Useful Information

MIDDLE ADRIATIC

BIOGRAD (43° 56'N; 15° 27'E), town (pop. 5,315 in 1991) and harbour in the S part of Pasmanski kanal.

Approach: Landmarks: the belfry in the town; the semi-circular yellowish hospital building with two quadrangular chimneys on the W side; the white tower with a column and gallery (green light) on the head of the pier; the red tower with a column and gallery (red light) on the head of the N breakwater of the marina; the green tower with a column and gallery (green light) on the head of the W breakwater of the marina; the red tower with a column and gallery (red light) on the islet of Planac; the white tower (white light) on the islet of Sveta Katarina; the green buoy on the shoal W of the ferry harbour; the Adriatic hotel.

Mooring: The harbour is sheltered from all winds and seas, except the south-easterlies. The sea raised by the south-westerlies can sometimes be unpleasant. The waterfront in the main harbour is reserved for passenger ships. The hotel harbour next to the AdriSatic hotel, which has 170 berths for yachts up to 7m in length, is reserved for hotel guests. The KornatiBiograd marina is situated some 0.5M west of the harbour and 0.1M west of the ferry harbour.

Facilities: Harbour master's branch office, medical service, chemist's, orthopaedic hospital, post office, several hotels, motel, camp sites (some of them in the environs), restaurants, sports facilities, a fishing net factory, the Centre for Maritime Exploration. Podlanica Fishing Club.

Good shopping for provisions; mains water supply; fuel at the petrol station on the waterfront and on the Adriatic highway (1 km).

Car-ferry line: Biograd - Tkon (Island of Pasman).

Sights: Liburnian and Roman finds (remains of the water mains, villa rustica), remains of houses and churches of the medieval Royal Borough (1113 C), and archaeological collection (from Iron Age, Roman and medieval times); a special part of the collection is Treasures of the Seabed with glass and bronze items, candlesticks, textiles, copper wire, household utensils, a cannon (1200 kg) dating from 1582 all of which were found on a sunken ship dating from the turn of 16 C, discovered near Gnalic islet.

East of Biograd is the lake Vransko jezero (14 x 4 km, depth up to 4 m) famous for its fisheries and wildfowl shooting. On the northern shore of the lake are the ruins of a fortified monastery of the Templars (13 C) and Maskovica han, a Turkish caravanserai (1644).

KORNATI BIOGRAD MARINA is situated in the natural harbour N of the ferry pier in the town harbour. It is protected by two breakwaters.

The marina has 500 sea-berths and 200 dry-berths; depth 25 m. Boat rental: about 60 yachts, 40 smaller vessels (for day rental) and family vessels sleeping 46 (weekly rental).

The marina operates the year round.

It has reception office, restaurant, shops and duty-free shop; harbour master's branch office, customs; showers and toilets, parking lot for 600 cars.

Provisions at the supermarket; nautical items and spares, hardware and tools, sports equipment; fuel at the petrol station on the waterfront and on the Adriatic highway (1 km).

Hoists (2.5 and 10 t), facility for mounting masts, cleaning and rubbing down of boats, security for wintering boats; water and electricity hook-ups laid out on the piers. Maintenance and repair services in the marina; general overhauling of vessels and engines at Zadar Marina.

CRVENA LUKA (43° 56'N; 15° 30'E), small bay, hotel complex (13 hotel buildings, 27 bungalows) and small harbour some 2M southeast of Biograd.

Approach: The white tower with a column (light with sectors) on the islet of Ostarije, SW of the entrance to the bay can be easily identified.

Warning: Between the islet of Ostarije and the mainland is a reef extending 100m SE of the islet; approach the bay by going south of the islet and giving it a berth of at least 100 m.

Mooring: The bay is sheltered from the bora; the sirocco causes a considerable sea. Yachts can moor along the pier (depth off the head 3 m) on the NW coast of the bay or anchor in the middle of the bay (depth 36 m); good holding. Leave the bay as soon as you see signs heralding the sirocco.

Facilities: Provisions (in shop and restaurant) and water are available; fuel at the petrol station in Biograd.

In Bozakovica cove near Crvena luka is the Club Miditerranie village with Tahitian-style huts (300 bungalows) and hotel buildings.