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The bay of Milna is situated at the SW tip of the island of Brač in Croatia, a mile E of the narrow channel that separates the island from its neighbour, Šolta Island.
It is a very busy harbour during the summer, hosting several hundred yachts at its two marinas of Marina Milna and Marina Vlaska and its town quay to the north of the prominent church at the head of the inlet. As the most sheltered natural harbour on the island, Milna inlet has been in use since Roman times and was subsequently adopted as a naval base by Venetian, Napoleonic and Russian fleets. The harbour has good all-round shelter, although strong W winds cause some swell on the town quay.
Charts
See Central Dalmatia.
Weather
See Croatia.
Passages
See Croatia.
Communication
Add here VHF channel for the coastguard, harbor masters. etc.
Also see Cruiser's Nets
The approach to Milna has no dangers. There are three branches of the inlet. The first inlet to port on entry contains the small marina of Marina Vlaska; the top of the inlet branches into two, the part to the port being shallow and containing local boat moorings only, the part to starboard containing Marina Milna. Straight ahead is the town quay, part of which (from the red port marker southwards) is operated by Marina Milna, the remainder being ‘public quay’. Depths in the entrance are over 20.0 metres; in the Marina Vlaska inlet 4.0 - 8.0 metres; in the Marina Milna inlet 3.0 - 4.0 metres and along the town quay 2.0 - 3.0 metres.
Entrance
Split is the nearest all-year round port of entry. During the summer, Hvar, Vis and, if arriving from N, Primošten on the mainland are also ports of entry.
Berthing
Town quay
N quay
S pontoon
Marinas & Yacht Clubs
- Marina Milna | – marina |– the ACI-operated marina of Marina Milna offers 189 berths for yachts up to 25 metres in depths of up to 7.0 metres.
- Marina Vlaška | – marina |– offers 71 berths for yachts up to 20 metres in depths of up to 8.0 metres.
Yacht Club Milna
Anchorages
N cove
In winds from W and S, there are several quiet coves along the S shore of the island just outside Milna inlet where yachts can anchor, with a line ashore if necessary. The coves are unsuitable with anything N in the wind.