Uvala pod Crnjaku

Shelter by wind direction

Good shelter in north-east (bora), east, south-east (jugo) and south wind.

Partial shelter in north wind.

No shelter in south-west, west and north-west wind.

In the most open sector, up to 30 NM of open water towards the west.

Swell can come in from west-south-west to north-west (244°–320°).

Shelter is estimated from open water and swell, not from wind strength: a strong wind can still gust over the land.

Seabed, depth and room

Satellite imagery shows light, sandy patches around the anchoring spot.

Good holding.

Room to anchor: large (about 8.4 ha).

Approach

Direct approach from open water; the routing point lies 0.3 NM from the anchoring spot.

Ashore and services

Road within 400 m: busy in the afternoon.

A few houses ashore (14 buildings within 600 m).

A good gateway to visit the island.

Within reach:

• Pečurice: 1 restaurants, bars or cafés, 39 min on foot

Where to go when the wind turns

When the wind makes this place exposed, the nearest places rated as well sheltered are:

• In north wind: Crvena Stijena, 3.5 NM by sea.
• In south-west wind: Marina Bar, 6.2 NM by sea.
• In west wind: Marina Bar, 6.2 NM by sea.
• In north-west wind: Marina Kacema, 7.5 NM by sea.

Nearby anchorages and ports

• Uvala Masline cove · 0.6 NM by sea
• Plaža David VIP cove · 0.9 NM by sea
• Nišice cove · 1.2 NM by sea
• Plazhi i Rakitës cove · 2.4 NM by sea
• Crvena Stijena cove · 3.5 NM by sea
• Valdanos - Valdanosi cove · 3.9 NM by sea

Sheltered anchorages of Montenegro by wind

• Sheltered from the tramontana (north)
• Sheltered from the bora (north-east)
• Sheltered from the levante (east)
• Sheltered from the jugo (south-east)
• Sheltered from the ostro (south)
• Sheltered from the libeccio (south-west)
• Sheltered from the ponente (west)
• Sheltered from the mistral (north-west)

More places – Stari Bar

• Plaža David VIP cove
• Uvala Masline cove