February 27, 2020

18.02.2020 – The dolphin effect

Dolphins aren’t known as flagship species for nothing! Their charisma and curious nature remains relatively unchallenged within the animal kingdom making them ideal ambassadors for the […]
February 26, 2020

17.02.2020 – A delightful variety 

Madeira’s geographic location in the Atlantic Ocean and it’s deep waters are responsible for the impressive variety of marine life occurring in the archipelago’s waters. Apart […]
February 22, 2020

14.02.2020- Preluded swell

Arctic storms have been quite frequent during the beginning of winter, pushing some considerable ocean swells through the North Atlantic, only stopping at the coastlines, taking […]
February 21, 2020

13.02.2020- Smooth deck

During the month of January and beginning of this month, the hull of the Ribeira Brava was freshly painted, mechanical adjustments were done and some sections […]
February 20, 2020

12.02.2020 – Watercolours

Our beautiful traditional boat, the Ribeira Brava, finally returned from a month of maintenance on the dry dock at Câmara do Lobos and set out this […]
January 15, 2020

06.01.2020 – The brainy bunch

All cetaceans are magnificent animals but two species have fascinated local scientists for some time because of their frequent visit to Madeira’s waters; the Bottlenose dolphins […]
January 10, 2020

04.01.2020 – Sea screening

We were met with sunny conditions and a relatively calm ocean as we set out to find dolphins aboard our traditional boat this morning. It didn’t […]
January 9, 2020

02.01.2020 – A quick glance 

After a beautiful new year celebration both our our boats left the marina of Calheta to brave the windy conditions out on the Atlantic. Almost miraculously, […]
January 8, 2020

31.12.2019 – A new decade

2020 was a firework festival away and our team used the day to enjoy some lovely sightings before the big night. Our time at sea was […]