January 12, 2026

05.01.2026 – A wild start

Happy new year to all our clients and blog readers! Pedro and I had the honour of kickstarting this new year with a wild trip on […]
January 5, 2026

29.12.2025 – Sailing voyage

Our Ribeira Brava in the past was a sailing vessel and sailing has been around now for millennia here on earth, but the principle of sailing […]
December 29, 2025

22.12.2025 – Three

This December, we found more waves on our tours than our friends in the blue office. On many tours, we returned without sightings. But today we […]
December 23, 2025

17.12.2025 – Wild Seas

Today we finally went out again. But our guests needed to have their sea legs, as the sea was still quite choppy. Unperturbed, Short-finned pilot whales […]
December 14, 2025

08.12.2025 – Waves, Whales, and Dolphins

Wow, what a ride through the troughs and crests of the waves! It was a long trip, reaching 10 nautical miles (18 km) off Cabo Girão. […]
December 13, 2025

06.12.2025 – Travellers

Today on our trip on the ocean we encountered a mixed group consisting mainly of Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) and some Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). […]
December 12, 2025

05.12.2025 – Outcasts

Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) are known to be selective about who they hang out with. Pod members are carefully selected individuals, based on factors that we […]
December 11, 2025

04.12.2025 – One question twice

Today on our tour, I was asked twice about swimming with dolphins. For a snorkeler, it is certainly something special and touching to encounter these animals […]
December 7, 2025

01.12.2025 – The dark side of fishing

Today on our trip we encountered the negative side of fishing. We headed out to the ocean as our Spotter spotted some Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) […]