Split to Šibenik, through Uvala Vinisce, 18-20 June 2023

We left Split around 14:00 after a crew change for Uvala Vinišće, a 22 nautical mile trip from Split given the tacking. After a very quiet night there, we continued north-west to Šibenik, with a swim and lunch stop in Primošten, a 28 nautical mile trip.

On the way, we will have other interesting encounters...

A six mast asymmetrical catamaran?

The Mulo lighthouse constructed in 1872. 

 

The church of St Ivana located on Cape Planka.

A typical Dalmatian landscape in Zečevo Rogozničko

The we arrive in the very picturesque village of Primošten where we anchored for lunch. 

Under the close procetion of the Virgin Mary.

Finally, we set off for Šibenik, sailing along the coast where many boats are moored, stern to the rock with land-lines and a bow anchor. This is the Mediterranean style, the opposite of the Baltic style of anchoring.

Šibenik is one of the safest ports on the Croatian coast. Due to its strategic location, the city of Šibenik has been administered by many different powers over the centuries, including the Venetian Republic, the Byzantine Empire, Hungary, Austria and Italy, before becoming part of Yugoslavia and independent Croatia in 1995.

St. Nicholas’ Fortress at the entrance of the St Anthony’s Channel

Šibenik was founded at the confluence of the Krka River and the Adriatic Sea. The port of Šibenik is connected to the Adriatic by the 1.5 nautical mile long St Anthony's Channel, which begins at the St Nicholas Fortress.

On the way, you will cross the entrance of the Morski Tunel Brijesta , built by the Germans during the Second World War to hide torpedo boats. But soon the two entrances to the tunnel proved too small for the next generation of torpedo boats and the tunnels were abandoned by the Germans. The Yugoslav army used the tunnels until 1995.

Entrance of the Morski Tunel Brijesta

Lateral marks along the channel

At the end of the St Anthony canal, we enter the estuary of the Krka river.

 

The city of Šibenik

We moor outside the north pontoon in the Luka Vrnaza community marina, where our friend Aleksandar has his two boats. We end the day with a dinner on board with Aleksandar, who has brought mussels and prawns from a fishing boat just returning to the marina, while watching the flaming sunset. Ten minutes in the cocotte, with fresh parsley, onion and garlic. Delicious!