We left San Antonio this morning early and sailed North around Ibiza. We have now anchored safely in Cala San Vicente. It is on the Northeast corner of Ibiza. We plan to only spend one night here and will depart tomorrow, Tuesday for the next island up to the Northeast, Mallorca. It's 40-50 miles from here to the nearest anchorage so it will probably be an overnight sail.
The sail today was strictly a motor-sail. We did not expect good winds based on the forcast. We needed to make some electricity and water anyway so running the engine for a few hours was not so bad. It was one of those wind days when no matter which way you turned, the wind came from the bow.
A cala is kind of like a little cove. At the end of the cala there is usually a beach, some hotels, restuarants and bars. The island of Ibiza has sheer rock cliffs falling straight down to the surrounding water. In most places it is still hundreds of feet deep right up to the rock wall. The calas are little breaks in the rock walls and they are where the people settle. You can find protection from the winds and waves in the little coves.
We did some tight tacking this morning following the Western coast around. We were sailing right towards the sheer rock walls and then tacking back out again. It was a beautiful sail even though the motor was running. These pictures are of the coast coming into cala San Vicente. Notice the old guard tower on the point in one of the pictures. The picture shot through the rigging is looking down the cala into the anchorage. And that's where we are parked right now!
The sail today was strictly a motor-sail. We did not expect good winds based on the forcast. We needed to make some electricity and water anyway so running the engine for a few hours was not so bad. It was one of those wind days when no matter which way you turned, the wind came from the bow.
A cala is kind of like a little cove. At the end of the cala there is usually a beach, some hotels, restuarants and bars. The island of Ibiza has sheer rock cliffs falling straight down to the surrounding water. In most places it is still hundreds of feet deep right up to the rock wall. The calas are little breaks in the rock walls and they are where the people settle. You can find protection from the winds and waves in the little coves.
We did some tight tacking this morning following the Western coast around. We were sailing right towards the sheer rock walls and then tacking back out again. It was a beautiful sail even though the motor was running. These pictures are of the coast coming into cala San Vicente. Notice the old guard tower on the point in one of the pictures. The picture shot through the rigging is looking down the cala into the anchorage. And that's where we are parked right now!
