Mallorca, Spain
Colonia St. Jordi Anchorage
Not to be used for navigation
Not to be used for navigation
DIRECTIONS
Approach is straightforward, being
mindful of the islets and rocks outlying the town of Colonia St. Jordi.
Anchor in 12-15' over rocks, weed and some sand. There are shallower
patches on the E side of the bay. It may be
worth setting an anchor trip-line due to the rocky bottom in places, although we
have never had a problem retrieving our anchor here.
DESCRIPTION
This is a good
overnight
anchorage. It is well protected from N, W, E and SE winds. There is
room for probably 20 boats here, although we have never seen more than
7.
GETTING ASHORE
Colonia St. Jordi marina is a
short dinghy ride from the anchorage. The marina is bordered on the
north/beach side by a long low wood pier which is reserved/used by the day-boat
rental firms operating off the adjacent beach. Off season you may be able
to tie up here. We asked and were allowed to tie-up at the shallow end of
this pier. Later we learned that in most conditions you can also tie
up at the seaward end of this pier below the Green marina entrance beacon, where
you will see a small platform surrounded by rocks.
ASHORE
Colonia St. Jordi
is a pleasant,
unassuming tourist town with a small marina/fishing port.
It has two developed beaches and many restaurants/cafes. The restaurants
cater to the domestic Spanish tourists (all summer) and the, mainly
German, foreign tourists (September). It is a family-oriented
place. We were told by our American waitress at the busiest
restaurant in September that we were only the second Americans she had served
all summer!
FACILITIES ASHORE
BEACHES
There is a town beach, Sa Platja des Port, in front of the
sea wall, as well as a second, larger beach at the north end of the bay.
Both beaches are developed, with beach chairs and umbrellas for
hire. Along this stretch of coast are also Ets Estanys,
Es Trenc
, Es Dolç and Es Carbó, which
are widely regarded as being the best beaches on Mallorca.
BOAT RENTAL
Small motor and sailboats can be rented by the
hour or day from the pier next to the town beach.
RESTAURANTS
There is a good selection of restaurants
in all price ranges along the waterfront. Most have menus
in Spanish, German and English. We particularly enjoyed two restaurants. MARISOL
is a very smart family run seafood restaurant open since 1964 right
at the end of the pier, and another elegant restaurant just to
the North of it (forgot the name). At Marisol we enjoyed a superb
Clams Marinara, Grilled Whole Sole and Paella. The other restaurant served a
great Paella. There is a Chinese restaurant on the seafront (unusual in this
part of the world) which we did not try.
GROCERIES
There is a small
grocery market a few blocks inland with all necessities.
NEWSPAPERS
A newspaper shop on the
seafront sells all Spanish, English and German papers as well as the Herald
Tribune and USA Today.
WIFI
We were able to pick-up and use unlocked wifi
signals from the seawall on 3 of the 7 days we spent here. We had no luck
trolling for a connection while walking through the town though. Most of
the town has been overun by short-term condo rentals, with little apparent
use of wifi.
INTERNET CAFES
We found two internet "cafes". A cramped grubby set of
booths adjacent to one of the waterfront cafes (signposted "Internet" on the
cafe's canopy), and a cleaner nicer facility on the same block as the
grocery store. There is a small hotel on the waterfront opposite the
tourist information booth that has wifi for its guests and they may let you have
the password if you eat there.
