Coves and anchorages in Ibiza

Playa de las Salinas.  This is the daytime nerve-centre of Ibiza's youth culture phenomenon. It tends to be full of people moving to competing musical rhythms emanating from the four different open-air beach restaurants. Malibu is probably the best known (although it is also the dearest) and it offers the advantage of enabling you to order food to be eaten on board your vessel. Lovers of "trance" music should go to Sa Trinca.

Punta Rama    A paradise location, far away from crowds, beside a cliff and with clean, transparent water. It is a wonderful place for diving off the two rocky outcrops close by.

Cala Jondal    A delightful beach with views over to the straights and Formentera, and boasting two fine beach restaurants: one which is casual but good and the other whose name Jockey Club tells you everything you need to know about it.

Puerto Roig    An excellent, well-sheltered night-time anchorage, only a short dinghy-ride away from the beach restaurant Es Torrent, open till late and serving very good fish dishes and incomparably good prawns.

West of Cabo Jieu    Opposite the imposing promontory rock of  Es Vedrá, we find anchorage over a sandy seabed, with clean water and great tranquillity.

Cala Vadella.   A specially good location for an overnight anchorage, since it is well protected, peaceful and offers a number of restaurants looking onto a magnificent beach.

West of Isla Conejera    Far from the hordes of tourists, nestling beside the wildest expanses of the island, this anchorage is a particularly privileged spot from which to survey the sunset.

Cala Benirrás    A magnificent cove, totally undeveloped and offering a fine beach lined with pine-trees. Although there are perhaps too many boats present during the daytime, at night there is a wonderful atmosphere created by an extremely unusual group of musicians. There are also two beach restaurants which stay open till late.

Northeast of Tagomago    A small cove, with very clean water, surrounded by rocks that would excite a geologist's interest. Absolutely delightful.

Cala Mastella    A very good anchorage, even for an over-night stay, in a spot with only a couple of holiday villas, surrounded by pine-trees. There is also a beach restaurant there where, for many years, they have been serving authentic Ibiza-style arroz de peix (fish and rice) as a lunchtime delicacy.

Marinas on Ibiza

Ibiza. (the island's capital city)   Although there are three marinas in the city of Ibiza, all of them offer limited mooring in the summer.
       Marina de Botafoch, is the most fashionable, with good restaurants and small shops. However, it is very difficult to come across moorings here and we would suggest that you avoid the quayside since it often has a very unpleasant groundswell overnight.
      Ibiza Nueva, is the largest of the three. Before you are allotted a mooring, make certain you do not go to the end (portside) when there is a merchant vessel loading overnight. From both these marinas, there is a vapporeto type of vessel, which will take you right to the centre of the city.
      Club Náutico de Ibiza (Ibiza Yacht Club), usually has moorings available in the early hours of the evening, although the dilapidated quay and the swell produced by maritime traffic in the marina make the experience less than agreeable. In the city, there is a rich and varied supply of gastronomic delights on offer.

San Antonio. A magnificent marina for anchorage or for moorings in the new floating quays that have been installed in the Yacht Club. You can also secure your vessel to other boats in the Port Authority quay, entering portside beyond the ferry. The town is a disappointment at night owing to the number of hooligan elements. For a meal, try the Rias Baixas.

Santa Eulalia. A wonderful marina, where you will have every chance of finding a free mooring. It is an excellent alternative to the city of Ibiza, since it is only a ten minute taxi ride away from the capital. A good restaurant, conveniently located in the marina itself, is Doña María.

 RECOMMENDED FIRST YACHTING ITINERARIES

We offer the following recommended itineraries for overnight stops spanning a week of holiday cruising. At the same time, we would remind you that meteorological conditions ultimately have to be the decisive factor in determining your navigation plans.

The most peaceful itinerary:  Portalls Vells -- Andraitx -- Cabrera -- Es Caragol -- Sa Rapita -- Cala Pi
  
The South-East of Mallorca:  Andraitx -- Cala Pi -- Es Caragol -- Porto Petro -- Porto Colom -- Cabrera
  
Circumnavigating Mallorca:  Andraitx -- Sóller -- Pollença -- Cala Agulla -- Porto Colom -- Cabrera
  
Circumnavigating Ibiza:  Portalls Vells -- Benirrás -- San Antonio -- Port Roig -- Ibiza -- S. de Tagomago
  
Ibiza and Formentera:  Portalls Vells -- Santa Eulalia -- Formentera -- Port Roig -- Ibiza -- Cala Mastella