We got up early to start for Mallorca - here are the stars that guided us - a straight line all the way....thank you stars!
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There are plenty of sand patches ( great holding). Here the anchor has been dropped on Posidonia grass (protected for it's importance in maintaining sea quality and marine life and advertised EVERYWHERE in EVERY language including German if I am not mistaken). You can see the anchor isn't even holding, it's lying, useless, on it's side, so, fingers crossed the wind stays light for the duration of their stay. How did I get this shot? Their anchor is immediately under our boat eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek - don't worry, we're watching them ;O)
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We were close reached for sixty miles east north east, had to reef the middle half of passage and were flying in 20 knots - what a feeling!
Nine and a half hour crossing and we rocked up, covered in salt, to Calle Portals Vells, fabulous little anchorage near village called Sol de Mallorca ( you know where that is Linda, Hi Colin ;O)). The day trippers and those wanting to be 'seen' buggered off before sunset and left us in peace to enjoy the setting sun and a cold beer after a long sail.
Our nearset neighbours, a young German couple, hiring a Sun Charter yacht have set their anchor thus:
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