Anchorage · Platges de Fornells · in the Balearic Islands
Cala Barril, Platges de Fornells: berth and insurance
Cala Barril lies at Platges de Fornells in the Balearic Islands. The position is 40° 3,8′ N 004° 1,7′ E.
- Cruising range
- Spain and the Balearics
- Winter storage
- afloat all year is possible
- Position
- 40° 3,8′ N 004° 1,7′ E
On the map
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Berth, season and winter storage
A berth afloat all year round is possible here, which is exactly what makes the season a question. Policies written for a season commonly pause over the winter months, in harbour and ashore alike. Anyone who leaves the boat in the water through the winter should check which months their own cover actually runs. At anchor the responsibility lies with the skipper, not the harbour master. A boat left unattended at anchor in a freshening wind that then drags is the case where the duty of care is disputed most often. Stay on board, keep an anchor watch and know the holding ground, and you are on firm footing. The nearest berth, Cala Pregonda, is 1.4 kilometres away.
How exposed the berth lies
Each spoke shows how far the water is open in that direction, up to sixty kilometres. The highlighted spoke is the direction the sea runs in furthest from. Calculated from the coastline, not measured.
The nearest slipway is 8.8 kilometres to the east. Whether a fee applies is not recorded in the map data. 21 slipways are recorded within thirty kilometres.
The nearest berths: Cala Pregonda, 1.4 kilometres to the south-east, Platja de Binimel·là, 2.4 kilometres to the south-east and Cala Roja, 4.1 kilometres to the east. 72 other berths are recorded within 25 kilometres.
What this berth means for your policy
Spain requires third party liability cover. The statutory minimum is 336,567 euros in total, split between personal injury and property damage, which is lower than any sum we underwrite. Proof belongs on board. Severe gales are rarer here than on the open coast, but the squalls of summer thunderstorms are violent and short. They hit the boat at the pontoon, not at sea: lines chafe through, covers tear, a neighbouring boat comes across. By the coastline the berth has no cover to north-north-west: in that direction there is no land within sixty kilometres. It is also open to the north-west and west-north-west. In a gale from north-north-west the sea runs in over the full distance, and the berth is then the most dangerous place for the boat.
Questions and answers
What owners ask about this berth
Which cruising range do I need for Cala Barril, Platges de Fornells?
In the calculator this berth belongs to the cruising range Spain and the Balearics. The cruising range is the boundary within which a policy applies. Check the wording before you go beyond it: many policies name a narrower area than owners assume, and an extension has to be agreed before the passage, not after the claim.
Can I leave the boat afloat here over winter?
It is possible, but a policy written for a season commonly pauses over the winter months, whether the boat is sailing, lying in harbour or standing ashore. Anyone leaving the boat afloat needs cover that runs the whole year.
Does the harbour ask for proof of insurance?
Yes, liability cover is compulsory in Spain. The statutory minimum is low, but the harbour office asks to see the proof, not the figure. The paper that belongs on board is the International Certificate of Insurance for pleasure craft: it states the cover in a form that is understood across the bordering states.
Cruising range
In the calculator this berth belongs to the cruising range: Spain and the Balearics
Berths nearby
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