Cala CartoeCala Gonone
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- παλίρροια
- The tide chapter on this coast is marginal, though not entirely absent. Even at springs the band out to five metres stays 350 m wide: the level does not change the route. A surge pushed by Libeccio can raise the level more than the tide itself. At Cala Gonone the sea tells you the time better than any table.
- καταφύγιο
- The shore in front of the mark faces southwest, about 217°, so everything arriving from that sector gets in unobstructed. In a cove only what comes through the mouth counts: if the mouth is looking at today's sea, no shelter inside will hold. At Cala Gonone whoever gets in first checks, whoever gets in out of habit is trusting yesterday. The 370 m that separate the shore from ten metres of water tell you how much sea it takes to ruin the day.
- συνθήκες
- With 200 m reached about 1400 m out, the limit of the day is set by your breath and not by the distance. With twenty metres at 430 m from the shore the session is organised in bands rather than in points. By 370 m from the shore you already know whether it is worth going on. At Cala Gonone it pays to come out feeling you stopped early.
- κίνδυνος
- In a cove the risk is the false calm: from inside you cannot see that the sea outside has built. At Cala Gonone, as along the whole Italian coast, the surface marker and the 50 m radius are not negotiable. Keep in mind the 20 m that separate you from the coast when you decide on the last descent. If you are alone, halve everything: depth, times and distance from shore.
- πρόσβαση
- Access in a cove is easy; coming back along the coast rather less so. The first 350 m are the murkiest, and after them the bottom starts to read. At Cala Gonone many accesses cross private property: if it is signed, look for another one. If you do not fancy swimming the 370 m back from ten metres of water, do not go any further out.
Rocky point to the N; deep limestone cliffs, open to any easterly.
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