Cruising area · Ibiza and Formentera · Mediterranean
Boat insurance for Ibiza and Formentera
Between the two islands lie the Freus, a narrow passage with islets such as Espalmador and Espardell and places where only a few metres of water stand over sand and seagrass. Easterly and westerly winds set a current through the gap, and what looks flat in the morning turns short and choppy by the afternoon. Ferry traffic is heavy. The anchorages open to the east and south, so an onshore swell turns a quiet bay into a lee shore.
- Season
- April to October
- Berth
- €€€€ expensive
- Winter storage
- afloat all year is possible
- Position
- 38° 51,0' N 001° 26,4' E
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Berths, season and winter storage
The season runs from April to October. Berths sit in the top price band and go weeks ahead in high season, so book before leaving home. There is no frost, many boats stay afloat, and yards for ashore storage are on Ibiza. Buoys in the Ses Salines park must be booked on the morning of arrival; anchoring on seagrass is banned and holds poorly in any case.
What this means for your policy
Ibiza and Formentera fall under the cruising range for the Spanish Balearics; a policy written for home waters and a Channel crossing does not reach here. Two questions for the contract: is damage at anchor and on a mooring included without an extra clause, and does the wording allow the boat to stay in Spain the year round, including the months when nobody checks on her?
Questions and answers
What owners ask about this area
Is damage at the anchorage and on the buoy included without an endorsement?
Damage to your own boat is covered from Basis-Plus as an accident event, with no endorsement: the anchor breaking out, the boat drifting, stranding or colliding. What you damage on someone else's buoy is paid by the liability cover. The buoy itself we do not replace; it is not part of the craft.
Is it provided for that the boat stays in Spain all year?
Yes. The berth belongs in the contract, and a place in the Balearics is the normal case with us; we handle claims through our office in Spain and in the local language. Report a change, otherwise it can be treated as an increase in risk.
In the Freus there are only a few metres over sand and seagrass: what then?
Running aground is covered from Basis-Plus, not under the Basis tariff as a partial hull cover. Report the contact even without visible damage and the inspection costs are covered with no deductible, up to 500 euros in Basis-Plus and without a cap in Premium.
Cruising range
In the calculator this area belongs to the cruising range: Spanien, Mallorca & Balearen
And one level down: the individual marinas, anchorages and mooring fields.
