08:30 CEST from Barletta. 2 hours after sunrise (06:29 CEST), after the rest day at Barletta.
Arrive
About 15:03 CEST at Vieste. In the afternoon, with about 4 hours 15 minutes of daylight in hand (sunset 19:16 CEST). The end of the voyage.
Tides
Range about 0.2 m: no practical effect
Wind
The maestrale is on the beam across the gulf
Boat
35 to 38 ft sailing yacht, 1.9 m draught, 6 kn under sail, 5.5 kn under engine
Crew
Skipper and 3 crew, 2 watches of 2
Track and waypoints 1 to 5, with ports of refuge as squares.
Go or no-go
Decide at 07:30 CEST. Go only if all of these hold:
No wind above force 5, and no tramontana or grecale above force 4: Vieste marina is exposed to both.
Vieste berth confirmed.
Visibility 2 nm or more.
If the weather is wrong, stay at Barletta. Manfredonia, at the head of the gulf, is the alternative.
Route and waypoints
Waypoints are planning positions in open water, checked against a 1:10m coastline to be at least 1 nm off land except at the harbour ends. Distances and courses are calculated from them. Plot every one on the current chart before use. Courses are true.
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Waypoint
Latitude
Longitude
Course
Leg nm
Total nm
ETA
Notes
0
Barletta
41°19.6′N
016°17.2′E
08:30 CEST
Depart.
1
Barletta approach
41°20.5′N
016°18.0′E
034°T
1.1
1.1
08:46 CEST
Out of the harbour.
2
Mid-gulf
41°33.0′N
016°20.0′E
007°T
12.6
13.7
10:52 CEST
Across the Gulf of Manfredonia.
3
Off Pugnochiuso
41°46.8′N
016°13.0′E
339°T
14.8
28.4
13:20 CEST
1 nm off the light. Sea caves from here to Vieste.
4
Off Pizzomunno
41°52.0′N
016°12.0′E
352°T
5.3
33.7
14:23 CEST
1 nm off the beach and sea stack.
5
Vieste approach
41°53.8′N
016°11.5′E
348°T
1.8
35.5
14:51 CEST
East of the marina entrance. Check on the chart
6
Marina di Vieste
41°53.4′N
016°10.8′E
233°T
0.6
36.2
15:03 CEST
Position from the marina.
Tides and time
Barletta · Thu 9 Sep · CEST (UTC+2)
HW
13:29
0.3 m
LW
20:51
0.1 m
From the Bari station.
Vieste · Thu 9 Sep · CEST (UTC+2)
HW
01:27
0.1 m
HW
13:51
0.3 m
LW
21:06
0.1 m
Thursday 9 September 2027. Tides. The range here is 0.1 to 0.3 m: tides make no practical difference. Wind and air pressure move the sea level more than the tide does.
Barletta uses the Bari station.
Tide times are predictions made for this plan from the TICON-4 harmonic constants (DGFI-TUM) with the Neaps tide predictor, because the official 2027 tables were not yet published when it was written. Tested against the official APDL table for Leixões on 23 July 2026, the predicted times were within 8 minutes and the heights 0.1 to 0.2 m lower. Heights are above lowest astronomical tide. Check every time against the official 2027 table before sailing.
Daylight. Sunrise at Barletta 06:29 CEST. Sunset at Vieste 19:16 CEST.
Weather
Gulf of Manfredonia. Open to the east; the maestrale crosses it on the beam.
September. The first autumn northerlies and thunderstorms can arrive.
Forecasts to check
Italian forecasts: Aeronautica Militare Meteomar and gale warnings (avviso di burrasca), meteoam.it. Forecast areas Ionio, Adriatico meridionale and Adriatico centrale. Zone names and issue times: Check the pilot book
NAVTEX: Italian stations cover the Ionian and Adriatic; check the station letters and times on the receiver. Check on the chart
Italian coast radio VHF weather broadcasts: Check the pilot book
Hazards
The Gargano coast. Sea caves, arches and rocks close in, with tour boats running in and out of the caves. Keep 1 nm off.
Vieste marina. Entry only with the marina's authorisation, 3 kn in the basin, no anchoring in it, depth up to 3.8 m.
Ports of refuge
Port
From the route
Use it when
Notes
Barletta
Start
Within the first hour
Harbour.
Manfredonia
15 nm west of waypoint 2
Weather turns
Check the pilot book
Vieste
Destination
First choice
Marina di Vieste, VHF 06.
Pilotage
Leaving Barletta
Leave the harbour carefully over the entrance and head north across the gulf.
Into Marina di Vieste
Approach from the east past Isola Santa Eufemia.
Call the marina on VHF 06 (+39 0884 702643) for authorisation before entering.
Lights on the way
Barletta
LFl(2) 12s, 36 m, 17 M
Pugnochiuso, Torre Preposti
Fl 5s, 62 m, 15 M
Vieste, Isola Santa Eufemia
Fl(3) 15s, 40 m, 25 M
Communications
Marina di Vieste
VHF 06 · +39 0884 702643
Emergency at sea, Italy (Guardia Costiera)
VHF 16, DSC 70 · 1530
Emergency on land
112
Contingencies
Tramontana rising. Go into Manfredonia or Mattinata.
Person overboard. Shout, point, throw the danger buoy, press MOB, DSC distress alert, Mayday on 16.
Before leaving
Forecasts read and logged before the go or no-go time
Italian notices to mariners (Avvisi ai naviganti) checked for the route
Waypoints entered and checked against the chart
Ship's log started in UTC
Crew briefing: route, watches, safety gear, MOB, fog
Vieste berth booked
Fuel for 9 hours under engine, plus a reserve
Water, food and hot drinks for 10 hours
Lifejackets with crotch straps, jackstays rigged, harnesses
Liferaft, grab bag, flares in date, handheld VHF
Radar, AIS and navigation lights tested
Passports, boat papers and insurance aboard
Sources
Marina di Vieste: marinedi.com.
Lights in Puglia and Calabria: English Wikipedia, List of lighthouses in Italy; Italian Wikipedia lighthouse pages (Capo Santa Maria di Leuca, Punta Palascia, Capo Colonna).
Port descriptions: Italian Wikipedia, Porto di Brindisi, Porto di Monopoli, Porto di Bari, Porto di Trani, Vieste.
Harbour ordinances (Capitanerie di porto) and the Autorità di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Meridionale's rules for pleasure craft could not be read. Check the pilot book
Tides: predictions from TICON-4 harmonic constants (Hart-Davis, Dettmering and Seitz, DGFI-TUM, 2025, doi 10.17882/109129) with Neaps (openwaters.io). Check against the Instituto Hidrográfico 2027 tables.
Sunrise and sunset: calculated (NOAA method).
Lights: The Lighthouse Directory (Rowlett), ibiblio.org/lighthouse, Portugal pages revised August 2024. Cross-check with the IH List of Lights, volume I.