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Cala d'Hort-Alicante

14 July, 2016| 88.2 nm | position 38°20'19.12"N 0°29'6.40"W S-SE 5-8m/s  

 

Lifted anchor before sunrise and motored west toward Alicante.

Sunrise over Ibiza

After a couple hours on engine, the southern wind arrived and we could set the sails and enjoy some playful Striped Dolphins.

Two playful Striped Dolphins showing off

San Antoni-Cala d'Hort

14 July, 2016| 9.2 nm | position 38°53'21.65"N 1°13'21.83"E Variable  

 

Motored to the most westerly bay in order to shorten the leg back to Alicante. This bay is just inside the Island Es Vedrà, our first stop in Ibiza.

Last sunset in Ibiza

Cala Comte-San Antoni

13 July, 2016| 4.5 nm | position 38°58'29.84"N 1°18'13.56"E Variable  

 

Short leg to San Antoni to get some diesel for the leg back to Alicante. The Repsol fuel station was a bit shallow at places, but we managed.

Anchored next to buoys of the Club Nautico. Getting a berth in San Antoni is difficult in the summer months, but it's easier getting a buoy. They have waiting lists for both. At a buoy you can be picked by a launch to go on shore and for a small fee you can also tie up at the quay for a couple of hours to charge your batteries an fill up water.

Shopping is easy if you land your tender by the west end of the club ( there is a public quay ) and a supermarket and chandler is close by.

For anchor in the bay of San Antoni

Cala de Porroig-Cala Comte

11-12 July, 2016| 18.5 nm | position 38°57'56.56"N 1°13'26.30"E Variable  

 

Es Picatxos

Cala Comte

Flyboarding

is not

easy

Not only sunsets are nice on Ibiza - this is the first sunrise!

Isla Tagomago-Cala de Porroig

10 July, 2016| 25.0 nm | position 38°52'1.77"N 1°18'7.77"E Variable  

 

Ibiza town

Superyacht

Cala de Porroig

Miniyacht

Tender to Virginian

Cala Portinax-Isla Tagomago

9 July, 2016| 9,4 nm | position 39° 2'9.80"N 1°38'26.75"E Variable  

 

Passing the northern point of Ibiza - Punta Moscarter

Pre-historic engraving

Morning exercise on the neighbor yacht

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A noble yacht visited the island today - "Indio" - a 100 feet custom Wally built in 2007 and won the Best Sailing Yacht 30-40m at World Superyacht Awards 2010

S/Y Indio

We had a bit of anchor cinema today - while swimming back from the boat after snorkeling, the captain discovered two anchors almost caught up in each other. Once back in the boat a catamaran lifted it's anchor, but unfortunately caught the other anchor chain and after a lot of work they managed to free the jam with a boat hook, but getting an anchor chain off a boathook is not easy and in the end the boathook followed the anchor chain to the bottom ( the last picture)

Two anchors  - dangerously close

One anchor, two chains

One anchor chain, one boathook

Almost alone at Isla Tagomago by sunset

Cala Binirras-Cala Portinatx

8 July, 2016| 4.1 nm | position 39° 6'35.03"N 1°30'54.77"E Variable  

 

Quite some nice restaurants along the bay

Anchoring is obviously a challenge in the tiny bay!

Cala Salada-Cala Binirras

7 July, 2016| 10.6 nm | position 39° 5'21.08"N 1°27'13.23"E E-NE 7m/s  

 

Islas Margarita

Motoring slowly today to charge the batteries a bit and to admire the landscape.

Cala Binirras is open to the west and good holding ground, at least our anchor held when we had a squall at midnight with up 30knots wind. Others weren't that lucky, a sailboat just upwind from us lost its and panicked in the strong wind. Fortunately one of the charter skippers assisted them with his tender. At one time they were just a few meters away from us in the complete darkness without control of the boat. The charter skipper managed to calm them down and showed them a new place to drop the anchor and this time downwind from us.

Punta Torretas

Only a tiny rock to protect us from west

Snorkeling is is nice in these waters

A tiny cave in the bay

The cave from the inside

Cala Vadella-Cala Salada

6 July, 2016| 8.9 nm | position 39° 0'32.49"N 1°17'47.61"E Variable  

 

Sorry, but no sunset picture today!

The amount of super yachts continue to surprise us! The one below must be owned by a very young millionaire...

A 95 meters camping boat with it's own waterslide

Cala Salada

Cala Salada is protected from any weather, except SW. There is a restaurant at the beach, but no dogs allowed, so we skipped our sunset drinks today

Slack line is not easy!

Cala Saona-Cala Vadella

4-5 July, 2016| 15.7 nm | position 38°54'53.85"N 1°13'16.75"E E-W 8m/s  

 

Passing Cabo Jueu

Nice sailing wind from the east until we passed Cabo Jueu, where it to our surprise turned west! We left Cala Saona because the forecast was that the wind would turn from E to NNW during the night.

Playa Vadela

Cala Vadella would protect us from the NNW but not from west! Well the wind wasn't strong so we anchored in the tiny bay, (open to the west) anyway!

Fishermen's living quarters

One of the fishermen in the bay

and his prey

and some friends of the prey

and more friends

Es Trucadors-Cala Saona

3 July, 2016| 5.3 nm | position 38°41'42.18"N 1°23'19.15"E E 8m/s  

 

Playa Saona, with the anchorage behind

Short sail today, just reaching along Formentera with only a bit of the genoa out.

Arriving to the bay, it took us some time to find a spot to anchor because we caught the anchor chain on a rock.

Once settled down, we could enjoy all the boating competions which are practiced here;

- Sailing closest to boats on anchor

- Fastest slalom among the boats

- Biggest wakes or loudest music

 

Traditional boat sheds are lining the bay

Es Vedrà-Es Trucadors

2 July, 2016| 15.9 nm | position 38°45'58.85"N 1°25'40.22"E SE-E  4-6m/s  

 

The island Vedrà - and no - The colours have not been photoshopped!

Sailing towards Formentera, we saw a lot of super yachts anchored in the bays of Ibiza and our plotter showed us how full the Es Trucadors was.

This bay is a sanctuary for Poseidon grass and you are not allowed to anchor where it grows - anchor on sand!

Super yachts at the playa

In the Caribbean, well actually Formentera..

Sunset over the island Vedrà

Alicante-Es Vedrà

1 July, 2016 | 84.8 nm | position  38°52'15.09"N 1°11'48.24"E S 0-8m/s  

Left Alicante late after topping up diesel, petrol and water. Had to motor the first couple of hours, but then the forecasted south breeze arrived and we could do the rest of the 85 nm at speeds between 7.5-8 knots!

Arriving at Es Vedrà just before midnight, in the dark, it was quite a challenge to navigate the 100m wide bay to find a safe place to drop the anchor. The bay proved to be a good shelter for southern wind and waves!

Sheltered by the 250m high mountain on the island Vedrà, we had a quiet night. We actually could spot this island 38nm out at sea!