The Spanish mainland coast near the border with France is one of the most beautiful stretches of coastline in the country, and the bays there are correspondingly popular. But now the places are being severely restricted by anchoring bans. The official reason for this is to protect the seabed, which is being severely damaged by the many anchors.
According to the DSV's cruiser department, the government of Catalunya has now banned mooring around Cap Creus. Mooring is now only permitted at the 265 buoys laid out, with the number of moorings estimated to be around four times higher. For some time now, more and more buoy fields have been set up along the Costa Brava, which are often rented permanently by local sailors and are therefore no longer available to yachts passing through. However, as the stretch of coast around the stormy Cap Creus in particular often makes it necessary to weather out in bays, sailors now have to plan their passage particularly carefully based on the weather forecasts in order to avoid difficulties.
Andreas Fritsch
Editor Travel
