THOSE OF US WITH BOATS IN THE MED

[Hurricane]

Yep, santa ponsa is (nearly) always a safe bet - if santa ponsa is no good then palma nova will be ok and vice versa.

But regardless of that I dont have a giro - it would mean I'd have nowhere to store my fenders! my boat is the windy 25 nearest the camera - too small for giros

A few years ago, we had to stay in Mallorca for a week/10 days to meet the kids.
It was in the middle of August so rather than go into a marina and get "ripped off", we stayed on anchor.
The weather wasn't very good to us so we alternated between Santa Ponsa and Palmanova
Just as you say.
Good selection of restaurants in both places.

 

[MapisM]

Lots of jobs to catch up on

M, is possibly the replacement of thermostats one of them?
As you might remember, I'd be interested to hear about the result!

 

[itspaul]

Anyone on here who has a mooring in andratx and there cost for a 16m ? Here as a visitor at the moment and paying €145 per night at the yacht club. Seems really cheap ?

 

[Bouba]

Lunch

 

[Portofino]

We are lunching on board , but will eat out tonight .

Discovered Spaghetti Vongole ...thats clams ...€12 for a main here at a marina restaurant.

 

[MapisM]

That's actually "spaghetti alle vongole", for sake of accuracy.
But most important, waddumean discovered?!? That's up there among the all time classics!
What were you used to eat in SoF? ?

 

[Bouba]

I had burger and chips

 

[dune16]

We go back to the UK tomorrow

Hopefully back end of August as long as no further lockdown issues....

 

[Portofino]

That's actually "spaghetti alle vongole", for sake of accuracy.
But most important, waddumean discovered?!? That's up there among the all time classics!
What were you used to eat in SoF? ?

The CdA grub doesn’t hold a candle to the food here .
Our Dutch berth broker handling the rental warned us .
Even the supermarket Rose @€1. 4 for L box tastes better .I thought the Fr invented the stuff ?
Unbelievable the on shore living here .

 

[MapisM]

Unbelievable the on shore living here.

Glad that you like it.
Btw, when it comes to quality of life in Italy, as a rule of thumb it gets higher as the latitude gets lower.
So, with all due respect for Liguria, it only gets better from there!

 

[Portofino]

Glad that you like it.
Btw, when it comes to quality of life in Italy, as a rule of thumb it gets higher as the latitude gets lower.
So, with all due respect for Liguria, it only gets better from there!

Glad that you like it.
Btw, when it comes to quality of life in Italy, as a rule of thumb it gets higher as the latitude gets lower.
So, with all due respect for Liguria, it only gets better from there!

Yes , it more of a convenience thing from a geographical POV .
Theres a lot of Torino folk come down @ WE s , nice bunch btw .
When the Corvid thing improves we plan to revisit Portofino, Elba and N Corsica again ( went on the S/Skr ) .
So this season just chill laxing so to speak .
Just loving the zero crowds .

 

[Bouba]

Just loving the zero crowds .

The crowds here are growing, as is the R number

 

[jrudge]

Anyone on here who has a mooring in andratx and there cost for a 16m ? Here as a visitor at the moment and paying €145 per night at the yacht club. Seems really cheap ?

The bouys are less and I prefer them. The ones on the port side as you come in a calmer

 

[julians]

Anyone on here who has a mooring in andratx and there cost for a 16m ? Here as a visitor at the moment and paying €145 per night at the yacht club. Seems really cheap ?

Not a direct answer but I paid 35 euros for an 8m berth a few days ago.

 

[Portofino]

The crowds here are growing, as is the R number

Wonder ( threads about the Med + Corvid remember) if the Balearics will last without another lockdown ?
It’s got two headwinds .
1- Airports to catch it .
2- N Eu ( in U.K. ) piss heads flocking in .....ignoring social distancing !

Recipe for R= +1 .......unfortunately.

Nothing to do with the formulites on here trying to boat btw ...they may be caught up in the collateral damage .

 

[MapisM]

Just loving the zero crowds

Seconded!

 

[julians]

Wonder ( threads about the Med + Corvid remember) if the Balearics will last without another lockdown ?
It’s got two headwinds .
1- Airports to catch it .
2- N Eu ( in U.K. ) piss heads flocking in .....ignoring social distancing !

Recipe for R= +1 .......unfortunately.

Nothing to do with the formulites on here trying to boat btw ...they may be caught up in the collateral damage .

Its not too busy in majorca, looks like 75% of magaluf hotels are closed still when I drive through. No crowds on beaches etc.

 

[AndieMac]

Seconded!

Perfect pic P, is that Capo Sandalo in the distance?

 

[MapisM]

Perfect pic P, is that Capo Sandalo in the distance?

Great memory!
We spent here three days in a row. Always as flat as in the pic if not even more, which is rare.
Snorkeling aside, we also had three gorgeous sunsets, and a great view of comet Neowise!
In case you didn't hear about it, you can easily google it, but as I understand it is only visible from the N emisphere, sorry!
Heading back to CF this evening, though.
Some Mistral is on its way towards us...

 

[Hurricane]

The bouys are less and I prefer them. The ones on the port side as you come in a calmer

But on the buoys you don't get automatic access to the marina facilities (swimming pool etc) unless you blag.
And the pool/club is particularly nice - best on the island IMO