NORTHERN ADRIATIC ISLANDS

ISLAND OF PAG

STARA POVLJANA (44° 19'N; 15° 10'E), uninhabited cove in the SE part of the island of Pag. Sheltered from the bora, it is open to the sirocco, which blows with great force but without causing waves. Larger vessels can anchor at Skamica (depth up to 36 m); smaller yachts can anchor in Gradac cove, SE of the village of Smokvica.

NOVA POVLJANA (44° 21'N; 15° 06'E), village (pop. 678 in 1991) and cove on the SW coast of the island of Pag.

Approach: Landmarks: the red round iron tower with a column and gallery (red light) on Dubrovnik point, the hotel complex and the chapel of Sv Nikola on the E coast of the cove.

Mooring: The harbour is well sheltered from the most frequent winds, the bora and sirocco, but is open to winds from the SW and NW quadrants. Vessels drawing up to 3m can moor on the inner side of the breakwater. With the bora and sirocco blowing, larger vessels can anchor only in the middle of the cove and smaller ones closer to the chapel of Sv Nikola.

Facilities: Provisions and water in the village of Povljana, 0.8 km inshore.

Sights: Sv Nikola (early medieval, fragments of frescoes) and Sv Juraj (18 C) churches.

KOSLJUN (44° 22.8'N; 15° 05'E), village (pop. 38 in 1991) and small harbour in Kosljunski zaljev (Bay of Kosljun), on the SW coast of the island, between Tihovac and Zminka points.

Approach: Landmarks: the quadrangular white iron tower with the white light on Zaglav point and the white round tower with a gallery (sector light) at the head of the breakwater.

Zminka and Tihovac points are fringed by shoals; by night the green sector of the light at the root of the breakwater indicates the safe passage.

Mooring: The bay is sheltered only from winds from the NE quadrant (it is therefore the auxiliary harbour of the town of Pag in the bora); southern winds cause a heavy sea in the harbour. Smaller vessels can moor along the head of the breakwater (depth about 2 m), or use the four-point moor on the rest of the breakwater (depth under 1 m). Larger vessels can anchor WSW of the ruins on the NE coast, some 700m offshore (depth 1823 m). The harbour is not recommended for a longer stay, especially in bad weather.

Facilities: Limited provisions and water are available.

SIMUNI (44° 28'N; 14° 57'E), village and small bay on the W coast of the island of Pag in Maunski kanal.

Approach: Conspicuous landmark is the round white tower (green light) on Simuni point. On the port side of the bay there are submerged rocks and Simuni shoal (depth 1.3 m) and while entering the bay steer clear of the points on the left side of the bay.

Mooring: The bay is well sheltered from all winds. During the bora, small yachts can anchor in the SE part (depth up to 1.5 m); good anchorage. Yachts drawing up to 2 m can moor (four-point) along the mole in the NE part.

Limited provisions and water.

SIMUNI MARINA is located in the cove on the NW side of the Simuni bay (Maunski kanal), W part of the island.

The marina has 150 sea-berths and area for 30 vessels (dryberths); water, electricity, telephone and satellite TV hook-ups. Slipway (for yachts up to 8 m long); crane (15 t).

It has reception office, duty-free shop, restaurant, laundry, toilets and grocer's shop (groceries can be delivered on the vessel if ordered so).

The marina is open the year round.