Uvala Stupica Vela is located at the
southern end of the Zirje Otok this large bay is handy both for those
heading north towards the Kornati and those heading south either out of
Sibenik or from the National Park. It makes a good stop over both for
lunch and swimming or over-night.
Facing south it offers good
shelter from the Bora and its northwestern arm offers reasonable all
round shelter though the who bay is exposed to the south-east. In the
western arm there are a number of mooring buoys laid by the proprietor
of the restaurant at the head of the bay.
When approaching the bay be aware of a spit of sand that shallows from 3-0 metres at the eastern side of the entrance.
Anchor in 4-10 metres.
2011/08/16
Update
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Entrance viewed from SE.
2011:08:16 08:15:04
2011-08-16
Update
Croatia
Uvala Stupica Vela est située à l'extrémité sud de la Otok Zirje, cette grande baie est pratique tant pour ceux qui vont en direction du nord vers les Kornati et ceux qui se dirigent vers le S au large de Sibenik ou qui viennent du parc national. C'est une bonne étape pour le déjeuner et la natation ou durant la nuit.
Orienté plein sud elle offre un bon abri de la Bora et son bras nord-ouest offre des abris raisonnables tout autour si la baie qui est exposée au sud-est. Dans le bras ouest il y a un certain nombre de bouées d'amarrage prévues par le propriétaire du restaurant à la tête de la baie.
En entrant dans la baie, attention à une zone peu profonde (moins de 3 m) qui déborde la pointe E.
Otok Zirje
is the farthest and the largest island in the Sibenik archipelago. It is long of 6,5 NM (NW/SE) and 1,4 NM wide. The main village, Zirje, is located in the middle of the island. A small port, luka Muna, on the coast N of Zirje, home to the ferry that connects the ...
The island of Murter is the largest island of the Sibenik archipelago. It is close to the coast on which it is connected by a bridge, low air draft at Tijesno (Tisno) on the continent. During the summer the bridge opens to allow passage of boats. The NW part of the island is fertile ...
Kaprije is located in the central part of the Sibenik archipelago between the islands Zmajan and Kakan. The highlight of the island is Vela Glavica (132 m). The only village of the island is Kaprije, S. The port is busy. Automobiles are not allowed on the island.
Otok Svetac (Andrija), 305m high, lies 13 miles ESE of Otocic Jabuka and is generally steep-to. The coast of the island is rocky and reddish in color on the NW side. Its SW end is fronted by a few rocks. Hrid Kamik, a dark and jagged above-water rock, lies 0.7 mile W of the SW extremity ...
Zlarinski Kanal leads along the SW side of Otok Zlarin and is entered midway between Rt Rat and Otocic Komorica, a small islet marked by a light, 1.5 miles SW. This channel is sometimes used as an alternate route to Sibenik by vessels entering Sibenska Vrata, the middle passage, ...
Vrgadski Kanal, 7 miles long, leads between Otok Murter and Otok Vrgada and is the principal channel used in the S approach to Pasmanski Kanal and Zadar. Vessels with a maximum draft of 6.4m may pass through Pasmanski Kanal. Vessels with drafts over 6.4m must either proceed through ...
Uvala Stupica Vela is located at the
southern end of the Zirje Otok this large bay is handy both for those
heading north towards the Kornati and those heading south either out of
Sibenik or from the National Park. It makes a good stop over both for
lunch and swimming or over-night.
Entrance viewed from SE.
Uvala Stupica Vela est située à l'extrémité sud de la Otok Zirje, cette grande baie est pratique tant pour ceux qui vont en direction du nord vers les Kornati et ceux qui se dirigent vers le S au large de Sibenik ou qui viennent du parc national. C'est une bonne étape pour le déjeuner et la natation ou durant la nuit.
