43:13.6N 16:26.7E

We wanted to get back to Otok Brac and see the rest of the island.  So after a lot on conversations with the Norwegians we left Vis and set sail in the harbor.  Now the wind was not much but at least I wanted to sail out since we were not on any time constraint.  So with Beaufort Force 3 winds we limped out of the harbor and I figured once we cleared the land the winds would increase.  And they did exactly that for 30 minutes.  Then the winds dropped even lower.  Our heavy cruising sails can deal with light winds and lose their shape and therefore any power to move the boat.  So in they came and on with the motor again.

Our first stop would be back at U Lucice for a mooring.  We know the place now and figured it is half way to our next stop so let’s go.  Upon arrival it was nearly full with almost all moorings taken.  Actually a surprise to me since that was not the case in the last visit.  We picked up one of the few free moorings and looked around at the closeness of the other moored boats.  Having been here before helps and I was not really comfortable with the selection.

Luckily another boat left in a few minutes, they were here for a daytime mooring but were not spending the night.  So we dropped our mooring and grabbed the newly vacated one that was further from other boats and on the edge of the filed giving a bit more privacy.  Nice choice and made a good time to take a swim and a bit of snorkeling.

The mooring we selected was owned by the other restaurant in the cove.  Come to find out their charges are 20% higher than the other for use of the mooring!  We had a fun debate with the dingy guy.  He said we are the first real American boat to come to the mooring field.  At that I said that must be why he raised the fees!

Still a good spot to grab a restful night.