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A 50 to 60m motor yacht Formentera through the 2026 peak window (mid-July through mid-August) runs $370,000 to $555,000 per week plus 28 to 32 percent APA, takes 10 to 12 guests on the 6-cabin standard, and carries 14 to 17 crew. Formentera holds no marina berth at the bracket: the pattern bases at Ibiza, with the 55m-and-up line on the OneOcean Port Ibiza superyacht quay and the 50 to 54m allocation on the Marina Botafoch outer quay or the Marina Ibiza western mole on prior arrangement. The 12 nautical mile southern shuttle into Formentera runs the daylight Illetes lunch anchor and the S'Espalmador protected overnight. Roughly 8 to 12 yachts in this LOA work the Formentera and Ibiza corridor through a typical August week, with the constraint not the rate but the OneOcean and Marina Botafoch berth allocation and the Posidonia-meadow anchoring compliance at Illetes and S'Espalmador.
Why the bracket works the Formentera and Ibiza corridor
OneOcean Port Ibiza. The OneOcean superyacht marina at the southern face of Ibiza Town runs the structural 55 to 90m-line allocation on the eastern superyacht quay and is the bracket-fit base on prior arrangement through the agent (Camper and Nicholsons or the OneOcean direct channel). The OneOcean shore programme runs the structural Ibiza Town night brief on the captain's car or the primary tender transfer to the Marina Botafoch boardwalk, the chief stew's prior reservation at Lio for the dinner-cabaret, La Gaia at the Ibiza Gran Hotel for the Tomas Tarruella tasting menu, and Cipriani Downtown Ibiza for the central Talamanca-side dinner. The OneOcean berth allocation is the binding constraint at the bracket through the August peak window.
Marina Botafoch and Marina Ibiza. The Botafoch outer quay on the northern face holds the 50 to 54m allocation on prior arrangement with the captain's pre-clearance, and the Marina Ibiza western mole holds the supplementary 50 to 52m line on a tighter swing. Both run a shorter shore-distance to the Ibiza Town old harbour and Talamanca beach club rotation than the OneOcean, with the OneOcean holding the superyacht infrastructure load.
Illetes daylight anchor and the Posidonia compliance. The northern Formentera Illetes anchorage runs the structural daytime lunch programme with the Beso Beach or Juan y Andrea tender shore brief, on the approved sand-patch anchoring under the Govern Balear Llei de Posidonia (in force since 2018, enforced harder annually with fines into the high-five-figure range and the booking-broker liability cascade). The bracket-fit Illetes anchor reads through the captain's chartplotter-verified sand-patch plan, the swing radius mapped against the regulated boundary, and the prior agent-side written compliance procedure. The 50 to 60m bracket runs a wider swing than the 40 to 50m and the compliance plan reads tighter at the bracket.
S'Espalmador overnight. The protected northern S'Espalmador bay on the Trucadors strait holds the structural overnight anchor on the regulated sand-patch basis, with the Cala Saona western face running exposed in the August embat-swing window and the Es Pujols eastern face holding the supplementary daylight call. The 50 to 60m bracket runs the S'Espalmador overnight on the at-anchor stabilizers through the structural calm window.
Weekly rate map for the 2026 season
Rates below are for peak weeks (mid-July through end of August) for the 2026 Balearic season, before APA at 30 percent and gratuity at 10 to 15 percent. Spanish flag and matriculation tax structure, the OneOcean Port Ibiza or Marina Botafoch berth fees as the primary cost line (the bracket's overnight runs alongside at Ibiza), the Posidonia compliance documentation, and the Formentera La Savina tender-shore port fees run through the APA.
| LOA bracket | Motor yacht (low to high) | Sailing yacht and large sailing tri (low to high) |
|---|---|---|
| 50 to 53m | $370K to $440K per week | $325K to $390K per week |
| 53 to 57m | $415K to $495K per week | $370K to $440K per week |
| 57 to 60m | $475K to $555K per week | $425K to $500K per week |
The 50 to 60m Formentera bracket prices 6 to 10 percent above the 50 to 60m Costa Brava at the same LOA because the OneOcean and Marina Botafoch berth scarcity at the August peak pulls the rate. For corridor context see the 50-60m Ibiza bracket, the 50-60m Mallorca bracket, the 50-60m Menorca bracket, and the 40-50m Formentera bracket for the smaller LOA shoulder.
What the bracket includes in this bracket on Formentera
Cabins. Six standard, with the seven-cabin layout supplementary for the multi-couple booking. The 6-cabin August week reads through the Ibiza-and-Formentera structural seven-night shape, with three to four daylight calls into Formentera and the structural Ibiza Town night base.
Crew. Fourteen to seventeen. Spanish or Maltese-flag charter list dominates the Balearic fleet at the bracket and the captain plus chief stew hold the Spanish-and-Catalan-language operational fluency on the OneOcean berth master, the Marina Botafoch quay master, and the Posidonia agency notification protocol. The chief stew's prior bench on the Lio Ibiza, La Gaia Ibiza, Cipriani Downtown Ibiza, the Beso Beach Formentera, and the Juan y Andrea Illetes reservations is the structural broker-side question at inquiry.
Tenders. Primary 11 to 13m for the Ibiza-to-Formentera 12 nautical mile shuttle and the OneOcean to Ibiza Town shore brief, secondary 7 to 8m beach-landing for the Illetes Beso Beach and Juan y Andrea shore programme, plus a chase boat for the Posidonia anchor-swing monitoring and the water-sports brief. The Formentera tender programme runs the structural August daylight rotation hard at the bracket.
At-anchor stabilizers. Required. The Illetes daylight and the Cala Saona western face run the at-anchor stabilizers through the August embat and the embat-swing window, and the S'Espalmador overnight runs the structural calm load on the at-anchor system. The 2018-and-newer hulls run the structural zero-speed product at the bracket and the at-anchor stabilizer is non-optional for the bracket-fit overnight.
Beach club. Required. The Illetes daylight, the S'Espalmador strait, and the Es Vedra southwest Ibiza anchor run the beach club open hard through the structural August water band of 24 to 26 degrees, and the fold-out terraces run the daylight-tender platform load through the bracket.
Helipad. Cat A useful. The Ibiza airport (IBZ) 8 kilometre fixed-wing transit holds the 12 to 15-minute helicopter leg to the Marina Botafoch or OneOcean heliports, and the Mallorca Palma (PMI) transit runs the supplementary 25-minute helicopter leg for the dual-island shape. The captain's prior helipad protocol on the Ibiza or Mallorca controlled airspace agency is the bracket-fit question at inquiry, and the Cat A certification holds the touch-and-go versus full-permit load.
Trip shape that fits the bracket
The Formentera bracket reads through the Ibiza-and-Formentera structural seven-night shape and the Balearic ten-night shape. The 7-night Ibiza-and-Formentera shape runs OneOcean Ibiza embarkation (one night for the dinner at Lio), Illetes daylight one (Beso Beach lunch tender brief, return Marina Botafoch for the dinner at La Gaia), S'Espalmador overnight two (the structural calm-water Trucadors strait anchor, daylight Cala Saona western swim), OneOcean Ibiza one (the Cipriani Downtown dinner), Es Vedra daylight one (the southwest Ibiza photographic call), return Marina Botafoch for the close. Seven nights. The Formentera shape suits the structural mid-July to mid-August peak window with the shoulder running early July or mid-September.
For the 10-night Balearic shape the bracket runs Palma embarkation (one night), Mallorca southwest cove rotation (Cala Llamp and Sa Calobra) two nights, Ibiza OneOcean and Formentera Illetes-and-S'Espalmador four nights, Menorca Mahon and Cala Galdana two nights, return Palma. Ten nights. For destination context see Charter Ibiza, Charter Mallorca, and the Mediterranean charter weekly rates report.
What the bracket does not do well on Formentera
The Formentera-only seven-night charter at the bracket. The island holds no marina berth at the 50 to 60m line and the week reads structurally through the Ibiza overnight rotation. We would pass on any broker representation of a Formentera-only seven-night with the 50 to 60m bracket and hold the Ibiza-and-Formentera shape instead.
The Illetes daylight anchor without the written Posidonia compliance procedure. The regulated sand-patch anchoring under the Llei de Posidonia runs the structural enforcement at the August peak and the 50 to 60m bracket runs the wider swing radius into the regulated boundary. We would pass on any captain's plan that books an Illetes day-anchor without a written Posidonia-compliance procedure, a chartplotter-verified sand-patch plan, and the agency-side documented swing-radius map at the contract stage.
The Cala Saona overnight in the second August embat-swing week. The western face Cala Saona runs exposed in the August embat-swing event and the bracket-fit overnight reads through the S'Espalmador strait or the Ibiza southern Es Vedra anchor. We would pass on any captain's plan that books a Cala Saona overnight at the bracket in the second August week.
The pick
For two couples, 7-night Ibiza-and-Formentera shape in early August at the structural peak with OneOcean Ibiza as the night base, S'Espalmador as the two-night anchor lean, Illetes as the daylight programme, and Es Vedra as the closing southwest call: a 52 to 54m motor yacht with the 6-cabin layout, full beach club, at-anchor stabilizers, primary plus secondary tender plus chase boat, captain holding prior Posidonia agency tenure and S'Espalmador swing-radius experience, and the Lio plus La Gaia plus Beso Beach reservations arranged at contract. Budget $415K per week, all-in roughly $560K including APA at 30 percent. Booking lead time: 9 to 12 months because the OneOcean superyacht berth allocation is the binding constraint.
For a family of 10, 10-night Balearic shape in late July at the bracket peak with Palma embarkation, Mallorca southwest cove two nights, Ibiza OneOcean and Formentera four nights, Menorca Mahon and Cala Galdana two nights, return Palma: a 56 to 58m motor yacht with the 6-cabin layout, Cat A helipad for the Mallorca-Ibiza-Menorca corridor, primary plus secondary tender plus chase boat, captain experience for the Balearic crossing and the OneOcean berth pre-clearance, and the Marina Botafoch plus the Juan y Andrea Illetes plus the Mahon old-town dinner brief arranged at contract. Budget $510K per week, all-in for 10 nights roughly $945K. Booking lead time: 10 to 14 months.
For a multigenerational group of 12, 7-night shoulder shape in mid-September at the season close with the Posidonia inspection pressure easing slightly, the Illetes density lower, and the Ibiza OneOcean berth more open: a 57 to 60m motor yacht with the 7-cabin layout, Cat A helipad, primary plus secondary tender plus chase boat, captain experience for the Es Vedra and Cala Saona shoulder-window anchor work, and the Lio plus La Gaia plus Cipriani Downtown reservations arranged at contract. Budget $545K per week, all-in roughly $735K. Booking lead time: 8 to 11 months.
Inventory
The live 50 to 60m Ibiza-and-Formentera inventory through the 2026 season updates weekly.. For broker-side inquiry, see the brokers pillar and the Mediterranean charter weekly rates report.