Marina Tribunj

Our marina is one of the new marinas on the Croatian coast and you can conclude that our history is not very long, but we can point out that in 2003, when we started our business, at first we had only mooring status, and in a very short period of time, in the summer of 2004, we met the conditions for the first category marina and that standard is still maintained.

Today, we have 220 sea berths and 150 places on land. Our offer also includes gas station and a top-quality boat Merk&Merk jahte servis Tribunj d.o.o. service. We also offer accommodation service and in the main building of the marina, we can offer quality furnished rooms and apartments throughout the year.

Built in an unusual style, brightly painted, it attracts with its luxury of space which was not devastated by unnecessary building, but along the marina, there is a promenade by which there is a cultivated green area. There is something special when, in a warm summer night, you walk through the marina and listen to the pleasant sounds of a small fishing village of Tribunj.

Tribunj stands out by its beauty and typical Dalmatian atmosphere: packed stone houses and narrow alleys where many can find peace, as well as interesting fun. Among the sights, we would like to point out the Church of St Nicolas, built in 1452, and the remains of a medieval fort in the old village of Jurjevgrad.

August is the month when it is especially interesting and fun in Tribunj. The reason for this is the traditional donkey races which have been held since 1957 on the first Sunday in August. A really great festival! Respecting the donkey as an animal whose work has been woven into every house, field and stone wall, the people of Tribunj decided to pay their respect to it now, when its survival is endangered because the civilization that it created made it unnecessary. The Association for the protection of donkeys “HRVATSKI TOVAR” (“CROATIAN DONKEY”) was founded and its goal is to save the donkey from extinction. In addition to that, during the whole month, you can enjoy different solo concerts and Dalmatian harmony singing, exhibitions…

Facilities:
Facilities include a reception office, water and electricity hook ups, showers and toilets, a restaurant, a café/bar, a small shop, a fuel station, a skippers’ bar and parking. The marina is equipped with a travel lift (80 t). Various repairs are possible.

In the Area:
Marina Tribunj is located in Dalmatia , 12 km from Sibenik, in a fascinating small fishing village. Thanks to the croatian highway building you can reach the marina within 4-5 hours from the borders.

Useful Information

Information on weather on the Adriatic
Concern about the weather conditions and planning sailing contributes to the safety at sea and makes sailing more pleasant. That is why we recommend regular listening to weather forecast. Information is broadcasted on television and radio news, and more comprehensive information is available on the Internet, for example: www.meteo.hr, www.accuweather.com.

Current weather forecast by Meteorological and Hydrological Service (DHZ) is broadcast continually on coastal radio stations and channels of Harbor Masters’ Offices. It is updated three times a day, at 5 am, 12 o’clock and 6 pm, and it refers to the first 12 and the second 12 hours, counting from the hour of update. Maritime coastal radio stations broadcast weather forecast at exactly determined UTC time (to which one hour must be added during the winter and 2 hours during the summer time count).
COAST RADIO STATION VHF CHANNEL BROADCASTING – SPLIT 07,21,28 05:45, 12:45, 19:45
Croatian coastal radio stations (Rijeka, Split, and Dubrovnik) broadcast information on weather and weather forecasts for the next 24 hours daily, in Croatian and English.

Continuous weather forecast on VHF transmitters
Harbor Masters’ Offices continuously transmit the weather report and warnings for seamen on their VHF channels. Report is automatically repeated in four languages (Croatian, English, Italian and German) with a short break between each cycle, and it is updated four times a day.

HARBOR OFFICE / VHF CHANNEL / HEARING AREA
SPLIT / 67 / MIDDLE ADRIATIC
DUBROVNIK / 73 / SOUTH ADRIATIC

Differences between summer and winter weather
Average temperature at the coast is between 5 and 8°C in winter and between 26 and 30°C in summer.

In summer, North and South Adriatic merge into a unique climate area with many warm and sunny days. High day temperatures are soothed by the wind called maestral, the humidity percentage is low and nights are pleasant. Surface sea temperature in all Adriatic is mostly between 24 and 26°C. In the late summer, the differences between North and South Adriatic become appreciable during night, while day temperatures remain the same for some time.

Colder nights soon cause the differences in the sea temperatures and the sea starts to cool faster in the north in early September. In the south, temperatures are still high, about 22°C.

Sea temperature
Average sea temperature is 11°C. The sea, of course, is coldest in the winter, and the surface temperature is about 7°C. In spring, average temperature is about 18°C and in summer, temperatures are rather high, between 22 and 25°C, and in the south up to 27°C.

Waves on the Adriatic
The height of Adriatic waves is mostly between 0.5 and 1.5 m.

Winds on the Adriatic
Winds on the Adriatic are mostly caused by the differences between the land and the sea temperatures, al well as by the differences in the air pressure. Circulation and mixing of warm and cold air causes pleasant winds: “burin” and “maestral”.

Regular exchange of day “maestral” and nigh “burin” is a sign of stable weather which is going to last. Abrupt changes in pressure announce stronger winds which should be avoided by sailing into sheltered coves and ports.

If you wish to know the details of a wind on the Adriatic, feel free to ask at the reception of the marina.

TAXI SERVICE
Taxi services you can ask on the marina reception or sailor on duty.

GUIDE THROUGH RESTAURANTS AT SEA
In the cove Proversa (Vela) at the northern entrance to Kornati, there is one of the oldest restaurants “MARE” whose specialty is fish. The restaurant has a nice little port in which even bigger boats can be moored (but they must not enter through the Proversa passage because it is shallow – 2.5 m, they must enter through the passage Mala Proversa).

In the cove Strižnja (on the island of Kornat), there are two famous restaurants: “QUATRO” and “STRIŽNJA”. They serve excellent fish!

Another restaurant, one of the oldest, is in Vrulje: restaurant “ANTE”. It is famous for preparing octopus in the Venetian manner, but it offers all other fish as well.

There is a famous restaurant “BEBAN” in the cove Lopatnica. As the owners of the restaurant are sheep-farmers, they offer island lamb.

You can eat well in the ACI Marina Piškera.

One of the best restaurants is the restaurant “RAVNI ŽAKAN”, which is rather expensive. It is in the cove of Ravni Žakan.

In the south of Kornati, there is restaurant “OPAT” under the high hill Opat, and restaurant “SMOKVICA” in the southern cove of the same island.

Outside Kornati, we would like to mention restaurant “MAČKOVA LUKA” on the island Kaprije, as well as some restaurants on the islands Zlarin and Žminjak.

Wellness CENTERS:

Hotel “Punta”
Grgura Ninskog 1 Vodice
tel: (022) 451-451

Indoor swimming pool with underwater massage, relax room, Finish, Turkish and Mediterranean sauna, fitness, beauty center with massage and beauty treatments

Hotel “Ivan”
Hotelsko naselje “Solaris” Šibenik
tel: (022) 364-950

The biggest wellness center in Croatia

Wellness center includes:
Complex of outdoor and indoor swimming pools with underwater massage
(Swedish, Tui Na, Thai-Ayurveda-Shiatsu, Aromatherapy massage, reflex massage)
Finnish sauna (body detoxication and relaxation
Mediterranean grotta (discover the unique effect of steam, essential oils, light and colour)
Fitness (stretching, chinesitherapy and strength trainings)
Beauty programs: face and body beauty treatments, aromatherapy, manicure, pedicure, hair-removal, epilation, suntan parlor, lymph drainage…
Specialized programs (managers, pensioners, anti-stress, relax-energy, weight losing programs…)

Service of fisical therapy and fitness center
Hotel «Imperijal»
Vl. Smiljana Marguš Put Vatroslava Lisinskog 2
Tel: 022/442 – 827

For private laundry and ironing services, please ask at the reception of the marina.