The port is located in the northwestern part of Panther Bay at the foot of which lies the village of Veli Rat. La Marina Veli Rat Sheltered from all winds, it is open year-round and has 110 berths in the water. All berths are equipped with electricity and water (via chip card), available only in the morning and evening for about three hours.
When entering the bay, be careful of the shoals, so you should pass south of the green lighted buoy. In the northern part, there are numerous mooring buoys in front of a pebble beach, as well as in front of the village of Veli Rat. From there, you can reach Porto Cuna Bay through a narrow channel lined with mooring posts that runs alongside the village, a sort of circular lagoon about 2 meters deep (stay as close to the west side as possible), where there are also some pay-to-anchor buoys.
Veli Rat (White Peaks) is located in the northern part of the island of Dugi Otok (Isola Lunga), the largest island in the entire Zadar archipelago and in Dalmatia. Don’t miss the underwater caves and the saltwater lake. Not far from Veli Rat is the Lighthouse of Punta BJanka, the largest in the Adriatic at 42 meters high, which attracts visitors from all over Europe. To the southeast lies the sandy beach Sakarunfamousthanks to its white sand and clear sea that provides shade in summer. The beach is 800 meters long and is surrounded by a pine forest. .
Dugi Otok is 45 km long and 1 to 4 km wide. The island is sparsely populated and offers peace and quiet even in the summer. Dugi Otok is the ideal destination for those who prefer to spend their vacations sailing to a different spot every day, in search of enchanting and unique spots, or a beach all to themselves.
There are dozens of islands and islets around Dugi Otok. Together with the Kornati Islands, it forms the outermost barrier of Dalmatia. Featuring remarkable morphological diversity from one point to another, with elevation differences of over 200–300 meters above sea level, the island is also appealing to hiking enthusiasts or simply to those who wish to enjoy a stroll surrounded by nature.
The coastline of the western part of the island that is home to Telascica Nature Park has high cliffs and bare limestone rocks that plummet perpendicularly with a drop of 100m into a sea that is 36m deep (near the coast) to 65m deep (farther offshore), while the southeastern part has quiet bays and sandy beaches.
