I'm not booked yet, but I'm planning to be there at least a couple days ahead of the weekend. There tend to be quite a few people there even as early as tuesday/wednesday, so there's lots of great hangouts and slinging. The weekend is just the icing on top!

Oh and for anyone who hasn't been there before - here are three things I found useful:

1 - The public taxi service doesn't have an ordering app like uber/lyft, but does have a text interface through whatsapp where you can order a taxi to your current location without having to call. Text anything to +34 971 33 33 33 in whatsapp, and follow the prompts(in spanish). It'll ask you where you are(you'll share a pin in whatsapp), and ask you when you want picked up, etc. Very easy to use.

2 - this is a pin for a field near a school in San Josep that is the "practice" rock competition location. We did a warmup competition here thursday last year, but the field is just a vacant lot and has the diana/net set up all the time, and tons of rocks around so feel free to go there any time for practice. It's about a 15 min taxi ride when there's no traffic.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/DhDz3dRd13pzAsFZ7

3 - this is a pin for the rock beach that you've probably seen in prior year's photos/videos. The entire beach is perfect slinging stones as far as you can see in all directions. I'd recommend trying to make time to go here, it's well worth it. It's sort of behind an apartment complex and doesn't have an official marker on local maps, but the locals generally know it as the "airport rock beach".

https://maps.app.goo.gl/bpWJJMjU4zBmGNxk6

Nice!

Pep confirmed in his whatsapp group that we'll be at the same hotel as last time. If you're not in the whatsapp group, message Pep @ his number on the flyer and ask him to add you - that's where Pep sends all his communication before and during the world cup, so you need to be in it.

He recommends the room with Breakfast and Dinner included because we are usually all coordinating details for the day at breakfast, and slinging presentations/discussion at dinner. Pep really packs the days full so unless you want to miss some of his plans, you won't have much time to explore on your own. Last year we filled up almost the whole buffet area just with slingers for meals, it's pretty awesome.

Hotel Ibiza Playa
Ses Figueretes, Carrer de Tarragona, 3
07800 Eivissa, Illes Balears, Spain

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erricrice wrote on Aug 11^th, 2026 at 9:41pm:

Teach her to sling so she's ready for Saturday.


Oh yeah, forgot to mention, leftover Slinger's Mead from the Down South is going to Ibiza.

I'm arriving Wednesday, 21st.