ibiza anchorage yellow buoys

[johnf]

We are planning to visit Ibiza west coast next summer. Does anyone know if the bays have the yellow buoyed areas like the mainland where you cannot take the tender in. I am not sure what the law actually is but I have not risked it and generally anchor tender and swim in as no one else brings tenders in. Any feedback on ibiza anchorages most appreciated

 

[Billjratt]

Been a while, but for what it's worth - the yellow buoys were to keep boats out of the swimming area in calas (or in the case of Ibiza Town, forbid anchoring at ferry area)
San Antonio Club Nautico has "aux - no" signs on the jetty, but everyone seemed to ignore them. Usually, there was a fairway through the swim areas for dinghies and pleasure boats.

 

[itspaul]

poss info here

http://www.portsib.es/en/paginas/home/

http://www.balearslifeposidonia.eu/index.php?register_vars[lang]=en

 

[Monique]

There are 2 areas with government arranged buoys; Ses Salines and another on Formentera. Name escapes me at the moment.

Hundreds of bays and if you drop anchor in the nice light colored areas, you are always in sand. I spent a month there this summer Portinatx is superb but get there early in the day. A SUPERB guide is published by Tula...

Great sailing area.

 

[Habebty]

Some bays have no bouys at all but you will still get moved on by the beach lifeguards as seen at Cala Nova last week when tender from large mobo was turned away from beach. Cala Lhonga looked like a nice spot to anchor though.

 

[narcer]

Yellow Buoys

There seem to be more and more every year, as is the case here in Porto Cristo as well, and Pollensa. This yr in Pollensa they extended the yellow buoys by 200m more from the beach. In Ibiza you´ll find them in the most popular beach Calas eg Cala Badella is full of them as is Portinatx, but there´s always a corner somewhere where you can pull up your dinghy. Normally you will find a channel between the yellow buoys where the tourist boats have access to the beach itself. I normally use this channel and then pull up the dinghy well clear of anything.

 

[tcm]

Tiny cala caleta isn't policed, anchor dinghy in to the resto and watch boat from nice lunch. Share the 30euro parillada i think. Open every day, it says.

In san antonio the fixed-up marina is getting arsey about dumping dinghies - another option is way over in the corner to NE of the bay, still next to town, tie dink near small dayboats.