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ITINERARY 3
Sailors who come from the northernmost part of
the Adriatic, passing by Umag, Rovinj and
Pula… will sail into the Gulf of Kvarner after
turning Porer lighthouse.
The quite obvious
commingling of currents right by Porer, which is
so strong that sometimes the swirling of the water
creates a feeling of discomfort, will tell even
landlubbers that there is a border of some kind.
Sailors, nomatter what those who are responsible
for determining the boundaries between states or
regions or units defined in some other way aver,
will agree that from Porer eastwards it is the
typically Kvarnerian meteorological conditions
that rule. The bora, for example, one of the main
factors distinguishing the Kvarner from any
other bay (or appertaining section of sea) blows
in one way up to Porer, and in another west of it.
The waves roll to that lighthouse borne by the
strong bora from the quick foothills of Cres, while
to the west of Porer they are not be to found. This
is why Porer, looked at in the eyes of the mariner,
forms an integral part of the Gulf of Kvarner. In
the event of some emergency, like having set sail
for Unije or Susak and then being forced to turn
back after amile or two, the logical choice is to go
to Porer.
On the nautical chart it can be seen that the
entrance into Porer is very narrow and shallow.
To this one has to add the fact that we are talking
about times when we are being forced by rough
weather to take shelter in Porer. If there is a bora,
the waves are big indeed. Big and fast. While
setting a course to get in to Porer, one should not
forget that the chart has depth values that hold
good for a calm sea. If we are sailing in with
waves two metres high we have to realise that the
depths marked should be reduced by half the
height of the wave.
You have to sail into Porer between the islet of
Ceja and the islet of Bodulas, aiming at Munat
Point. Fener, an islet that is located several cables
south east of Ceja has to be cleared from the east.
At night the light onMunat Point will lead us with
its white sector right to the entrance in the
narrowest part of the bay. Some will say that it is
dangerous to sail into this bay at night. In this
guide for yachtsmen we have attempted not to use
the word dangerous. For at sea, everything can
become dangerous if you don't act in accord with
the fundamental principles of navigation. So if
the entrance to Porer were unmarked, if there
were no light, we would agree that it would be
dangerous to sail in here. But in this case, one
just has to stick to the instructions on the chart,
and there is no reason to talk of any peril. Of
Porer - Unije - Susak
Porer