NORTHERN ADRIATIC ISLANDS

ISLAND OF LOSINJ

BALVANIDA (44° 29'N; 14° 30'E), cove on the SW coast of Losinj, some 3 M southeast of Cikat.

Mooring: A good shelter for yachts, but SW and W winds send in a swell. Depths in the inner part of the anchorage 24 m.

CIKAT (44° 32'N; 14° 27'E), small cove and well-known tourist resort some 0.7 M west of Mali Losinj.

Approach: Landmarks: the polygonal stone tower with a green gallery (green light) on Madona point, the chapel N of it and the buildings in a pine wood.

Mooring: The cove is protected from all winds except the westerlies which cause a considerable sea. Smaller vessels can anchor in the middle of the cove (depth 1425m) or moor along the pier (only for embarking or disembarking) in front of the hotel (depth 3.5 m) in the NE part of the bay.

Facilities: In the pine wood fringing the cove are several hotels and a large camp for motorists.

Shopping for provisions in Mali Losinj.

Warning: From May 1 until September 30 it is prohibited to moor, anchor and run speedboats at full speeds and waterski in the cove.

MALI LOSINJ (44° 32'N; 14° 28'E), town (pop. 6,566 in 1991) and harbour in the SE part of the bay of the same name; one of the best shelters in the northern Adriatic for ships and yachts of all sizes.

Approach: From Wlandmarks: Mt Tovar and the ruins on it (opposite the entrance to the bay) and the church in the town; the islet of Zabodaski and the stone tower with a red top (red light) on it; the islet of Murtar and the white tower with a gallery in front of the house (white light) on it; the red tower on a white base (light with white and red sectors) on Torunza point; the green tower on a white base (green light) at the S end of Kriz point (the N end of the islet of Koludarc); the light on Poljana point a red tower with a latticed structure on a white base (red light); the red tower with a column and gallery (red light) on the NW end of the mole in Mali Losinj.

Mali Losinj is usually approached by passing between the islets of Zabodaski and Murtar. It can also be approached by going between Beli rat point and the N coast of the islet of Zabodaski (by night in the white sector of the ligth at Torunza point). Enter the bay by passing between the points of Torunza and Kriz. When you sight the harbour light at Poljana point, shape course for the Mali Losinj harbour; enter on the right side of the bay; from the harbour light at Poljana to the Privlaka bridge it is allowed to sail at 6 knots, further on at the smallest possible speed. The same holds when you leave the bay. The Privlaka passage, which links Losinjski kanal and the bay, can be used by vessels drawing up to 1.8 m.

Warning: It is prohibited to go at speeds that cause waves on the stretch between Poljana point and the SE part of the harbour. Mooring is prohibited along the piers on the W coast of the bay on the stretch between the Most strait (Koludarc Island Losinj Island) and the petrol station. It is prohibited to approach the coast, anchor or moor in Kovcanja cove (NW part of the bay) and the E coast in Artaturi cove. Allso, it is prohibited to anchor at the inner part of the harbour and along the coast up to 100 m from it.

Mooring: Moor alongside the mole and the quay or use the fourpoint moor in the E part of the harbour or alongside the three floating fingers in the S part of the harbour.

The mole is reserved for passenger ships and customs inspections.

Facilities: Port of entry, harbour master's branch office, customs, post office, hospital, chemist's, supermarket, bank, hotels, camping sites, various repair shops, duty-free shop in which charts and nautical publications are sold, meteorological station; the head office of the Losinjska plovidba shipping company; Maritime School Centre. Udica Fishing Club and Jugo Sailing Club.

Water from the hydrant on the waterfront, fuel from the petrol station in the NW part of the cove.

Repairs are carried out by the Losinjska plovidba boatyard and the workshops in the marina.

Car-ferry lines: Pula - Mali Losinj - Zadar; Porozina - Brestova; Merag - Valbiska.

Local passenger lines: Mali Losinj - Srakane; Vele Unije - Ilovik -Susak - Mali Losinj; Mali Losinj - Susak - Unije - Martinscica - Cres - Rijeka; Pula - Mali Losinj - Silba - Zadar (see Zadar); Mali Losinj - Trst.

Mali Losinj is the venue of the annual international competition in underwater fishing (January 1).

Sights: Mali Losinj has many Late Baroque and Neo-Classical buildings; the churches of Sv Martin (at the cemetery, 16 C) and Porodjenje Marijino (The Nativity of Our Lady, 1761, renovated in 1961), the Venetian Watch Tower (15 C).

MALI LOSINJ MARINA is situated on the NE side of Mali Losinj harbour, between the quay for passenger ships and the Privlaka passage (W of the boatyard).

The marina has 130 sea-berths for vessels up to 20m in length; there are 120 dry-berths, 60 of which are in hangars. Moor along the quay and the piers (four-point moor). Bigger yachts moor along the outer longitudinal pier (depth 10 m) bows-to the buoys. Smaller yachts can also moor along the inner piers and quay (four-point moor), where it is much less deep. The berths for yachts in transit are in the W part of the marina by the customs pier.

The facilities in the marina include a reception office, a restaurant, shop, duty-free shop, toilets and showers, laundry, car park for 100 cars with trailers; electricity points (220 V) and hydrants on the piers and the quay; fuel at the petrol station on the SW waterfront, on the road leading to Cikat.

Hoists (2 t), several travel-lifts (12 t), a slipway for vessels up to 30 tons. The Losinjska plovidba boatyard carries out repairs of hulls and sails. The shops in the marina undertake repairs of wooden, metal and plastic parts and of marine engines (VOLVOPENTA, MERCURY, YANMAR, YAMAHA, TOMOS, JOHNSON), electrical work, battery charging, and painting of vessels.