Adriatic Wind Rose

In the old days was considered the winds as the act of the gods.
But people started to use thousands of years before the winds, as buoyancy for their ships and built the first windmills, though they did not know how and when wind arises. Just a few hundreds of years, the meteorology was a lesson and so was the wind to the scientific research activity and was no longer a matter for the gods.

The Adriatic wind rose is composed of eight primary winds, the main wind direction is for one of the eight fundamental aspects of the universe. Every wind has its characteristics that help us predict whether he is stronger or weaker, whether he will change the direction or another announces wind. Good knowledge of wind can help us to use the right and the negative to be avoided.

Jugo is a southwestern wind of moderate strength that blows from the sea towards the mainland along the Croatian Adriatic coast. It blows from the direction ESE, SE or SSE. His Characteristics are: the wind blows without interruption and with a gradual increase. It produces beautiful, long waves without noise and foam. Only when a strong Jugo the waves hit the coast and move noisily back into the open sea.
Because even waves and the ever-active force of the ever-mark from the same direction blowing wind the Yugo, he gives all sailors the special experience of a dynamic navigation on the sea with constant wind-filled sails, so to reach the sailboat is a very high speed able.

The bura is an unpredictable wind that blows from the mainland in gusts. It is relatively cold and dry, reaches moderate strength and can last several hours. It purifies the air, therefore visibility after the bura wind is excellent and the weather is sunny and cheerful.

Although the bura is primarily a winter wind, it blows throughout the year, especially in the morning, reaching an average speed of 11 m / s. Because it blows from the mountain slopes towards the sea, it comes most often from the northeast respectively. from the NNE, NE or ENE. On the open sea, the bura often changes into the northwestern direction.

The bura is known, their "Launenhäftigkeit" So the fact that it often blows in gusts, and that it begins to blow just as sudden and often unexpected, with the gusts of wind accompanied by howling noise. The gushes of wind can be interrupted for one or several minutes of calm or weak winds.

If you take when sailing along the island facing the mainland coast, a zone without vegetation, then you have to expect a particularly strong Bura. sailing during the bura means that there will be no lack of excitement, because this is really a great challenge requires that prudence and caution - both in the preparations of the boat and in terms of the team. Sailing in small sailboats is recommended for Bura only really excellent sailors.