Useful Information

MIDDLE ADRIATIC ISLANDS

HILJACA (43° 51.5'N; 14° 20'E), large cove on the N coast of the island.

Approach: See Pinizel.

Mooring: Good anchorage in the middle of the cove (depth 10 m). With the bora and westerlies the best anchorage is in the NW cove of Sabuni (depths 13 m) or off the coast of Gustac islet. The S part of the cove (Pristanisce cove; some twenty houses inhabited during the summer) is a good all-round shelter in all winds including the bora. There are two small piers; small yachts can moor at the outer end of the outer pier (depth 1.7 m).

PROVERSA VELA, passage between the NW coast of the island of Kornat and the islet of Katina; it links Srednji kanal with the open sea.

The passage is navigable for vessels drawing up to 2 m. Its narrowest part is marked by 4 stone marks; there are no navigation lights The bora is violent and blows in gusts from various directions; the sirocco causes a sea. The current (up to 2.5 knots) sets estwards; vessels navigating against the current should keep closer to the island of Kornat.

Proversa Mala, passage between Dugi otok and Katina. Navigation is temporarily prohibited because work on dredging the passage is under way.

It is advisable to use Chart 10020 published by The State Hydrographic Institute in Split.

Mooring: Small yachts can anchor in Proversa mala cove, E or SSE of Skoljic rock (white truncated concrete pyramid). The shoal some 200m of Skoljic is marked by a spar surmounted by a cone (the whole mark is black). The small cove (with a small mole, depth 1.5 m) on the S coast of Katina island affords good allround shelter (Kod Mare Tonine inn). The W cove, which is somewhat larger, is a good anchorage with depths of 310 m; good holding; vessels can also secure to the rocks ashore.

ISLAND OF KORNAT

The islands of Kornat, Zut and Sit and the string of islands off the SW coast of Kornat form part of the Kornati National Park.

It is advisable to navigate in the Kornati area only by day and with the help of Chart 10020 published by The State Hydrographic Institute in Split.

LUPESCINA (43° 52'N; 15° 14'E), cove some 1M southeast of the northernmost point of the island of Kornat (see Proversa vela).

Mooring: The cove is protected from the southerlies and exposed to the northerlies; it is not recommended for a longer stay. On the S coast of the cove are several seasonally inhabited houses and several jetties. The depth at the head of the longest jetty is 1.6 m. A shoal extends off the N coast (0.20.8 m) in order to avoid it when entering the cove, steer closer to the jetties.

Facilities: No provisions. Water from the cistern.