passage from Buriana to Torrevieja

[pcatterall]

We plan move our base from Burriana (40nm north of Valencia) to Torrevieja ( south of Alicante) next spring.
Our group is debating plans! Its 160 miles and my idea ( weather permitting) would be a simple 2 nigthter
departing at 0800 and arriving in the evening 2 days later, This allows start and finish in daylight and an average speed of under 3 knots
implying that we could sail easily ( weather permitting of course). That's in our 10m Neptunian ketch
Our charts show no particular hazards so I guess fishing boats and ferries are things to watch out for.
Can anyone add to this basic plan?

 

[Buck Turgidson]

I’ve been back and forth from Valencia a few times takes me 30 hours. There is an island with rocks north of torrevieja. I forget its name but you can go inside it I however always go outside. There is an east cardinal that can be tricky to spot at night.

 

[WindyWindyWindy]

The island would be Tabarca, you can go inside it. The reserve there is marked by buoys which can sneak up on you a bit.
The main hazards are the shipping lanes off Cabo La Nao and the fish farms south of Santa Pola which don't always resemble the charts.
Denia would make a good stop over, easy access and the town has everything you might need.

With your plan, if you did more than 3 knots you would arrive in darkness, but Torrevieja is easy to enter and well lit. You can actually anchor inside the humongous breakwater.

 

[Buck Turgidson]

Yes the fish farms become a hazard if you plan to go inside Tabarca. If you go outside they are well inside the track to Torrevieja.

 

[MAURICE]

Done this route lots of times no bother at all ive done it before in one go and in small hops. I prefer the small hops as you get to see more. It really is an easy journey no real tides to bother with.