NORTHERN ADRIATIC

SVETI JURAJ (44° 56'N; 14° 55'E), village (pop. 691 in 1991) and small harbour on the coast of Velebitski kanal, some 4 M south of Senj.

Approach: The rocky islet of Lisac and the quadrangular tower with a red column (red light) on the head of the L-shaped mole (visible from the NW quadrant) can be easily identified.

Warning: Care should be taken of the Sika od Malina shoal, some 1.3 M south of the harbour (depth 2 m). At the N edge of the shoal there is a column with black and red bands surmounted by two spheres. It is not possible to navigate between the islet of Lisac and the mainland.

Entering the harbour during a strong bora is dangerous.

Mooring: The harbour is exposed to SW and NW wind; it is sheltered from the sirocco. The bora is very strong but does not cause a sea in the harbour. Westerlies can cause dangerous waves. Yachts can moor alongside the the L-shaped mole or use the fourpoint moor closer to the root of the mole.

Facilities: Harbour master's branch office and post office, a hotel, several restaurants and various shops selling food and other provisions. Water from the waterworks.

LUKOVO (OTOCKO) (44° 51.3'N; 15° 53.6'E), village (pop. 57 in 1991) and small harbour in Velebitski kanal.

Approach: Landmarks: the whitish Malta point, the church in the village, the quadrangular stone tower (white light) on Malta point, the red tower with a column and a gallery (red light) on the head of the breakwater.

Mooring: The cove is exposed to the bora and sheltered from SE and SW wind. The bora is violent and blows in gusts. The small harbour inside the harbour offers shelter from all winds. Small yachts can moor on the inner side of the breakwater (alongside it or using the four-point moor). Good anchorage some 200m NW of the church in the harbour.

Facilities: Post office, tourist office, camping site and shop selling food and other goods. Water from the waterworks.

STARIGRAD (44° 48'N; 14° 53'E), village (pop. 29 in 1991) and small harbour in Velebitski kanal, some 3.5 M south of Lukovo harbour.

Approach: Landmarks: the chapel N of the harbour, the church in the harbour and the houses in the village.

Mooring: The harbour is only partly sheltered from the main winds, i.e. the bora and the sirocco, and is exposed to SW and NW winds. Yachts can moor alongside the mole (depth 34.5 m) or use the four-point moor alongside the quay N of the mole.

Facilities: Post office. Limited provisions.