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Ist Island |
If you sometimes have a strong desire to flee from the hustle of the city and your office routine yet wonder where an how to spend your holidays, you should come to the island of IST, a paradise for lovers of unspoiled nature, a small island for a great vacation -- max relax vacation. The sea water of IST is clear, there is sunshine and shade, as well as a landward breeze - mistral if you feel like wind rider, there is plenty of fish, home made wine and cheese and local inns with excellent cooking! The place has sandy beach, as well as many coves and small refs to give you a Robinsonean feeling of the environment. Cars are not alouth on the island.
Recreations possibility : beach volleyball, kayaks, surf boards, mountain bikes, diving center, fishing , boats for hier....
Total island population – about 400 inhibitions, accommodations capacity – 200 beds.
| Anchorages | |||
| Place | Position | Adress | Information |
| Ist | 44° 16'N 14° 46'E | small harbour at the head of Siroka cove on the SE coast of Ist. The village of Ist (pop. 237 in 1991) is some 600m away. |
The anchorage is not safe; the bora heavily blows and the sirocco raises the heavy sea. Smaller vessels can moor on the inner side of the breakwater (70 m long); with the bora blowing, secure to the bollards on the opposite coast, which is partially protected from all winds. The head of the pier is reserved for passenger ships. Facilities: Harbour master's branch office and post office. Provisions in local shops; water in limited quantities. |
| Kosiraca | 44° 17'N 14° 45'E | cove on the NW coast of the island of Ist. | The cove is protected from all winds from the SE and SW quadrants, but is exposed to N and NW winds; the bora is strong and blows from various directions. Anchor off the root of the cove in 5-20 m. |
| Zapuntel | 44° 15'N 14° 49'E | cove and village (pop. 52 in 1991) in the passage of the same name (between the islands of Ist and Molat) |
A good all-round shelter. Yachts can moor along the mole in the harbour (alongside it or using the four-point moor); depth 3.5 m. The head of the mole is reserved for passenger ships. It is prohibited to anchor in the middle of the passage and in it's narrow W part (an underwater cable). Facilites: Very limited provisions and water available in the coastal part of the village. |
| Jazi | 44° 13'N 14° 53'E | cove on the SE coast of the island of Ist |
The cove is exposed to NE winds; with a strong wind blowing, anchor in Lucina cove (Brguljski zaljev). Smaller yachts can anchor some 300 m off the small pier bearing NNE (depth 58 m) or in Przina cove (some 0.6 M northwest of the harbour, depth 4-6 m), where they can also moor (four-point moor). A good anchorage for larger yachts (depth 8-20 m) is on the alignment of the centre of Tovarnjak island and the church in the village. Facilities: Limited provisions and water available in the village of Molat. |