Banjol – Isola di Rab

The Banjol anchorage is located about 2 miles southeast of the port of Rab (Rab) on the island of the same name. This area offers a good alternative for boat anchorage in case the ports no longer have moorings available, and an excellent opportunity to fully experience the sea. Banjol has a dock where a few places can be found, two meters deep. There is also a three-ton travel lift.

Like almost all the islands of Dalmatia, the western part is the most protected and the one where the vegetation is most luxuriant, the Mediterranean macchia here is also able to do its best thanks to the many water sources on the island. In the village there are restaurants and stores for provisions, and on the fifth of August St. Lucia is celebrated with a lively local festival that offers a chance to discover the local culture, especially gastronomic. The locals are hospitable and accustomed to tourists; as early as the late 1800s the resort was frequented by vacationers from the mainland.

The area near Banjol is well known to tourists because of three famous beaches which have the special characteristic of being of fine sand, which is difficult to find along Dalmatia that is composed mainly of limestone rock. Crnika and Suha Punta beaches boast the Blue Flag, an award given by the Foundation for Environmental Education to bathing areas that meet quality requirements such as cleanliness and purity of water. Stopping near these beaches by boat is facilitated by the presence of several small piers (beware of the draft), from land several paths lead to the coves, some of them dedicated to naturists. The best known beach by far is the southernmost one, Pudarica, where there are many bathers and there is a pier once used for ferries. The whole area is windy and on the beach one does not suffer from the heat while skirting the island by sailboat is particularly pleasant; beware of passing through the Barbat channel, which is busy in high season but at the same time has calm waters.

In the Adriatic Sea, it is the bora and the sirocco that are the prevailing winds but during the summer season the mistral has its importance. This wind starts blowing in the morning around 10 a.m. and then strengthens in the following hours and disappears in the evening with the sunset, definitely the best wind for fast and safe sailing.