Palma is the biggest yacht harbour in the western Mediterranean and Mallorca is two cruising grounds pretending to be one. The south and east coasts are calas, short hops and sheltered anchorages; the north west is the Tramuntana, dramatic and largely without shelter. Which of them a week buys depends on the wind, and the price does not distinguish between them at all.
What Mallorca publishes
Click&Boat and SamBoat both print from-prices per day against their Balearic and Spanish listings, so a number is readable in seconds. Those are day rates on a mixed fleet whose cheapest listing sets the floor, and most of that fleet is small motorboats out of Palma. No company in this record publishes a Mallorcan weekly rate, which is recorded as an absence rather than inferred from the day figures.
The two coasts
From Palma, east and south is the forgiving week: Cala Pi, Portocolom, the Cabrera archipelago with a permit, and short hops all the way. North west is Soller, Sa Calobra and the Tramuntana cliffs, which are extraordinary and offer very little shelter if the wind goes into the north. Charter companies rarely make the distinction in a quote, and it is the single biggest determinant of what the week is actually like.
Booking around August
Palma in August is the tightest berth market in Spain and the fleet books out months ahead. June and late September give very similar sailing at a considerably lower price and with anchorages you can actually get into. If August is fixed, book early and expect the quote to reflect it, because there is no published rate to anchor the negotiation to.
Questions people ask about yacht charter mallorca
How much is a yacht charter in Mallorca?
No company in this record publishes a Mallorcan weekly rate. Click&Boat and SamBoat print day-rate from-prices against Balearic and Spanish listings, and weeks are quoted on enquiry.
Which Mallorcan coast is better for a week?
South and east for sheltered short hops and easy anchorages; north west for the Tramuntana scenery with much less shelter. They are different weeks and quotes rarely distinguish them.
Do I need a permit for Cabrera?
Yes. The Cabrera archipelago is a national park with a limited number of moorings and a permit system, booked in advance and usually arranged by the charter company.