Island of Unije – Kvarner Bay

General Data

Category:

Anchorages

Latitude:

44° 38′ 37″ N

Longitude:

14° 15′ 21″ E

Features

Minimum Draught:

4m

Maximum Fishing:

8m

Backdrops:

good tenor

Redoubt:

very good

Anchorages Vicine:

Podkujini, further north

Hazards:

A very popular bay; be careful when anchoring

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Description

The uninhabited bay of Maračol (Lungo in Italian) is located in the southeastern part of the island of Unije (Unie), south of the Istrian Peninsula, and is the most recommended spot for anchoring in the bay, given the water depth (between four and eight meters) and the firm seabed.

The bay is uninhabited; the only drawback is that it’s a popular spot, so during peak season you’ll likely find the bay crowded. Despite the numerous buoys (which are very close together), by early afternoon all the buoys may already be taken, and by evening a second row of anchored boats forms. There are few motor yachts and many Sailing Boats of various sizes; the spot is also a regular stop for various charter agencies. Prices are affordable (2014): 10 kune per meter of the boat, plus a tourist tax of 5 kune per person.

If you’d like to take a walk from here, you can reach Unie on foot by following a trail for about 15 minutes. Unie is the only small settlement on the island of the same name with a convenience store; it has fewer than 100 permanent residents. Before tourism arrived, many people had moved away because the island is located far out at sea and isolated from the others, making it a remote area.

The town’s ports located in a wide bay also has a small pier and is reached after about 20 miles of sailing from Maracol; do not stop here in case of westerly or mistral winds.

The harbor doesn’t have much space for boats and has a couple of restrictions: you must keep the first 50 meters of the pier clear, and you cannot anchor to the west (opposite the end of the pier); the anchorage has a mediocre seabed, and half a mile from the entrance, watch out for some exposed rocks.

When entering at night, use the red light flashing every three seconds at the head of the pier as a guide. At the southwest tip of Unije Island, there is a lighthouse with a white and red light flashing every 10 seconds.

The island of Unjie has a long history of agriculture, particularly in olive cultivation. In fact, even today there are vast olive groves laid out on terraces built with traditional dry-stone walls; these can be seen mainly in the southern part of the island, and thus also in the area near Maracol. There are over ten thousand olive trees on the island, and the olive harvest is one of the most important sources of livelihood for the locals, along with fishing and tourism.

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