February 29, 2020

20.02.2020 – Glassy & gusty

Our trips today were just as dynamic as the weather and the sightings seemed to suit the conditions at sea perfectly. As both our boats set […]
February 28, 2020

19.02.2020 – May the odds be in your favour

We never give guarantees for sightings during our whale-watching tours because we don’t making promises we cannot necessarily keep. This is especially true for our snorkelling […]
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 24, 2020

15.02.2020- Ocean inertia for all 

Having a glassy ocean surface while a set of waves passed under the boat gave a kind of levitating sensation onboard the STENELLA. As predicted by […]
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 […]
February 19, 2020

11.02.2020 – Folks, don’t try this at home!

What a lovely group of guests we were able to cruise out with on this fine morning. Isolated rain showers were scattered across the Atlantic in […]