NORTHERN ADRIATIC

JADRANOVO (45°13.4'N; 14°37'E), village (pop. 505 in 1991) and small harbour at the head of Percin cove, 0.4 M north of Ertak point in Tihi kanal.

Mooring: Yachts can moor alongside the mole. Percin cove is sheltered from all winds and provides good anchorage for small boats and yachts.

Facilities: Post office. Provisions and water available. Hoist (3 t) for small craft.

TIHI KANAL, sea passage (length 3.5 M) between the mainland (Ostro pointErtak point) and the island of Krk (Silo pointBejavec point); the islet of Sveti Marko divides it into the E and W part.

Approach: From NW: the building of the former lighthouse at Ostro; the island of Sveti Marko and the red tower with a column and gallery (red light) on its NE side: the Krk bridge (vertical clearance 67 m); the Uvala Scott hotel complex; the red tower with a column and gallery (red light) on Glavina headland; the stone tower with a red cage next to the house (red light) on Voscica point; the red iron column on the white tower (red light) on Turnac point (Bejavec); the white round tower with a column and gallery in front of a small house (white light) on Ertak point. Entering Tihi kanal from SE follow the landmarks in the opposite order.

The bora is violent and blows in gusts developing eddies, which are especially dangerous off the southern point of the islet of Sveti Marko. The sirocco creates considerable waves and a current of up to 3 knots. Uvala Scott, Crisnjeva and Percin (Jadranovo) provide good shelter.

Directions for navigation. Small yachts can pass between Sveti Marko and Krk; care should be taken of the shoals and two rocks 0.4 M east of Silo point and of the shoal along the southern shore of Sveti Marko (green light buoy). Yachts entering the passage from NW have right of way.

KACJAK (45° 12'N; 14° 39'E), village (pop. about 50 in 1991), point and anchorage some 2 M southeast of Ertak point.

Approach: A whitish rocky slope and a hotel complex can be easily identified.

Mooring: The anchorage N of Kacjak point is well sheltered from the bora. In the cove are three bollards for yachts drawing up to 2 m.

PAZDUHOVA (45° 12'N; 14° 40'E), cove and harbour of the village of Dramalj (pop. 1,230 in 1991), some 1.5 M northwest of Crikvenica. It is sheltered from the west by the pier and from the south by the breakwater off the Lanterna Hotel.

Mooring: Yachts drawing up to 1.5m can moor alongside the quay or use the four-point moor. The harbour is open to NW winds and is not safe for a longer stay.

Lovrata Fishing Club.