| text= U. Luka is a popular anchorage in a long inlet immediately S of [[Korčula (town)|town of Korčula]]. It is close enough to walk into the town and is therefore a much cheaper alternative to [[Marina Korčula]]. In the approach from E, note the shoal patch around 400 metres NE of the headland on the E side of the inlet. Anchor wherever you can find space. In the outer part (N of the tiny islet) anchor in 10 - 12 metres, being careful to avoid the pipeline that runs along the W side. In the inner part (S of the islet) anchor in 5.0 metres. Be sure to pass W of the islet (5.0 metres) and not E (1.0 metre). Alternatively, there may be space for a smaller yacht to moor stern or bows-to using the anchor on the short quay on the W side opposite the islet, where depths are 2.0 - 2.5 metres. Holding throughout the inlet is excellent in mud. Shelter is good in all but very strong N winds. There are restaurants and café/bars ashore. }}
| text= U. Luka is a popular anchorage in a long inlet immediately S of [[Korčula (town)|town of Korčula]]. It is close enough to walk into the town and is therefore a much cheaper alternative to [[Marina Korčula]]. In the approach from E, note the shoal patch around 400 metres NE of the headland on the E side of the inlet. Anchor wherever you can find space. In the outer part (N of the tiny islet) anchor in 10 - 12 metres, being careful to avoid the pipeline that runs along the W side. In the inner part (S of the islet) anchor in 5.0 metres. Be sure to pass W of the islet (5.0 metres) and not E (1.0 metre). Alternatively, there may be space for a smaller yacht to moor stern or bows-to using the anchor on the short quay on the W side opposite the islet, where depths are 2.0 - 2.5 metres. Holding throughout the inlet is excellent in mud. Shelter is good in all but very strong N winds. There are restaurants and café/bars ashore. }}
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{{mark |name= [[Marina Korcula]] | type= water | lat= 42.95834 | lon= 17.13688 | zoom= 17 | text= Water on all berths, tel. +385 20 711 661.}}
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{{mark |name= [[Marina Lumbarda]] | type= water | lat= 42.92433|lon=17.171 | zoom= 16 | text= Water on all berths, tel. +385 20 712 489.}}
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{{mark |name= [[Vela Luka]] | type= water | 42.96126|lon=16.71334 | zoom= 16 | text= Water on town quay.}}
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|Water| in [[Marina Korcula]], [[Marina Lumbarda]], [[Vela Luka]]
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|Electricity| see above
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|Toilets| in [[Marina Korcula]], [[Marina Lumbarda]]
{{mark |name= [[Korčula (town)|town of Korčula]] | type= fuel | lat= 42.95817|lon=17.13733 | zoom= 17 | text= Fuel berth in a small inlet on E side of bay 500 metres S of harbour (0600 - 2200). Depths of only 1.8 metres alongside.}}
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{{mark |name= [[Vela Luka]] | type= fuel | 42.96126|lon=16.71334 | zoom= 16 | text= Fuel berth just W of town quay (0600 - 2200).}}
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* Supermarkets, fruit and vegetable markets and other provisions shops in the towns of Korčula, Vela Luka
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* Minimarkets in the marinas
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* Some shops in [[Brna]], [[Luka Racisce]], [[Zavalatica]], [[Prigradica]], [[Prizba Mali]], [[Tatinja]], [[#U. Banja|U. Banja]], [[#U. Kneza|U. Kneza]]
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{{mark |name= [[Marina Lumbarda]] | type= provisions | lat= 42.92433|lon=17.171 | zoom= 16 | text= Bakery in the square next to the post office (opens 0700 - 1330), Small supermarket on the corner facing the quay, Bigger supermarket if you turn left by the square and walk 50m up the hill, tel. +385 20 712 489.}}
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See the relevant entries for details.
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{{mark |name= [[Korcula Town]] | type= provisions | lat= 42.95817|lon=17.13733 | zoom= 17 | text= Several supermarkets, butchers and other provisions shops in the town. Fruit and vegetable market. Several shops sell the excellent local wines.}}
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==Eating out==
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Restaurants in the towns of Korčula, Vela Luka, in the marinas, in [[Brna]], [[Luka Racisce]], [[Zavalatica]], [[Prigradica]], [[Prizba Mali]], [[Tatinja]], [[#U. Banja|U. Banja]], [[#U. Kneza|U. Kneza]], [[#U. Racisce|U. Racisce]], [[#U. Luka|U. Luka]].
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{{mark |name= [[Vela Luka]] | type= provisions | lat=42.96126|lon=16.71334 | zoom= 16 | text= Supermarkets and other provisions shops in the town. Fruit and vegetable market.}}
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{{mark |name= [[Brna]] | type= provisions | lat=42.90535|lon=16.86046| zoom= 17 | text= Supermarkets and other provisions shops in the village.}}
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{{mark |name= [[Luka Racisce]] | type= provisions | lat=42.97319|lon=17.02038 | zoom= 16 | text= One provisions shop in the village.}}
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{{mark |name= [[Zavalatica]] | type= provisions | lat=42.91333|lon=16.9355 |zoom= 16 | text= Minimarkets in the village.}}
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{{mark |name= [[Prigradica]] | type= provisions | lat=42.96602|lon=16.80937|zoom=17 | text= One small provisions shop in the village.}}
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{{mark |name= [[Prizba Mali]] | type= provisions | lat=42.90593|lon=16.79407|zoom=18 | text= A couple of provisions shops near the harbour.}}
{{mark |name= [[#U. Banja|U. Banja]] | type= provisions | lat= 42.96048 | lon= 17.11342 | zoom= 16| text= There is a small minimarket at the SW corner of the bay.}}
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{{mark |name= [[#U. Kneza|U. Kneza]] | type= provisions | lat=42.97582|lon=17.04484|zoom=15| text= There is a small provisions shop ashore.}}
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==Transportation==
==Transportation==
Line 230:
Line 184:
* Twice weekly ferries from [[Korcula Town]] to [[Ancona]] in Italy.
* Twice weekly ferries from [[Korcula Town]] to [[Ancona]] in Italy.
Korčula Island lies off the mainland coast of Croatia, 10 miles N of the smaller island of Lastovo and 12 miles S of the island of Hvar. At its easternmost point, at the town of Korčula, it is only just over a mile from the Pelješac peninsula on the mainland, which stretches for 65 km from the settlement of Ston at its base to Cape Lovista at its head. Korčula itself stretches E-W for 47 km, but is no more than 8 km wide at its widest point.
Like Brač to the north, Korčula was an important source of quarried stone during the long period of Venetian rule and also had a flourishing shipbuilding industry. Today the island’s prosperity is largely due to wine and olive oil production and - naturally - tourism. In addition to the main harbour and island capital of town of Korčula, which hosts an ACI-operated marina, there are a total of nine other smaller harbours around the coasts of the island and some 12 anchorages along its deeply indented S and E coasts.
Charts
British Admiralty
1574, 683
Croatian
MK22
Imray
M26 (Split to Dubrovnik)
Weather
Diurnal winds among the islands are mostly moderate during the summer months, predominantly from NW and rarely exceeding force 4/5, although gusting is common in narrow channels between islands and on the lee side of headlands. At night, katabatic winds off the mountains affect some of the islands close to the mainland coast. During early spring and (especially) autumn conditions can be more unsettled, occasionally accompanied by violent thunderstorms - luckily of short duration - with winds of 30-35 knots or more and vicious, steep seas. In the winter the sudden, violent N wind off the mountains, the bora, is much to be feared, especially along the coast from Rijeka down to Zadar, although its effects can be felt as far south as Split.
Equally prevalent in winter - although not uncommon in summer - is the scirocco, a S/SE wind that blows up from North Africa, usually in advance of a depression moving E across the Mediterranean. Unlike the bora, the scirocco only occasionally exceeds gale force, but is still a phenomenon to be wary of, especially if on a lee coast.
The bay of U. Banja is situated a mile W of Korčula Town and offers good shelter in the coves around its shores in all but N winds. It is possible, however, to get partial shelter from N winds if tucked into the NE corner of the bay. Anchor in a suitable spot, depending on wind direction, in 6.0 - 10 metres. The holding is good in sand and weed. There is a small minimarket at the SW corner of the bay and a café/bar at the NE corner.
U. Vrbovica is the next inlet W from U. Banja and offers similarly good shelter in all but N or NE winds. Note that there is a dangerous rock, marked with a beacon, off the headland on the E side of the entrance. Anchor in the cove on the W side of the bay or in either of the two coves at the head of the inlet in 4.0 - 6.0 metres. The holding is moderate to good in sand, shingle and weed. No facilities ashore.
The anchorage of U. Kneža lies three miles W of U. Vrbovica in a bay partially sheltered from E by the islet of Mala Kneza. The anchorage should be approached from SE as the channel between Mala Kneza and Korčula Island has least depths of barely a metre. Anchor in 5.0 - 6.0 metres W of Mala Kneza island. The holding is good in sand, mud and weed. Shelter is good in all conditions but strong SE winds. There is a small provisions shop and a restaurant ashore.
U. Prihonja is situated on the N side of the peninsula at the NW corner of Korčula Island, three miles E of the islet of Proizd at its extremity. A prominent red and white daymark on the headland W of the entrance is a good guide. The bay offers good shelter in all but N and NE winds. Anchor in the cove at the SW end of the inlet in 6.0 - 7.0 metres. The holding is good in sand and weed. There are no facilities ashore.
U. Sveti Ivan
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anchorageU. Sveti Ivan [[Korčula#U. Sveti Ivan|U. Sveti Ivan]] 42°58.388'N, 016°40.397'EU. Sveti Ivan42.97313;16.67328
U. Sv. Ivan is a cosy little bay on the N side of the approach to Vela Luka at the W end of Korčula Island. The bay is sheltered from S by the islet of Sveti Ivan, on which there is a church dedicated to the eponymous saint, and partially from W by the tiny islet of O. Gubesa. Entry is from W on either side of O. Gubesa. There depths of 7.0 - 8.0 metres in the entrance and 5.0 - 6.0 metres in the bay. The holding is good in sand. On the E side of the bay is a restaurant with mooring buoys for patrons. Shelter in the bay is good in N and E winds but it is exposed to winds from W and SW.
The main anchorages along the W and S coasts of the island from Vela Luka to Rt. Raznjic at the extreme SE tip of the island are as follows:
U. Poplat is the first inlet to the S of the bay of Vela Luka. The bay offers reasonable shelter in settled conditions but is exposed in winds from NW and W, so an unpleasant swell can sometimes develop with fresh sea breezes. Anchor at the head of the inlet in 5.0 - 6.0 metres. The holding is good in sand. There are no facilities ashore.
U. Triluke, as its name suggests, is a triple-branched anchorage immediately E of the SW tip of Korčula Island. The bay is partially protected from S by a small chain of islets. Entry is from either side of the westernmost of the islets, O. Trstenik. Anchor in any one of the bays in 4.0 - 5.0 metres, taking a line ashore if preferred. Holding is good in sand and weed. Shelter is good is all but S winds, when the shallow bay between the two islets of Mali and Veli Prznjak offers better shelter. No facilities ashore.
The anchorage of U. Zvirinovik lies on the N side of the small island of the same name, two miles ESE of U. Triluke. There are a number of islets and shoals in the approaches and care is needed. The anchorage offers good shelter in moderate winds and is a useful option if caught in S winds along this coast. Anchor in 8.0 - 10.0 metres and take a line ashore to the island. Holding is good in sand and weed.
The bay of U. Przina lies immediately W of the extreme SE tip of Korčula Island, on the S side of the headland of Rt. Raznjic. It affords reasonable shelter in all but southerly winds but can get uncomfortable in strong N and E winds in view of its rather exposed position. Anchor at the head of the bay in 5.0 - 6.0 metres. The holding is good in sand.
The main anchorages from Rt. Raznjic along the E coast of the island to town of Korčula are as follows:
U. Račišće
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The inlet of U. Račišće (easily confused with the harbour of the same name on the N coast) lies on the NE coast of the island, protected from N and NE by the islet of O. Vrnik. The inlet offers good shelter in all but strong E or SE winds. The approach from all directions needs care, in view of the numerous islets and shoals off the coast. A good chart is essential. The inlet is relatively built up and there are a number of moorings in the bay, but it is possible to anchor clear of them in 4.0 - 5.0 metres. The holding is good in mud. Note that there is a cable on the seabed across the entrance. There is a restaurant ashore.
The small island of O. Badija is situated off the NE coast of Korčula Island, a mile ESE of town of Korčula. The island is surrounded by shoals and rocks and the safest approach from N is via the channel between O. Badija and Korčula Island and from S via the channel between O. Vrnik and Korčula Island. Both these channels have depths of 5.0 metres. There is a snug and very attractive anchorage on the S side of the island, opposite the large Franciscan monastery. Shelter here is excellent in virtually all wind conditions. Anchor in 5.0 - 7.0 metres. The holding is good in sand and weed.
U. Luka is a popular anchorage in a long inlet immediately S of town of Korčula. It is close enough to walk into the town and is therefore a much cheaper alternative to Marina Korčula. In the approach from E, note the shoal patch around 400 metres NE of the headland on the E side of the inlet. Anchor wherever you can find space. In the outer part (N of the tiny islet) anchor in 10 - 12 metres, being careful to avoid the pipeline that runs along the W side. In the inner part (S of the islet) anchor in 5.0 metres. Be sure to pass W of the islet (5.0 metres) and not E (1.0 metre). Alternatively, there may be space for a smaller yacht to moor stern or bows-to using the anchor on the short quay on the W side opposite the islet, where depths are 2.0 - 2.5 metres. Holding throughout the inlet is excellent in mud. Shelter is good in all but very strong N winds. There are restaurants and café/bars ashore.
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