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Post by Donald on Jun 6, 2004 11:24:26 GMT 1
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Post by Graham - Bosmere on Jun 6, 2004 11:39:05 GMT 1
Mia have been going for a few years, but they do not answer emails sent in English, well not to date they havn't. If you want to cross the main part of the Adriatic you need to have someone who can contact you in case of weather causing service changes and your sailing being cancelled (at least with the cats and hydrofoils) otherwise you can finish up being stuck for a few days. The conventional ferries whilst slower are much more reliable and if it is rough you can at least get your head down. The small ones in a lumpy sea have been described as 'vomit comets' and I know what they mean having spent many years at sea and subsequently travelling across the N Sea on an almost weekly basis for nearly 15 years.
I would stick to Jadrolinija if I was travelling across to Zadar.
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Post by Donald on Jun 6, 2004 13:08:59 GMT 1
I have by now gathered that you don't like cats, Graham! But the Adriatic is not the North Sea, especially in the summer; it would be better described as a pond. I spend all summer near Vela Luka on Korcula, and the cat services, both to Lasotovo/Split and to Italy have never been interrupted in the hot months. As of October the risk increases, but even then it's around once a month that they can't sail.
The Miatour service is interesting not only because of time gains, but also because it seems to be the only fast way of getting from Rijeka to Zadar by sea, and by day.
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Post by Graham - Bosmere on Jun 6, 2004 20:59:35 GMT 1
Not totally true Donald, I love them - we are agents for Venizia Lines across to Istria. They are great in the right conditions. I agree the Rijeka Zadar service is fine as it is a sheltered route. However crossing the main part of the Adriatic is another issue. As to weather I distinctly rember Force 7 winds on the Adriatic in August last year, in fact one of the monohulls in the north had several panes of glass stove in when a wave went over the top. We have also had clients stuck in Pescara in the past when the former SNAV service became badly disrupted due to weather. I would not say so not use the cats, just be aware that they are more liable to suffer in heavy weather (wave hight is more important the wind strength) and that your plans may need to be changed rapidly, hence you need a good and reliable contact point.
The danger point with cats is when the wave hight exceeds the void hight between the hulls. The stability then changes rapidily and structural damage can occur. I could sprout on for hours about GZ curves, metacentric hight etc, but I somehow think you would get bored to death!
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Post by Edita on Jun 8, 2004 12:13:41 GMT 1
He, he
I guess Graham, you wouldn't dare to cross to Italy rowing in the small boat?!
Adriatic is not the North Sea, that's why all these people go there for holidays, don't they?
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