LadyInBed
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Is it allowed to anchor off the island, if so do you require a permit?
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Isla de Cabrera
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tcm
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No, i don't believe that you are allowed to anchor in the charted zone in the bay - marine conservation area etc. There are mooring buoys, and you do need a permit. I didn't have one though, and the wardens seem quite happy that you are using the mooring buoys and not on an anchor, and not blasting around at speed, which is better than quite a few visitors manage.
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LadyInBed
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Thanks for that, I didn't think about buoys!
Approx how many buoys do they provide
Does it get choca
Are the buoys all in the same location
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Approx how many buoys do they provide
Does it get choca
Are the buoys all in the same location
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tcm
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All the buoys we found were in the litttle bay on the NW side nearest Palma - dunno if there others - not sure.
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tcm
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i found <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.searoom.com/veleda/veleda4-log19i.htm>http://www.searoom.com/veleda/veleda4-log19i.htm</A>
Even in august we still found space - it's a little distance from the mainland.
I wd also recommend Es Trenc, free anchorage, rare "blue water", good holding, fine sand at about the nearestish point on the mainland, just west of the SE point of Mallorca, east of Rapita. In fact i suppsoe i prefer it cos of the lovely blue....
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Even in august we still found space - it's a little distance from the mainland.
I wd also recommend Es Trenc, free anchorage, rare "blue water", good holding, fine sand at about the nearestish point on the mainland, just west of the SE point of Mallorca, east of Rapita. In fact i suppsoe i prefer it cos of the lovely blue....
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Paulka
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Anchoring in and around Cabrera is not permitted.
The only place where it is allowed to spend the night(s) is in the bay ususally know as "Port of Cabrera" on the north-west side of the island. There are buoys installed.
In theory, you have to ask for permission at least 3 days (working days), and no more than 20 days (calendar days) in advance.
In summer time, the rangers really stick to the rule. In wintertime, when they feel isolated, they usually will welcome any visitor, and permit even extended stays .... a few bottles of wine could greatly help. ;-)
The whole archipelago (a dozen of islets) is classified as a natural park, and any fishing is prohibited. Diving is permitted subject to prior permission on two sites, both on the north coast of the Cabrera island.
If you want, I can fax you a form "Solicitud de Autorizacion" for you to ask for permission by fax. It's fairly unburocratic ..... except for the above.
I was denied autorisation for having applied one day early!
Just PM me for more info.
Welcome to paradise.
Paul
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The only place where it is allowed to spend the night(s) is in the bay ususally know as "Port of Cabrera" on the north-west side of the island. There are buoys installed.
In theory, you have to ask for permission at least 3 days (working days), and no more than 20 days (calendar days) in advance.
In summer time, the rangers really stick to the rule. In wintertime, when they feel isolated, they usually will welcome any visitor, and permit even extended stays .... a few bottles of wine could greatly help. ;-)
The whole archipelago (a dozen of islets) is classified as a natural park, and any fishing is prohibited. Diving is permitted subject to prior permission on two sites, both on the north coast of the Cabrera island.
If you want, I can fax you a form "Solicitud de Autorizacion" for you to ask for permission by fax. It's fairly unburocratic ..... except for the above.
I was denied autorisation for having applied one day early!
Just PM me for more info.
Welcome to paradise.
Paul
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Paulka
New member
There are around 35 - 40 buoys in the "port of Cabrera" and a few ones in an other bay on the east side of the island, but you'll not be allowed to stay there overnight.
What is choca?
Paul
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What is choca?
Paul
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tcm
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Re: choca, choka
he chokka-bloc ie "it's chokka!" = it's completely full. "it's not chokka/choca= there are spaces"
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he chokka-bloc ie "it's chokka!" = it's completely full. "it's not chokka/choca= there are spaces"
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LadyInBed
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Thanks
tcm, thanks for the link (and the sp)!
and thanks Paul for the detailed info, sorry about the misspelt colloquialism (if thats what it is)
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tcm, thanks for the link (and the sp)!
and thanks Paul for the detailed info, sorry about the misspelt colloquialism (if thats what it is)
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Gunfleet
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Re: choca, choka
originally choc a bloque - two blocks on a tackle are so close together you can get no effective movement by using them. It's French but so much fun we use it too.
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originally choc a bloque - two blocks on a tackle are so close together you can get no effective movement by using them. It's French but so much fun we use it too.
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charles_reed
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No problem (if you mean the one in the Maddalena Archipelago) - but avoid the Porto Palma anchorage by the Club Med, there are far to many out-of-control learner dinghies and you'll be donked.
From beginning June onwards you'll be approached by a Ministry of Environment lackey in a RIB who'll ask you to contribute €15 a night to the National Park coffers.
he can be avoided if you can creep into Stignalli (there's plenty of room) and pretend to be a local fisherman.
Cabrera and maddalena are the worst afflicted of the islands by the Ministerio Ambiente bluebottle.
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From beginning June onwards you'll be approached by a Ministry of Environment lackey in a RIB who'll ask you to contribute €15 a night to the National Park coffers.
he can be avoided if you can creep into Stignalli (there's plenty of room) and pretend to be a local fisherman.
Cabrera and maddalena are the worst afflicted of the islands by the Ministerio Ambiente bluebottle.
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charles_reed
Active member
Error - thought you were referring to Caprera
Apologies - tho' why anyone would want to play around near Mallorca, that least desirable of Mediterranean islands...
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Apologies - tho' why anyone would want to play around near Mallorca, that least desirable of Mediterranean islands...
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LadyInBed
Well-known member
Re: Why
Because it's there and visiting the bad / mediocre makes the good so much better.
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Because it's there and visiting the bad / mediocre makes the good so much better.
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