Isola di Unije – Golfo del Quarnero

The uninhabited bay of Maračol (in Italian, Lungo) is located in the southeastern part of the island of Unije (Unie) south of the Istrian peninsula, and is the most recommended place for anchorages in anchorages, given the depth of the water (between four and eight meters) and the good tenorage bottom.

The bay is uninhabited, the only drawback is that the place is very busy; in high season you will probably find the bay crowded. Despite the many buoys (very close together) already in the early afternoon there is a chance to find all the buoys occupied, and in the evening there is a second line of boats at anchor. Few motor yachts and many sailboats of different sizes, the place is also a regular stop for various charter agencies. Affordable prices (2014), 10 kunas per boat meter plus the tourist tax corresponding to 5 kunas per person.

Wanting to take a walk from here it is possible to walk to Unie, following a path for about 15 minutes. Unie is the only small town on the island of the same name with a convenience store, the permanent inhabitants are not even 100 people, until the arrival of tourism many have migrated since the island is located in the high seas and detached from the others and therefore is a peripheral area.

The town’s ports located in a wide bay also has a small pier and is reached after about 20 miles of sailing from Maracol; do not stop here in case of westerly or mistral winds.

The port does not have much room for boats and a couple of prohibitions: you have to leave the pier clear for the first 50 meters and you cannot anchor to the west (opposite the head of the pier), anchorage with a mediocre bottom, and half a mile from the entrance watch out for some outcropping rocks.

For night entry help with the red flashing light three seconds placed at the head of the pier. On the southwest tip of Unije Island flashing red and white light 10 seconds.

The island of Unjie has a long history in the field of agriculture particularly with regard to the cultivation of olive trees, in fact even today there are vast olive groves arranged on terraces made with typical dry-stone masonry, can be seen especially in the southern part, and thus also in the area near Maracol. There are over ten thousand plants on the island, and the harvested product is one of the most important sources of livelihood for locals, along with fishing and tourism.