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Are there anchoring restrictions in Mallorca?
Carina IsenbergYacht charter broker, DMA Yachting
Yes, and they are the reason the water looks the way it does. The Balearics protect their posidonia seagrass meadows, the bright underwater fields that keep the sea clear and the beaches white, and anchoring on posidonia is prohibited and enforced with real fines. Popular calas manage the pressure with marked buoy fields, some bookable in advance, some first-come.
What this means for you as a guest: almost nothing, and that is the point of a crewed charter. Your captain knows the sand patches where anchoring is free and legal, books buoys where they are needed, and plans the route so the best stops are secured rather than hoped for.
It does reward booking with people who know the island: in August, the difference between a captain who knows the buoy systems and one who does not is the difference between lunch in the cala you wanted and lunch in the one that had space.
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