15° 39'E), village (pop. 1,431 in 1991) and small harbour on the island of Murter, at the narrowest part of Murterski kanal. A bridge (does not open) links Murter with the mainland and divides the harbour into an eastern and a western part.

Approach: The western part of the harbour is approached from NW (Pirovacki zaljev) and the eastern part from SE (Murtersko more); the landmarks include the cone-shaped white tower with the green light on Maslinjak islet and the red column (red light) on the head of the breakwater.

The bora is strong and blows from various directions, but does not cause big waves. The harbour is less exposed to the sirocco and affords better protection from it. There is a strong SE current, especially with the south-easterlies and northwesterlies, when it may attain 4 knots.

Mooring: Yachts drawing up to 2m can berth on the inner end of the breakwater (SE of the bridge; the red column with a red light) or along the quay NW of the village (depth 2.5 m). There is a good anchorage in the SE part of the straits, NW of Ljutac islet (depth 2025 m).

An 800m long underwater sewage pipe extends some 900m E of the harbour (under the level of 65 m), bearing 143°.

Facilities: Harbour master's branch office, post office, medical service and chemist's.

Provisions at local shops, mains water supply.

JEZERA (43° 47'N; 15° 38'E), village (pop. 838 in 1991) in the cove of the same name on the NE coast of Murter.

Approach: Landmarks: the green column (green light) on the head of the L-shaped breakwater and the round tower with a column (red light) on the head of the breakwater in the marina.

The bay may be approached from both sides of Skoljic islet.

Mooring: Good all-round shelter for yachts of light and moderate draught. The four-point moor can be used at the inner end of the second pier.

Facilities: Harbour master's branch office, medical service and chemist's in Tisno. Provisions and water available.

Repairs to boat and yacht hulls and repairs and maintenance of marine engines at Skoljic boatyard. Post office.

JEZERA MARINA (ACY) is situated in the S part of Jezera cove. It is protected by a breakwater (E) and a pier (W); depth 36 m.

The marina has 270 sea-berths at five floating fingers and 100 dry-berths. They have electricity, telephone and water hook-ups.

The marina operates the year round.

It has reception, restaurant, shop, duty-free shop, toilets and showers with hot water; laundry; fuel pump, sale of gas. Boat rental and charter. Sailing school Adriatic Nautical Academy (A.N.A.).

Crane (10 t); general repairs; the Skoljic boatyard carries out repairs to hulls and engines.