Ibiza - Docking
Marinas
There are several marinas on Ibiza; see entries below.
Anchoring
The area between the breakwater and Marina Botafoch is designated and marked as “No Anchoring”. This rule is now being more rigorously enforced and boats are being fined if they ignore this rule.
The only area anchoring is allowed is below the cathedral in Ibiza Town, but this is uncomfortable at any time and untenable with any weather from the southern sector. It’s beneath a cliff, so to access the town by dinghy, you will need to go around the western breakwater, into the inner harbour.
Cruisers have reported being removed from the anchorage on the East side of the harbour and were told that nobody was now allowed to use the anchorage on the West side under the Cathedral either. Please let us know updates if you try anchoring here.
Cruisers have posted comments at the bottom of the page about other anchorages around the Island of Ibiza.
Other Moorings/Anchorages
There are several bays around the island (including Es Oalmador and Salinas) which have official mooring buoys/floating pontoons run by Ports IB.
These can be booked in advance via the website – www.portsib.es. You need to register first which can be a problem if using Internet Explorer. Mozilla / Firefox works better. You will need to attach a scanned copy of the ship’s registration to the form.
Puerto de San Antonio
Puerto de San Antonio is on the NW coast of Ibiza and is the other major harbour on the Island. It is a serious tourist destination, although in the Spring and Autumn is a nice place to visit. You can anchor in the bay free of charge off-season, however approx. 80 mooring buoys are deployed by Club Nautico San Antonio (Es Nautic) for the summer, which greatly reduces available space for anchoring.
The mooring buoys, like in most of the Balearics, are in use by 1st June. Yachts at anchor are normally evicted by mid to end of May. The mooring buoys cover the area sheltered by the harbour wall. Buoys tend to be completely booked throughout the summer (probably by charter companies).
To try and obtain a mooring for the night, the process is to call Es Nautic on the day you want to visit, by 0900 (Tel: 971 340645 – they speak good English), or e-mail reservas@esnautic.com.
You will then be added to the waiting list and will receive a call by 13.30 to confirm (or not) your allocation of a buoy. The nightly charge includes a water taxi, use of the Club’s facilities and free Cava in the Club.
It is also possible to berth at the Club Nautico marina or at the IB pontoons. Both the marinas suffer from movement of traffic in the bay.
Last updated: May 2016
If you have information for this section, or feedback on businesses used, please let us know at editor@noonsite.com. We also welcome new information about businesses you have used (see Related Businesses).
Next Section: Profile: Yacht Clubs
Port Navigation
Courtesy Flag Discounts
YachtFlags.com provides high quality courtesy flags that are manufactured in durable Knitted Polyester fabric. Knitted so that the fabric itself does not deteriorate in the constant movement that marine flags are usually exposed to, and polyester so that the flag does not weaken in the strong UV-light usually found in the main sailing areas of the world.
YachtFlags.com offers a discount to Noonsite members.
Use the coupon code NOONSITE_5A2B when checking out to get 10% off today.
Buy Now On YachtFlags.comMain Ports - Spain
Courtesy Flag Discounts
YachtFlags.com provides high quality courtesy flags that are manufactured in durable Knitted Polyester fabric. Knitted so that the fabric itself does not deteriorate in the constant movement that marine flags are usually exposed to, and polyester so that the flag does not weaken in the strong UV-light usually found in the main sailing areas of the world.
YachtFlags.com offers a discount to Noonsite members.
Use the coupon code NOONSITE_5A2B when checking out to get 10% off today.
Buy Now On YachtFlags.com
FORMENTERA. Nothing to do with mooring but if you want to see the island without hiring a scooter DO NOT use the tourist bus.
It is way more expensive than the public transport and goes to exactly the same places.
Short trip by bus is €1.80. Long trip €2.55 or there is a day ticket t
For €10..
There is a well stocked chandlers beside the marina which has reasonable prices.
Posidonia moorings are a curse. Isla Espalmador buoys are €29 for an 11m yacht in August.
December 2018, stayed at Ibiza Magna, good location right next to town center, price ok (15€ for a 9 m sailboat) but incredibly – no toilets and no showers, but good WiFi..
Although being very close to the fast ferries connecting Ibiza to Formentera, the wash was minimal.
June 2018, Ibiza anchorages:
Anchored at Cala Tarida for several days. Great spot, although busy. The dinghy can be left on the beach either side of the swim barrier, or docked around the corner of the rock where the Aquabus docks – there’s a few fenders hanging on the rock for that purpose. Make sure you anchor in the sandy areas only, Posidonia police visited daily and inspected some anchors with sight glass while we were there. Small Spar supermarket a short walk away if you land on the north end of the beach and walk up the stairs, then turn right. Expensive prices, but had fresh bread.
Ensenada de San Miguel on the north side had mooring buoys on both ends, but some room for anchoring in the middle, and a little further out in 10-15m over sand. The dinghy can be landed on the beach, which also has an open shower. Several small, expensive supermarkets on the beach access road. Cala Beniras in the same bay offers additional options.
On the NE corner of Ibiza, anchorage just NW of Punta Grossa. Two small anchorages on the sand and some stone – shoreline or stern anchor to limit swing and exposure to swell useful. Very scenic with several small caves to explore, completely isolated, steep rock cliffs offer great shelter but block all phone signals. Good spot for departure to Mallorca
Reported by Hanjo Huizing of S/Y Passion:
We were anchoring in Cala Las Salinas, nearby Eivissa city (Ibiza). Our anchor chain touched the Posidonia (we were not aware). We left the boat for a few hours to visit the town, upon return we immediately were visited by the Posidonia Police who wanted to give us a fine of €3000,- for touching the posidonia. It took me quite a bit of convincing talks to talk them out of finding us. Thus better be warned to stay out of the Posidonia and anchor nearby the (ridiculously expensive) mooring area. Posidonia police are very active in this area.
Thanks for the heads up all. We are heading to Formentera and Ibiza from home base Mallorca for a week at sea 2nd week of June. Any useful info re floating moorings and any misc but useful up to date local knowledge in these areas for/at that time appreciated from fellow seaman! (we are 15m, small draft)
Subject – Mooring buoys – San Antonio, Ibiza – from Nick Ellis, SV ONAWAY
Arrived yesterday (3rd May 2016) and currently, there are no mooring buoys in the bay and anchoring is pretty much exactly as it was before Club Nautico San Antonio (Es Nautic) decided to lay mooring buoys. I suspect however that anchoring is a little risky given the existence of the infrastructure to support 80 moorings shortly to be deployed.
These mooring buoys, like most in the Balearics, will be in place by 1st June. I suspect therefore that progressively those at anchor will be evicted by mid to end May. There is still plenty of room to anchor here, but the mooring buoys cover the area sheltered by the harbour wall.
I am told by the Marina office in Es Nautic that once installed these buoys are completely booked throughout the summer, charter companies no doubt. Should you want to take a mooring the process, as described, is to call them on the day by 0900 (Tel: 971 340645 – they speak good English). You will then be added to the waiting list and will receive a call by 13.30 to confirm your allocation of a buoy. I suspect e-mail reservas@esnautic.com will have the same result.
Mooring Buoy costs for 12m/13m – 2.23E/m plus VAT, no mention of G5 tax so that’s interesting. So 32E/night for 12m. I understand that this includes a water taxi, use of facilities and free Cava in the Club.
For those interested in berthing at the Club Nautico, like we did. Costs for 12m including water and elec. are:
April – 13E, May – 20E, Jun – 45E, Jul/Aug – 75E.
However they have now reduced the beam measurement for 12m to 3.7m, so for the larger “girls” you will be moved up to the 13m rate, which is:
Apr – 17E, May – 25E, Jun – 59E, Jul/Aug – 100E.
All plus VAT and G5 tax (2.3E/day for 11.6m).
Whilst San Antonio can be “dubious” land side, is strategic and probably the best anchorage on Ibiza. Es Nautic is very smart and probably the most technically enabled marina I have visited. The marinero’s are excellent, they need to be.
We are here for 3 nights at 16E / night in May. They have a generous discount rate for the CA (until mid-June) of 20% and if you complete a feedback form they give you a free night to be taken between Sept and June (inc), the following year for most.
Finding a mooring place in July – August is getting very difficult, certainly in Ibiza city where the length of the boat is obviously the only parameter that counts.
Maria Ibiza and PD de Santa Eulalia are the 2 marinas where visitors can get a place but only when you book weeks in advance.