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INTRODUCTION CARTOGRAPHY 1 BEHIND THE SCENES OF 777 PILOT BOOKS 14 FROM CAPO D’ORLANDO TO MILAZZO 3 OUR VALUES 28 AEOLIAN ISLANDS 7 THE 777 CREW 118 INDEX AND KEY TO SYMBOLS 8 MESSINA: THE CENTRE OF MEDITERRANEAN NAVIGATION ONSHORE ITINERARIES 12 EASY HARBOR: THE APP FOR RENTING AND EXCHANGING BOAT MOORINGS AMONG PRIVATE 106 SICILY OWNERS A land of infinite shades LOCALITIES TECHNICAL SECTION 58 CAPO D’ORLANDO • SICILY 110 CARDINAL MARKS 111 RULES FOR MANOEUVRING 64 MILAZZO • SICILY 112 DAY AND NIGHT IDENTIFICATION OF VESSELS 70 FILICUDI • SICILY 114 NAVIGATION BULLETINS 76 SALINA • SICILY TRUST OUR 777 ADVISOR 116 BEAUFORT SCALE OF WIND SPEED AND LET IT GUIDE YOU TOWARDS YOUR NEXT DESTINATION! 82 LIPARI • SICILY 117 FORMALITIES AND INFO: ITALY 88 VULCANO • SICILY 777ilportolano.it is the first website 94 PANAREA • SICILY 14 Cartography of ports and concessions’ reviews 100 STROMBOLI • SICILY that helps you to choose the berth that suits you! Read the opinions and share your experience competence and passion Lipari 82 with other sailors regarding value for money, safety, the courtesy and the facilities provided. 777pilotbook.com Searching is easy! With a few clicks you will be provided with a large range of useful information to consult for your journey. 4 | Il Portolano Il Portolano | 5 CLIMATE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE MAIN The northern coast has a mild and temperate climate, with limited seasonal excursions PORTS AND MARINAS variations. In the east the climate is influenced by the proximity of the continent and the IN NAUTICAL MILES SICILY steep interior elevations: there is less wind, it rains more and in winter temperatures are Marsala - Petrosino 7 a little lower. In the west, however, the climate is much drier and milder even in the middle Marsala - Trapani 14 of winter, although the winds tend to be stronger and more frequent. Marsala - Favignana 8 FROM CAPO D’ORLANDO Trapani - San Vito lo Capo 19 WINDS Trapani - Levanzo Centro Storico 7 In summer the prevailing winds come from the west north west but storms are quite rare. San Vito lo Capo - Castellammare del Golfo 12 The sirocco, which often blows in winter and in the intermediate seasons, can be dange- rous although coming from the land. This is because it is accelerated by the contours of Castellammare del Golfo - Terrasini 12 TO MILAZZO the island and it can arrive quickly and with storm force raising a short and confused sea Terrasini - Isola delle Femmine 11 a short distance from shore. The levante winds are typical in winter and almost comple- Isola delle Femmine - Palermo Mondello 6 tely absent in summer. In the western zone between Capo San Vito and Marsala the Palermo Mondello - Palermo La Cala 6 winds are more often from the west and are generally more intense because of the Palermo La Cala - Santa Flavia 10 bottleneck of the Sicilian Channel (the distance between Marsala and Capo Bon in Palermo La Cala - Ustica Cala Santa Maria 37 Tunisia is only 77 miles). Santa Flavia - Trabia 5 Trabia - Termini Imerese 6 CURRENTS Termini Imerese - Cefalù 16 Along the north coast the current is rather weak and goes westward, but It has no particu- Cefalù - Capo d’Orlando 36 lar effect on navigation. Tidal currents are substantially absent with the exception of the Cefalù - Filicudi Porto 40 area just adjacent to Capo Peloro and the Strait of Messina. Capo d’Orlando - Furnari Portorosa 17 SOUTHERN LANDSCAPE Capo d’Orlando - Santa Marina Salina 25 Stromboli From Marsala to Trapani the coast is low, uniform and full of lagoons, marshes, salt pans Furnari Portorosa - Milazzo 15 TYRRHENIAN and long beaches. Immediately behind Trapani the land becomes steeper. First we find Furnari Portorosa - Lipari - Porto Pignataro 23 SEA EAST SIDE Mount Erice, on top of which its namesake village is clearly visible, with the Castello di Ustica Milazzo - Messina 29 Venere (Castle of Venere); proceeding towards the east, direction Capo San Vito, we find Milazzo - Vulcano Porto Levante 21 Cofano and Monaco Mountains. To the west of Castellamare, the hills are not very high. Basiluzzo As you approach Palermo, the hills become higher and steeper. Monte Pellegrino, just along the coast near Mondello, is typical. The vegetation is scarcer to the west but Panarea becomes thicker and greener towards the east. The Madonie Mountains reach their Filicudi Salina AEOLIAN maximum height behind Cefalù, reaching almost 2000 metres. Further east there are the Alicudi ISLANDS Nebrodi Mountains, also well above 1000 metres. From the Gulf of Tindari to Milazzo, Mount Etna is clearly visible, with its height of 3330 metres and its summit almost always covered with snow. In the stretch of coast between Milazzo and the Strait of Messina, the Lipari Peloritani Mountains have a steep and imposing profile. The coast is a continuous alternation of rocky stretches, sandy beaches, and pebble beaches. Vulcano P. 26 P. 22 P. 24 Milazzo Capo Rasocolmo P. 20 Furnari P. 18 Portorosa Capo d’Orlando Patti P. 16 Santo Stefano di Camastra 14 | Il Portolano Il Portolano | 15 PAGE 58 DISCOVER CAPO D’ORLANDO CAPO RAISIGERBI Due to erosion of the coast, with related rockfalls, naviga- SANTO STEFANO MARINA DI CARONIA tion is prohibited in the area of sea in front of Castel di N 38°02’,13 E 014°26’,86 FINALE DI POLLINA DI CAMASTRA Tusa for a renge of 100 metres. N 38°01’,50 E 014°08’,52 N 38°00’,98 E 014°21‘,43 Anchorage feasible in settled weather and Anchor in approximately 5 metres in front The small beach is used for hauling fishing offshore winds. Anchor in front of the small of the beach of the Valtur resort. The boats ashore. The village is renowned for town in 3-5 metres, among the fishing boats. anchorage is fully exposed to the ponente its ceramics. Anchor on sand in approxima- and tramontana winds. tely 5 metres. C.o Raisigerbi 0 200 m 806 823 5 702 898 437 2 2 5 182 437 752 5 2 460 218 2 237 172 10 130 136 0 100 m 752 121 838 354 771 0 50 m 128 89 136 81 632 354 76 Historic Wk 557 90 88 64 60 139 280 92 38 97 395 48 77 68 310 135 60 266 46 81 7 Acquedolci 95 47 34 115 119 118 74 53 26 22.5 59 42 24 86 82 79 22.5 11.2 77 44 14.3 80 54 25 Wk P.ta Caronia 13.1 6.9 Sc.o S.Biagio 70 57 12.8 + 42 Fl.Y.7s3M 45 52 6.3 54 + 52 35 25 7 Y 43 44 C.o Raisigerbi P. 18 41 27 17.5 Marina di Caronia 36 23 36 41 39 16.1 36 8.5 23 32 32 24 Caronia 24.5 8.5 24 21.5 6.6 3.2 9 10.8 7.6 12.7 12.7 15.4 12.77.7 10.8 10.8 Finale di Pollina boat-experts.com 4.7 7.3 7.3 5.1 Santo Stefano sa Tu Castel di Tusa F. di Camastra 38° 00’ S.Stefano River di Tusa Motta d’Affermo S.Croce di S.Stefano 14° 10’ For shipyards and technical assistance visit the website SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE 16 | Il Portolano Il Portolano | 17 PAGE 58 DISCOVER CAPO D’ORLANDO SANT’AGATA DI MILITELLO - PUBLIC PORT 2F.RG.(vert)8/6m4M 5 CAPO D’ORLANDO 0 200 m N 38°04’,41 E 14°37’,61 Molo di Sopraflutto 5 + Fl.(2)12s27m16M ANCHORAGES + N 38°09’,78 E 14°45’,57 The large breakwater shelters a very large area, within which there are 790 2 10 Anchor in front of the small mooring buoys and jetties used by local boats up to 10 metres. 1018 2 2 Sand 10 beaches in 2-5 metres 466 banks north of the port, sheltered 600 WARNINGS: At the time of printing of this volume it is prohibited to anchor 800 2 from west winds.735 Beautiful due to heavy silting and work in progress in the entire area. Pay close atten- coastline and pleasing tion to the sand bank that extends up to 150 metres to the east of the head landscape. When approa- of the Molo di Sopraflutto and to the south on most of the body of water. 830 5 670 861 10 ching the anchorages, 2 beware of several isolated HARBOUR MASTER'S OFFICE: Circomare di Sant’Agata di Militello 525 + + + 440rocks awash on each side Tel. +39 0941 722 821 - VHF 16 630 805 + 5 of the small beaches. 73 0 100 m 520 FUEL STATIONS: www.boat-fuelling.com 320 ++ + 2 69 158 165 372 78 65 30 52 31 82 Fl.Y.5s3M 570 372 + 72 16 Y 297 56 38 55 21.5 C.o Piraino 16 48 20 Fl.Y.3s3M 5 15 + 36 19 560 11 18 Y 38° 137 Capo d’Orlando Brolo Rock 10’ 4 4 Piraino 18 10 3 + 96 169 8 11 8 382 17 4 5 428 75 7 Brolo P. 20 288 36 4.2 27 124 202 54 9 Piana del Capo Fl.Y+ .3s3M 7.3 Y M.Crizzina 24 115 6 46 70 Naso Bunkeraggi 814 6 19 praflutto Molo 44 Fl.G.3s12m4M 113 92 61 Molo di So 16 4 A 97 o Banchina Poggio di Morco Malò F.v.7m2M 16 Ficarra 4 59 30 7 2 5 87 6 P Molo di SottofluttoFl.R.3s10m3M 46 32 G 15 O S M.S.Rosalia F Q 31 17 5 H 37 N 64 B E 2 58 17 4 I R 19 8 M 33 Capri Leone boat-experts.com 2 D Banchina Banchina 8 L 43 12.6 a C 55 Torrenova Castelnc Umbertohin 2 Ba Banchina 39 5 Banchina C 13 25 31 43 CAPO D'ORLANDO - BAGNOLI - MARINA 24 16 11.5 N 38°09’,38 E 14°46’,56 20 Sant’Agata di Militello 14.5 9 Info line +39 091 564 9303 www.boat-mooring.com/4033 M.Scurzi 3 3.5 19 562 berths up to 40 mt.