HERE - Polynesian Catamaran Association

C AT C O R N E R - C R O AT IA'C resMike d Jenny G ynn repodson theirfavourite Croal/an haunts.C roatia is fulofcat corners butthisadicle isabouta clusterofthem attheSouthern end of the m ost Nodherlyisland, Cres, w hich is pronouncedsom ethingIike Tress.Croatia is easy to getto by car.Munichfirst,skirtaround Salzburg andSouth through the Tauern tunnels(aboutE15 with a trailer)to Vilach.From here the Karavanken tunnel(anotherE1O )leadsovertoSlovenia.A m ixture of m otorways and othersleadsdowntoRijeka.Thenearestandeasiestplace to Iaunch,though possib1ynotthe cheapest,is atPunatMarinaontheislandofKrk(pronouncedasinW eeFrees),about2hoursfromRijeka.Youwilneeda sailingpermitat about E60 and insurance If youdon'thave insurance you can buy itIocaly foraboutE20 Itseem s wodhsaying thatyou wilhave NO TRO U-BLE from whateverwars are going onin the oId Yugoslavia.The road thatcom espastPunta Kriza(see the map )comes 15 km fromOsorPunta Kriza isa tiny vilage witha good shop and atap ifyou can findit.Itis IOOm south ofthe shop atthefirstfork on the Ieft.AtPogana there isafishrestaurantwithajetty andsomeholiday hom es.The m ain activity is am assive butvery agreeable cam psite,m ainly naturist, 1 km south ofPogana.Here be restaurants,shop,showersand Ioos aIin pristine conditionandreasonably welstockedTHE ANCHO RAGESA. Sveti Andrija or Jadriscica.This is a long inlet with the busyPogana restaurantatthe South.Catsgo fudherN.and can find quietspots.The road runs paralelto the shoreand there are dinghy Ianding spots.The bottom is m ud,good holding andthe Iocalpilot says it is safe in aIw inds. Even in a Southerly only aslightswelcom es in.This is a goodplace forprovisioning in Punta Kriza.The photo shows the sod ofcountry toexpect.B. Uvala Baldarin.This is a veryquietanchorage.The holding isexcel-Ient and the shelter good though lhave neverbeenthere ina southwind .There is a tiny walled hole to thenodheast.which Iwould use asafunkhole ifwaves came in . To the southwestis the cam psite which can bereached by dinghy,along the shore orif you can find it, a donkey trackthrough the woods To the north arem ore donkey tracks and wondedulwalking through woods Ieading to theruined house ofLusare . Cats can goinfurtherthan halfboats to getpeaceand quiet and it is one of the fewplaceswe know where a boatcan bebeached form aintenance,as Jenny'sdrawingopposite showshlt /9*r 9.'Er SG m loxl'ïh1;N.,$I%p 66 -.- .-.e-.-t ,ud*- 47 - a # pjza > Xh -hx = tp' L,. ) w x .m.. .- w F xN hw/A 1.. .ee'.J';*N$saq yv' ua...w#l 1!9J :#3X 4. .- eC>. N dx4 C .l e ,o' *-?! r $ e.a % i *- 'h. eo.' . :.a $CX y c ., -.Nsà. -.1 l* 1 KPage 10