Ibiza to Mallorca by Yacht — The Crossing, Anchorages, Days

The Ibiza–Mallorca crossing is the spine of a multi-day Balearic charter. Most weekly routes do it in one direction (typically outbound at the start of week two on a longer charter, or as a standalone day on a 10-night Balearic circuit).

Distance + time

• Marina Botafoc → Port d'Andratx (SW Mallorca): 75 nm
• Marina Botafoc → Palma: 90 nm
• Marina Botafoc → Cabrera (south of Mallorca): 95 nm

At 18 knots on a 25m+ yacht: 4–5 hours. At 12 knots on a slower flybridge: 7–8 hours. Faster sport yachts (Vibe, Dark Knight) do it in 2.5–3 hours.

When we cross

First light is the office's standard — typically 05:00–06:00 departure. The sea is flattest before the thermal wind builds at 09:00. Guests are usually asleep until the boat is alongside in Mallorca. We avoid crossings when an easterly is forecast (which builds Atlantic-grade swell in the channel) or when wind exceeds 18 knots.

The west-coast Mallorca anchorages we love

• Sa Calobra — the cliff-anchored cove only reachable by sea or a hairpin road
• Cala Deià — the lunch cove with Ca's Patró March on the rocks
• Sa Foradada — the rock-pierced point with the legendary mid-day lunch
• Port de Sóller — the one marina overnight on most routes
• Port d'Andratx — the south-west embarkation/disembarkation marina

Cabrera National Park

The protected archipelago south of Mallorca; anchorage is by permit only (limited slots per night, sometimes one slot only in August). The office applies on your behalf at the start of the charter planning. Worth the effort: the cleanest water and the most dramatic anchorage in the Balearics.

Typical routing

A 10-night Balearic circuit from Ibiza: 2 nights Pitiusas (Espalmador + Formentera), crossing day to Cabrera (2 nights), Mallorca west coast (3 nights — Andratx, Sa Calobra, Port de Sóller), return via the south-east of Mallorca (Cala Mondragó or Cala Pi, 1 night), final crossing back to Tagomago (1 night), alongside in Marina Botafoc on the morning of day 11.