NORTHERN ADRIATIC

KRALJEVICA (45° 16'N; 14° 34'E), small town (pop. 2,987 in 1991) and harbour on S side of Bakar Bay between Fortica and Ostro points.

Approach: Landmarks: the old church belfry on Ostro point and castle on Fortica point; church belfry; hospital building on N shore; round green buoy (green light topped by cone) anchored NW of Ostro point at depth of 20 m; harbour light. South of Kraljevica the Krk Bridge links the island of Krk with the mainland.

Mooring: Beside the S shore of the harbour and the shore in front of the Frankopan castle vessels can use four-point moor or can lie with four-point moor north of the quay in Drazica cove. Smaller vessels can moor in Carevo cove N of the quay but here they are exposed to bora and maestral.

Facilities: Harbour master's branch office, post office, hospital for bone tuberculosis and paraplegics, medical service, banks, chemist's, hotels and hotel settlement, camp for motorists, a number of private restaurants.

Fuel at the petrol station on the Adriatic highway (700 m), water from the shore hydrants.

North of the quay is a small slip and crane (3 t). The Kraljevica shipyard can carry out repairs of all kinds. Ostro Sailing Club.

Sights: The old Zrinski castle (first half 17 C, two courtyards), the new Frankopan castle (about 1650 with corner towers), Sv Nikola church (St Nicholas, 16 C, storage buildings, from 1790 church).

UVALA SCOTT (45°15'N; 14°34'E), hotel settlement and cove on the mainland coast E of the islet of Sveti Marko, near the N entrance to Tihi kanal (some 1.4 M south of Kraljevica).

Approach: From NW: between the mainland and the steep islet of Sveti Marko, the entrance to Tihi kanal can be seen. It is bridged by the Krk bridge (length 1440 m, vertical clearance 67 m; two arches, one linking the mainland and Sveti Marko and the other Sveti Marko and Krk; built 19761980, opened July 9, 1980). Approaching through Mala vrata, just before the bridge, the Uvala Scott hotel complex, consisting of a group of larger buildings and smaller houses in four levels, can be identified. When approaching from S: go through Tihi kanal and under the Krk bridge. After Dubno point, Uvala Scott can be seen towards E. When approaching by night, steer for the red light on the NE point of the islet of Sveti Marko and on the Glavina point (the island of Krk).

Mooring: Yachts can moor at the mole by the hotel (depth 3.5 m), at the second mole (four-point moor) or anchor throughout the cove. The cove is exposed to N and SW winds.

Facilities: Water from the hydrant on the quay; provisions in Kraljevica; fuel at the petrol station on the Adriatic highway in Kraljevica.