Balearic Islands

	Balearic Islands 39°23.203'N, 002°50.585'E
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World ▶ Mediterranean ▶ Spain ▶ Mediterranean coast of Spain ▶ Costa Blanca ▶ Balearic Islands

Charts

BA	1780 Barcelona to Napoli including Islas Baleares and Sardegna 1703 Mallorca and Menorca 1702 Ibiza, Formentera and southern Mallorca 1700 Cartagena to Cabo de San Antonio including Isla Formentera
NIMA	52140 Islas Baleares 52143 Mahon and Approaches 52142 Ibiza and Approaches

Weather

See Spain.

Currents & Tides

Passages

See Aegean to West Mediterranean Passages.

Communication

Add here VHF channel for coastguard, harbor masters. etc.

Also see World Cruiser's Nets

Islands in the Group

There are 4 major islands in this group plus 3 smaller ones:

Majorca Majorca /wiki/Majorca | – port of entry || – harbour || – marina || – anchorage | (aka Mallorca)

Cabrera Cabrera /wiki/Cabrera | – anchorage |

Dragonera Dragonera /wiki/Dragonera | – anchorage |
Minorca Minorca /wiki/Minorca | – port of entry || – harbour || – marina || – anchorage | (aka Menorca )
Ibiza Ibiza /wiki/Ibiza | – port of entry || – harbour || – marina || – anchorage | (aka Eivissa)

S'Espalmador |

– anchorage |

S'Espardell |

– anchorage ||

– needs data |

Formentera Formentera /wiki/Formentera | – harbour || – marina || – anchorage |

Key to symbols: ||

– island ||

– port of entry ||

– harbour ||

– marina ||

– anchorage ||

– needs data ||

The islands are very popular destination among the cruisers, so in the season the ports and the marinas there are full despite of notoriously high there.

Some berths on the islands could be booked in advance via PortsIB (Ports de les Illes Balears) service.

Anchorages

Some parts of the islands' coast are considered as important Posidonia oceania fields. These locations are declared as protected zones and the anchorages there are regulated.

In season anchoring is possible there at the designated buoy fields and the places are to be booked in advance either at the special website or via Android application (see CBBAsea).

Transportation

The Balearic Islands have the airports of Palma de Majorca, Ibiza and Mahón, making any journey extremely easy
It is also possible to reach them by ferry

Tourism

See individual islands.

Friends

Contact details of "Cruiser's Friends" that can be contacted for local information or assistance.

Forums

List links to discussion threads on partnering forums. (see link for requirements)

Links

Balearic Islands at the Wikipedia
Balearic Islands at the Wikivoyage
Balearic Sea at the Wikipedia
PortsIB (Ports de les Illes Balears) a public body that represents the pleasure boat harbours managed by the autonomous community of the islands. els teus ports -- list of the harbours
Autoridad Portuaria de Baleares -- Port Authority of the Balearic Islands: Alcudia, Ibiza, Mahon, La Savina and Palma.

References

Graham Hutt and RCC Pilotage Foundation, Islas Baleares: Ibiza, Formentera, Mallorca, Cabrera and Menorca, Imray Laurie Norie & Wilson; 9th Revised edition edition (March 30, 2011), ISBN 9781846232831
Rod Heikell, Mediterranean Cruising Handbook, Imray Laurie Norie & Wilson; 6th Revised edition edition (April 21, 2012), ISBN 9781846231704
Rod Heikell and Lucinda Michel, Mediterranean Almanac, Imray Laurie Norie & Wilson; 8th edition edition (December 12, 2012), ISBN 9781846232961

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+{{IsPartOf|Mediterranean|Spain|Mediterranean coast of Spain|Costa Blanca}}
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+{{TOC block}}
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+{{Infobox
-{{Infobox |lat= 39.63954 |lon= 2.98828
+| lat= 39.19541 | lon= 2.27728
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+| maplat= 39.38672 | maplon= 2.84308
+| zoom= 7
+| chartlet= {{chartlet destinations}}
+| chartletwidth=500px
+| chartletheight=281px
+| summary= The [[wikipedia:Balearic Islands|Balearic Islands]] comprise of three major islands, [[Majorca]], [[Menorca|Minorca]], [[Ibiza]] and [[Formentera]], plus a number of smaller islets including [[Cabrera]], [[Dragonera]], [[S'Espalmador]]. They lie in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balearic_Sea Balearic Sea] off the coast of [[Mediterranean coast of Spain|Spain]] between [[Mediterranean coast of France|France]] and the coast of North Africa.
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-The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balearic_Islands Balearic Islands] comprise of three major islands, [[Majorca]], [[Menorca|Minorca]] and [[Ibiza]], plus three smaller ones named  [[Formentera]], [[Cabrera]] and the uninhabited [[Dragonera]]. They lie in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balearic_Sea Balearic Sea] off the coast of [[Mediterranean coast of Spain|Spain]] between [[Mediterranean coast of France|France]] and the coast of North Africa.
+{{hold vertical}}
 ==Charts==
-; BA
+{{tlist
-: 1780 Barcelona to Napoli including Islas Baleares and Sardegna
+|BA|
-: 1703 Mallorca and Menorca
+Barcelona to Napoli including Islas Baleares and Sardegna<br/>
-: 1702 Ibiza, Formentera and southern Mallorca
+Mallorca and Menorca<br/>
-: 1700 Cartagena to Cabo de San Antonio including Isla Formentera
+Ibiza, Formentera and southern Mallorca<br/>
-; NIMA
+Cartagena to Cabo de San Antonio including Isla Formentera
-: 52140 Islas Baleares
+|NIMA|
-: 52143 Mahon and Approaches
+Islas Baleares<br/>
-: 52142 Ibiza and Approaches
+Mahon and Approaches<br/>
+Ibiza and Approaches
+}}
 ==Weather==
-''See [[Spain#Climate_.26_Weather|Spain]]''.
+''See [[Spain#Weather|Spain]]''.
+====Currents & Tides====
 ==Passages==
 ''See [[Aegean to West Mediterranean Passages]]''.
-==Navigation==
+==Communication==
-*
+{{Green|Add here VHF channel for coastguard, harbor masters. etc.}}
 *
+*
-''Also see [[World MM Nets|World Cruiser's Nets]]''.
+''Also see [[World MM Nets|World Cruiser's Nets]]''
 ==Islands in the Group==
-{{Dest legend|a|m|h|e|d}}
+There are 4 major islands in this group plus 3 smaller ones:
-* {{dest|Majorca | label = Majorca - Mallorca (Palma) |h|m|a|e}}
+* {{dest| Majorca |h|m|a|e|text=(aka ''Mallorca'')}}
-* {{dest| Menorca |h|m|e|a}}
+*: {{dest| Cabrera |a}}
-* {{dest| Ibiza |label= Ibiza - Eivissa |h|m}}
+*: {{dest| Dragonera |a}}
-* {{dest| Espalmador |a}}
+* {{dest| Minorca ||h|m|e|a|text= (aka ''Menorca '')}}
-* {{dest| Formentera |d}}
+* {{dest| Ibiza |e|h|m|a|text=(aka ''Eivissa'')}}
-* {{dest| Cabrera |d}}
+: {{dest| S'Espalmador |a}}
-* {{dest| Dragonera |d}}
+: {{dest|S'Espardell |a|d}}
+* {{dest| Formentera |h|m|a}}
-==Things to do Ashore==
+{{Dest legend|h|e|a|m|i|d|i}}
+The islands are very popular destination among the cruisers, so in the season the ports and the marinas there are full despite of notoriously high there.
+Some berths on the islands could be booked in advance via [http://www.portsib.es/es/paginas/inicio/puertos-y-amarres/ PortsIB] (Ports de les Illes Balears) service.
+==Anchorages==
+Some parts of the islands' coast are considered as important [http://lifeposidonia.caib.es/user/index_en.htm Posidonia oceania] fields. These locations are declared as protected zones and the anchorages there are regulated.
+In season anchoring is possible there at the designated buoy fields and the places are to be [http://www.balearslifeposidonia.eu/com_reservar.php?iduser=&sessio= booked in advance] either at the special website or via Android application (see [http://www.cbbasea.com/landing/index-en.html CBBAsea]).
+==Transportation==
+* The Balearic Islands have the airports of Palma de Majorca, Ibiza and Mahón, making any journey extremely easy
+* It is also possible to reach them by ferry
+*
+==Tourism==
 ''See individual islands''.
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 List links to discussion threads on [[Cruising Forums|partnering forums]]. (''see link for requirements'')
 *
 ==Links==
 * {{wikipedia}}
+* {{Wikivoyage}}
 * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balearic_Sea Balearic Sea]  at the Wikipedia
-*
+* [http://www.portsib.es/ PortsIB] (''Ports de les Illes Balears'') a public body that represents the pleasure boat harbours managed by the autonomous community of the islands. [http://www.portsib.es/media/uploads/folleto.pdf els teus ports] -- list of the harbours
+* [http://www.portsdebalears.com Autoridad Portuaria de Baleares] -- Port Authority of the Balearic Islands: Alcudia, Ibiza, Mahon, La Savina and Palma.
-==References & Publications==
+==References==
 * {{Reference|Graham Hutt and RCC Pilotage Foundation|[http://www.amazon.com/Islas-Baleares-Formentera-Mallorca-Cabrera/dp/184623283X Islas Baleares: Ibiza, Formentera, Mallorca, Cabrera and Menorca]|Imray Laurie Norie & Wilson; 9th Revised edition edition (March 30, 2011)|9781846232831}}
 * {{Reference|Rod Heikell|[http://www.amazon.com/Mediterranean-Cruising-Handbook-Rod-Heikell/dp/1846231701 Mediterranean Cruising Handbook]|Imray Laurie Norie & Wilson; 6th Revised edition edition (April 21, 2012)|9781846231704}}
 * {{Reference|Rod Heikell and Lucinda Michel|[http://www.amazon.com/Mediterranean-Almanac-2011-12-Rod-Heikell/dp/1846232961 Mediterranean Almanac]|Imray Laurie Norie & Wilson; 8th edition edition (December 12, 2012)|9781846232961}}
 *
 {{Comments}}
-Personal experiences?
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