We will be pulling up anchor today and head up to the next and last island in the Balarecs. The island is called Menorca and the port we are targeting is Mahón. The winds look great for the next couple of days coming out of the South to Southeast. This will be perfect for our track over to Menorca. It's 50-60 miles from where we are now to Mahón so we will leave late afternoon and sail through the night so we show up in daylight. If we leave here too early this morning we would end up having to enter the port in the dark.
There is some controversy about the spelling of Mahón. Some people spell it Mahón or Mô and our charts show it using various spellings. However you spell it the place looks fantastic on the charts. It is a long natural cala that is open to the Southeast. It has a great reputation as one of the best harbors in the world. When asked to name the three greatest harbors in the world, Lord Nelson of Great Britain responded "Mô, Maó and Mahón!"
This is a picture of the chart of Mahón. You can see how well protected it is.
There is some controversy about the spelling of Mahón. Some people spell it Mahón or Mô and our charts show it using various spellings. However you spell it the place looks fantastic on the charts. It is a long natural cala that is open to the Southeast. It has a great reputation as one of the best harbors in the world. When asked to name the three greatest harbors in the world, Lord Nelson of Great Britain responded "Mô, Maó and Mahón!"
This is a picture of the chart of Mahón. You can see how well protected it is.
