Montenegro
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Montenegro Cruising Guide
An online Cruising guide for yachts sailing to Montenegro
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Capital: | Podgorica GPS: 42°26.34′N, 19°15.26′E |
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Language: | Montenegrin |
Currency: | Euro |
Time Zone | UTC +1 |
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Background
The Republic of Montenegro is a country in the Balkans, on the Adriatic Sea. It borders Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the north, Serbia to the northeast, Kosovo to the east, and Albania to the south. To the west of Montenegro is the Adriatic Sea.
Bay of Kotor
The Bay of Kotor (Boka Kotorska) is the main attraction for cruisers in the region. It is in south-western Montenegro and south-eastern Croatia and is a winding bay on the Adriatic Sea. The bay, sometimes called Europe's southernmost fjord, is in fact a submerged river canyon of the disintegrated Bokelj River which used to run from the high mountain plateaus of Mount Orjen.
The Verige strait represent the narrowest section of the bay and is located between Cape St. Nedjelja and Cape Opatovo; it separates the inner bay east of the strait from the remainder and belongs to the Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor, A World Heritage Site.
The bay is composed of several smaller broad bays, united by narrower channels, forming one of the finest natural harbours in Europe. The bay inlet was formerly a river system. Very intensive tectonics and karstification processes led to the disintegration of this river. After heavy rain the famous waterfall of Sopot spring at Risan appears, and Škurda, another well known spring runs through a canyon from Lovcen.
The outermost part of the bay is the Bay of Tivat (Teodo) and a small naval port, currently being transformed into a state of the art Super Yacht Marina, Porto Montenegro. On the seaward side, there is the Bay of Herceg Novi (Castelnuovo), which guards the main entrance to the Bay of Kotor. The inner bays are the Bay of Risan to the northwest and the Bay of Kotor to the southeast.
On the landward side, the long walls running from the fortified old town of Kotor to the castle of Saint John, far above, formed a striking feature in the landscape; and the heights of the Krivošije (Krivoscie), a group of barren plateaus in Mount Orjen, were crowned by small forts.
There are many interesting places on the shores of the Bay of Kotor. Herceg Novi has an Orthodox convent of St. Sava nearby (Savina monastery) standing amid beautiful gardens. Eight miles (12.87 km) east of Herceg Novi, there is a Benedictine monastery on a small island opposite Perast (Perasto).
Climate and weather in the bay:
The Bay of Kotor lies within the Mediterranean subtropical belt. While summers are hot and sunny, autumn, winter and spring are rainy seasons. It is the climate type of the Mediterranean but modifications exist in the vast region. A peculiarity of the littoral Dinarids is the precipitation regime as at the Bay of Kotor, Mt. Orjen receives Europe's most heavy precipitation. Just as the monsoon rain is seasonally distributed, so too November thunderstorms sometimes pour 2000 l of water in several days, while August is frequently completely dry. With a maximum discharge of 200 m³/s of water one of the biggest karst springs, the Sopot spring, is a remarkable indicator of this seasonal variation. Most of the time it is inactive but after heavy rain a remarkable waterfall appears 20 m above the Bay of Kotor.
Two wind systems are noteworthy for their ecological significance: Bora and Jugo. Strong cold downslope winds of the Bora type appear in winter and are most severe in the Bay of Risan. Gusts reach 250 km/h and can lead to a significant fall of temperatures in several hours with freezing events. Bora weather situations are frequent and sailors keep an eye on the mountains as cap clouds indicate an imminent Bora event. Jugo is a warm humid wind and is important as it brings heavy rain. It appears throughout the year but is usually concentrated in autumn and spring.
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Charts
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Local Radio Nets
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- Bar Radio Coast Station: Ph:+381 (0)85 9833, Mob: 067 642 179, Fax:+381 (0)85 313 600, Monitors VHF 16 and 24 (handles all types of radio traffic) Email
Arrival/Departure procedures
Arrival
When approaching the coast of Montenegro you can expect to be contacted by a navy vessel so, VHF16 must be monitored at all times. They will require the following information:
- Yacht's name
- Owner's name
- Radio call-sign
- Vessel's flag
- Vessel's registered port
- Destination
- Last port of call
Announce your arrival as early as possible to the Harbourmaster at either Kotor or Bar via the Bar Radio Coast Station on VHF16 and proceed directly for check-in.
Required documentation:
- The boat registration papers
- The insurance documents
- A cruising permit purchased on arrival at a port of entry
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Immigration
All arrivals in Montenegro must have a valid passport with the exception of those from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Croatia and Macedonia who require only an ID card.
For stays of up to 90 days, visas are not necessary for members of the EU, Former Yugoslav Republics (Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia), Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, Russian Federation, Ukraine, Belorussia, the United States of America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Norway, Israel, Republic of Korea, Japan and Switzerland.
Citizens of Albania, Russian Federation and Ukraine may stay for up to 30 days without a visa.
All other nationalities must obtain visas in advance of arrival.
Customs
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Fees and Charges
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- Entry fee:
- Cruising permit (in Euros) (Updated Feb'09):
Period Yacht Size | 1 Week (Euro) | 1 Month (Euro) | 3 Months (Euro) | 6 Months (Euro) | 1 Year (Euro) |
7 - 12m | 40.00 | 95.00 | 200.00 | 280.00 | 400.00 |
12 - 17m | 120.00 | 220.00 | 400.00 | 540.00 | 750.00 |
17 - 24m | 200.00 | 340.00 | 600.00 | 800.00 | 1,100.00 |
Over 24m | 420.00 | 600.00 | 900.00 | 1,240.00 | 1,500.00 |
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Ports & Popular Stops
- Bar (Port of entry)
- Budva (Port of entry)
- Herceg Novni (Port of entry)
- Kotor (Port of entry)
- Petrovac
- Risan (Port of entry)
- Tivat
- Ulcinj
- Zelenika (Port of entry)
Offshore Islands
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Health
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Security
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Transportation
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