Back to land

We arrived yesterday afternoon in the port. Everything went well.
Mario, veronika, Martina and Sandrine left us alredy yesterday and
this morning we had to say goodbye to Lars and Adriana ... sad.

Now we are in our hotel, where the room has a nice private terasse ...

Good morning Mallorca

We just arrived with the sunrise at es Trenc. Here we Swim until 12
before we go back to the port.

Goodby Ibiza

The night is coming slowly, we left Ibiza 1 hour ago, we have 80 see
miles to go to es trenc. We expect 12 hours of drive, there is not
much wind tonight but we have a wave against us which makes the boat
shaking the whole night.

Ibiza city and then back to mallora

After a night out in a club on Tuesday we had a calm beach day
yesterday at Formentera. Now we are at maibu beach and the crew took
the chance to visit Ibiza City by day. We will start our way back to
Mallorca tonight at 20.00 and want to be at a beach in Mallorca in the
morning.

Markus

Cruise to formentera

With a really nice wind we are one hour far from formentera where we
will stay overnight.

A night at the hippi beach

We spend the last night at the hippi beach cala benirras. Both boats
are docked together by anker. Now we are moving forward to south,
final destination Malibu beach for today.

Sunrise over Ibiza

After a funny night cruise the sun is back and we are one our far from
breakfast and swimming :-)

On the way to Ibiza

After a short stop for swimming and dinner we left Mallorca now. For
the next 8 hours we are on the way to Ibiza via motor because the sea
is very calm, no wind. It's a clear night with a lot of stars, next
message 2mor morning from Ibiza.

Markus

Coffee in Palma

I started my day with a coffee at the roof top of our hostel.
Everybody arrived well in Palma. Yesterday night we had some Tapas. At
10.00 we will move forward to go to the boat.

Introduction of the Area - Ibiza

Ibiza is an island in the Mediterranean Sea 79 km off the coast of the city of Valencia in peninsular Spain. It is the third largest of the Balearic Islands, an autonomous community of Spain. With Formentera, it is one of the two Pine Islands or Pityuses. Its largest cities are Ibiza Town (Catalan:Vila d'Eivissa or simply Vila), Santa Eulària des Riu and Sant Antoni de Portmany.

My favorit beach choice with one sample shot:

Cala de Benirras (hippi beach with sunday sundown party including drums and fire dancer)

27km north of Ibiza Town/San An. Accessed from San Miguel - San Juan road, this is a curving sandy cove, surrounded by beautiful steep pine-covered hills. Benirras is the favourite gathering beach of they 'alternative' crowd, particularly at sunset, when hippies and percussionists like to bongo-drum out the day in tribal style as the sun descends into the bay behind a monolithic rock island in the entrance to the bay, which is commonly referred to as God's Finger.

Playa de las Salinas (also called Malibu Beach, THE beach for the party during the day where you see all the celebrities, swimwear you never saw before and a lot of silicone)

9km south of Ibiza Town. Ibiza's most popular and easily most 'trendy' beach, the hipsters generally liking to let it all hang out here, literally. The large, pale expanse of sandy beach is lined with four quality, musically chilled, bar-restaurants. Sa Trinxa is the clubbing crowd's choice, with cool funky sounds served up by DJ Jon Sa Trinxa, with equally popular Jockey open 365 days a year, Malibu and Guarana having slightly more of a Euro-trash glamour crowd, and all filled with gorgeous tanning flesh. Beyond the bar beach areas to the east are more intimate little rocky areas caused by age-old quarrying and the elements. The motto there is to stand out.

Cala Salada (the perfect spot with the boat, spend a whole day there in July)

4km north of San An. Very busy, yet still restful, sandy cove, protected by high cliff faces. It has crystal clear water, is a popular resting place for yachts, and has gorgeous surrounding scenery.

Introduction of the Area - Espalmador

Isla de S'Espalmador, or S'Espalmador or Espalmador, is a small, uninhabited island located in the Balearic Islands. It is just off to the north of Formentera. It is separated from Formentera by a shallow sandbar, and during low tide it is possible for one to wade between the two islands. This area is a popular stopping point for those in yachts heading between Ibiza and Formentera. Features of the island include pristine beaches, a lighthouse, and freshwater springs.


Espalmador is very famous for his salt mud lake in the middle of the island. The mud can be used as a treatment... no payment for this open Spa. People are looking very funny after a mud bath.

Introduction of the Area - Formentera

Formentera is the smallest and southernmost island of the Illes Pitiüses group (which includes Ibiza and Formentera) and belongs to the Balearic Islands autonomous community (Spain). It is 19 kilometres long and is located approximately 3 nautical miles (6 km) south of Ibiza in the Mediterranean Sea. Its major villages are Sant Francesc Xavier, Sant Ferran de ses Roques, El Pilar de la Mola and La Savina.

The island was reachable by ship only from Ibiza, making it the quieter of the two islands but in recent years regular lines from the Spanish mainland have increased the amount of tourism. It is known for its many pristine beaches and the fact that nude sunbathing is allowed on most of its beaches.

North of Formentera is the small island of Espalmador (Illa de s'Empalmador). Espalmador is separated from Formentera by a shallow sandbar, and during low tide, it is possible for one to wade between the two islands. This area is a popular stopping point for those in yachts heading between Ibiza and Formentera.

Formentera comprises one municipality, also called Formentera, and has a population of 7,461 (2002). Its land area is 83.24 km² (32.14 sq mi).

(content and links provided by wikipedia)

Introduction of the boats - Sunrise 43

The sunrise is a Sun Odyssey 43 owned by Reiner Schaefer. The boat has 8 beds and is build in 2002, 14 meters long and 4,20 meters wide. Reiner is offering charter trips in the mediterranen See.
The highlight will be the ARC Around the world cruise starting in January 2010 where he will participate with his boat. If you are interested to join the around the world tour for a couple of days go directly to his homepate.
www.sail-away-charter.de

Introduction of the boats - Lagoon 440

The Lagoon 440 is a 15 Meter catamaran. 10 beds, 4 bathrooms. The boat is in charter at viva yachting Mallorca and will be driven by Markus.

Preparation Finished

This blog will update you about the sailing week in Mallorca and Ibiza in August 2009. The preparation is done, looking forward to start next friday.