Ibiza Boat Life: Why Sailing Is the Best Choice
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Most people who visit Ibiza only see parts of it. It's just offshore and only accessible by boat; it is quieter, more remote, and more unspoilt than the rest of the island. It has its own isolated coves, and the water is so clear you can see down to the ocean floor when you are 20 feet above it. Limestone cliffs that are bathed in light as the sun's last rays cast shadows. Plages where all you'll hear is the wind and the sea, and where you can spend an hour swimming without bumping into another swimmer. This is the Ibiza that sailors see, and it's the main reason it makes sense to base yourself on a boat when visiting the island.
Sailing Boat Ibiza , specifically (as opposed to motor boats or power boating through a charter), is a wholly different way of experiencing the water and the island. It is slower paced, gentler, and more immersive, and for an increasing number of water enthusiasts, the preferred holiday choice for exploring Ibiza.
The ability to go where we want on holiday
Perhaps the biggest advantage of a boating holiday in Ibiza is the fact that you are free. With a hotel or villa, it's no wandering. With a boat, you move about, and that means you can discover a different place each time, with a new view each day. It's not just the north coast, the south coast, in between Ibiza and Formentera, or the relaxing west coast, but any of them, when you add a mast and a sail to your room.
This is true of time, too. When you are overtaking a sailboat, you are not limited by bus routes, restaurants whose reservations run a week in advance, or the time it takes to drive or walk across the island to see the sunset. You go when you want. You sail when there is wind, moor up when you see a pretty bay, and anchor for as long as the wind is right. For those who miss the freedom that traditional one or two-week holidays don't have, it is another story.
The Passage to Formentera
Ibiza's itinerary is not complete without the Passage to Formentera. The sail south through the Freus Strait - approximately eight nautical miles from the south tip of Ibiza - is a delightful, easy passage in the western Mediterranean. The strait is shallow but a beautiful turquoise blue colour, the wind is generally favourable, and landing in Formentera by sailboat rather than the passenger ferry makes it an arrival.
Formentera's beaches are beautiful from the sea. The beaches at Ses Illetes and Llevant are two of Europe's most beautiful, and they are best seen from the ocean, before the tourist boats arrive from Ibiza Town. To anchor in the mornings at Ses Illetes, head out to sea to swim in water that ranges from turquoise to jade, and to return to Ibiza in the afternoons for a pre-dinner drink is a petal to the rose of days.
Exploring Ibiza's Secret Coves
Ibiza's coast is speckled with calas - tiny coves, protected from the elements, which are unreachable by road and which are therefore off the beaten track for the land-bound tourist. To the boater, these are anchorages on a chart that can be reached in an afternoon trip from the main marinas. Cala d'en Serra in the northeast, Cala Aubarca on the untamed northwest coast, and the smaller coves around Punta Galera are just some of the places that reward the adventurous sailor who is not tempted to take the shortest route to the next marina.
Some small coves have clear water and sandy bottoms that are a delight for snorkelling, and the remoteness and beauty of the place make it seem like you are alone, even if it is the peak holiday period. Swimming off the back of a vessel in somewhere that no one else can get to without coming by sea is a good example of the sort of thing that is hard to describe but easy to remember.
Sailing as a Social Experience
A less tangible reason to sail on Ibiza is that it provides a great social experience. A boat is a small, intimate space, and spending many days at sea together, sharing the responsibilities of navigating and handling the sails, sharing the galley, and sleeping in close proximity, creates an intimacy that land-bound holidays don't. Prams and couples who sail together frequently describe the experience as more "real" and more intimate than trips where group members break off into their preferred activities during the day and return to share dinner.
For partners, sailing together offers something to overcome and achieve, and gives purpose to shared time. For family and friends, the boat is a constant social contact, around which holiday activities revolve.
Sailing for the First Time
For those not previously experienced in seafaring, Sailing Boat Ibiza scene provides an option. Skippered boats (where a local professional seaman takes charge of the boat and navigation while you relax and enjoy the trip) are available all over the coast and provide the perfect way of sampling the local waters. A lot of companies also do day trips as well as week-long trips, so potential sailors can get to know the waters, see if they enjoy it, and if they want to commit to a week's holiday.
The sailing season for Ibiza is May to October, with June, September, and the first half of October holding regular sunny days, light to moderate winds, and other boats.
Conclusion
Sailing Boat Ibiza is a way of seeing a different island, and it's the best way to experience the island. Being on the move, being able to get to places that you can't otherwise, the time spent in the Formentera passage and in the quiet coves in the north, and the "closeness" of the crew and skipper, add up to something different for this island, and once you have experienced it, everything else pales. So get on a boat, take it out to the horizon, and see it for yourself.
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