Menorca · Mahón harbour
Boat hire in Es Castell
Boat hire in Es Castell: one company with boat rental as its main business, a skippered llaüt with 32 Google reviews, and the big fleet 2 km away in Mahón, with 48 companies, and in Sant Lluís, 4 km, with 8. With phone, website and Google rating. No commission.
- Companies
- 1
- with boat rental as main business
- Price
- €120 – 4,000 / day
- indicative
- Licence
- No licence needed up to 5 m and 15 hp
- Season
- April – October
- peak July and August
The boat hire company in Es Castell
Hiring a boat in Es Castell
Es Castell is the village at the mouth of Mahón harbour, the easternmost in Spain, with Cales Fonts and Cala Corb as restaurant quays and the La Mola fortress opposite, and its rental offer is a skippered Menorcan llaüt company, with 32 Google reviews, based at Cala Llonga, the urbanisation on the northern shore of the harbour. The big fleet is 2 km away: Mahón, with 48 companies in the 5 km harbour, and Sant Lluís, 4 km, with 8 at Binibèquer. From the harbour you head for Isla del Rey and the Lazareto, for La Mola and, in good weather, south to Binibèquer or north to Es Grau.
The season runs from April to October, and many companies close from November to March. Mahón harbour is flat water in any wind; outside the mouth, in a tramontana nobody goes out.
Ports and departure areas
Cala Llonga (Mahón harbour)
Cala Llonga quay on the northern shore of the harbour, base of the local company.Cales Fonts
Historic Es Castell quay in Mahón harbour.Types of boat you can hire in Es Castell
Skippered
- Requirement
- None: the skipper is in charge
- Companies
- 1 advertises it
- Price
- boat price plus €50 – 250 per day (indicative)
No-licence motorboat
- Requirement
- None: motorboats up to 5 m and 15 hp, daytime, close to the coast
- Price
- €120 – 250 / day (indicative)
Motorboat or RIB
- Requirement
- ICC or a Spanish PNB/PER licence
- Price
- €250 – 650 / day (indicative)
How much does it cost to hire a boat in Es Castell
Indicative high-season prices from the directory's reference table, reviewed September 2026: a no-licence motorboat costs €120–250 a day; a RIB of 6–8 m, €250–650; a 10–12 m sailing yacht, €400–900 bareboat or €600–1,500 skippered; a catamaran, €1,000–2,500; a skippered motor yacht, from €900. Expect 20–40% less outside July and August. Deposits run from €300 to €2,000 and fuel is extra. Each company sets its own prices.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a licence to hire a boat in Es Castell?
The local llaüt is skippered, so no. For motorboats up to 5 metres and 15 hp, no licence in daylight inside the harbour, Mahón has plenty; for bigger boats, an ICC or Spanish licence.
How much does a boat cost in Es Castell?
A skippered llaüt, €600–1,500 a day or by the seat; a no-licence motorboat from Mahón, €120–250; a motor yacht with skipper from €900. Indicative high-season ranges; fuel and deposit are extra.
Where can I sail from Es Castell?
Up Mahón harbour to the city, Isla del Rey and the Lazareto, and outside the mouth, under La Mola, to Binibèquer and the south coast or to Es Grau and the Albufera to the north.
Where do boats leave from?
From Cala Llonga, on the northern shore of the harbour, where the local company is based, or from Cales Fonts and Cala Corb, the Es Castell quays; the big fleet, from Mahón harbour.
Are there boat trips in Es Castell?
Yes, the local company's llaüt trips and the scheduled harbour cruises from Mahón. They are listed under the boat trips category.