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should not be taken unawares by the large waves.
We are protected from the bora only until Beli
Point, where new waves will pound us. Luckily,
the bora does not have the fetch here to create any
very large waves. Zabodaski Islet (a red
lighthouse) can be sailed around from any side,
while the actual entrance into the bay, at the
southern end of which lies the town of Mali
Lošinj, is marked by a red light on Torunza Point,
and a green lighthouse on the other shore of the
channel.
After the passage between the two lighthouses,
and a turn towards the south, Mali Lošinj
becomes visible. Although its name says that it is
little, this is a large town and interesting for the
things in it. Sailors ought to know that before the
beginning of the town, immediately after the
lifting bridge that joins or separates Lošinj. They
can make use of the safety of the marina near to
the bridge. The bridge is day, at 0900 and at
1700. The marina provides the usual services for
ships (reception, toilets and so on, water and
electricity, a restaurant and ships' chandler). It
also has a customs quay, where all customs and
immigrations formalities can be undergone.
Right next to the marina is a large shipyard in
which mariners can seek all kinds of assistance.
And after the yard we will sail into the town's port.
Rijeka Harbour Master's Office, Lošinj branch,
can be raised on VHF channel 10. The municipal
quay is mostly jammed with fishing and tour
boats, and in the very head of the port the
Lošinjians tie up their own craft. On the western
part of the bay several floating pontoons have
been built, but one has to be quite careful when
tying up to them. When the wind blows along the
bay towards Mali Lošinj rather nasty waves are
formed that rock the pontoons and the boats tied
up to them in an unpleasant way. After the
pontoons, one comes to the petrol station, where
in summer there can quite often be a big crowd.
While waiting in the queue, you have to watch
out for the big boats that quite often put into the
harbour and create large waves. In the crush,
they can surprise impatient and heedless sailors
and damage their vessels.
The peninsula that closes off the western part of
the bay is wooded with a dense pine forest, and
Mali Lošinj
Mali Lošinj