Golija Wreck

The Golija lies in the Maun Channel between Maun island and the south-west coast of Pag, a sheltered strait rather than open sea, so it sees Adriatic wind-sea rather than any true ocean swell. Maun island rises immediately to the south-west and west (only a few hundred metres away), fully shadowing the whole S-SW-W sector. The exposed windows are along the channel axis: the SE is the most open, taking the long-fetch Jugo (Scirocco) that builds the biggest waves here, while the NW admits the Maestral and down-channel chop toward the Skrda gap. The NE-to-E sector faces the near coast of Pag only three to four kilometres across the channel, giving short-fetch cross-channel wind waves, notably from a gusty Bura. Because the wreck sits at 30-40 m at the foot of a wall, it is little affected by surface state at depth, and tides are negligible; a strong Jugo or Bura mainly makes the boat work and the shallow deco on the wall uncomfortable rather than moving the wreck itself, but either can shut the trip down.