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the last before Rab, and it would not be a bad idea
to check up on the boat's tank. When a sirocco is
blowing, the sea in Krk harbour creates a nasty
swell, and one needs to be on guard. Alongside the
pier on the end of which there is a red lighthouse
there is no room to tie up, the whole length of it.
The sea here is very shallow. Opposite there is
another broad wharf with a green light. Alongside
it the depth of sea is fine for mooring, ranging
between 2.5 and 5 metres. The filling station is at
the very head of the bay, and right by it the depth of
water is some twometres.
The island of Plavnik is the border point between
Kvarneriæ and Srednja Vrata. Plavnik is also very
frequently a boundary for various meteorological
conditions. If we are sailing from Opatija, the
bora will never have achieved the strength that
awaits us after Plavnik. Rounding Plavnik, you
begin to feel the effect of Senjska Vrata, place
known for the wildest buffeting from the bora.
With the sirocco too, immediately after Plavnik
(going towards Opatiija now) the wind loses its
force. Interesting detail for hunters: Plavnik,
which is well forested, is becoming increasingly
known as a chase. It abounds in birds. There is a
place to tie up by the western cape of Plavnik, right
by the lighthouse that by night marks the sea-lane
between that island and Cres.
If the bora takes us unawares, there is no point in
struggling with it very much. It is smart to sail
into the safety of Punat Marina, and spend some
time enjoying this haven.
Punat Marina is one of the biggest in the Croatian
part of the Adriatic. It is located in Puntarska
Draga, a lovely bay embellished with a rather
famous island called Košljun. The entry into the
bay is fairly shallow, and marked by green and red
marker buoys and lit up at night. Since the depth
at the very entrance outside the marked route
suddenly drops to less than twometres, you have to
keep a sharp eye on the chart and navigate
precisely according to themarks.
Punat Marina has almost 900 moorings in the sea
and space on land for 300 vessels. Together with
reception area, restaurants, shops, cranes,
sanitary facilities and a courteous staff everything
to meet the needs of the sailor, then. Immediately
by the marina is a shipyard, and even quite major
operations can be conducted on a boat.
The
tradition of this yard, taking its cue from the
longevity of everything human on Krk, is a
guarantee of the quality of its work. It bears with
pride the title of oldest shipyard in the Adriatic for
wooden craft.
Punat village is a well-known holiday-making
spot for home and foreign guests, with a mass of
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