March 4, 2019

20.02.2019 – Dreaming dolphins

The Atlantic had us beaming with joy today as our team managed to encounter a total of four dephinid species. In the morning we encountered the […]
January 16, 2019

09.01.2019 – Oceanic ornaments

All cetaceans are beautiful and a pleasure to observe in the wild but two species here in Madeira are especially ornamental during our time on the […]
January 9, 2019

03.01.2019 – Hopeful beginnings

After a very windy and rainy transition into the new year, the weather conditions finally settled slightly and allowed us to set out to sea today […]
January 7, 2019

29.12.2018 – Ay, ay captain!

Every boat needs a crew and every crew needs a captain. A leader is generally vital for the necessary coordination within groups, helping them collectively organize […]
December 24, 2018

14.12.2018 – Everyone is different

Some may think that dolphins are always interactive. That is not so! A contact with these little marine mammals is often species-dependent and definitely situational. Some […]
December 17, 2018

07.12.2018 – Return to start

Only a few of the many interesting marine animals stand as “special guests” on our passport. A sweet representative of this guest list is the Loggerhead […]
December 6, 2018

27.11.2018 – Humble solitude

When we think of cetaceans we think of highly social and intelligent animals, gracefully wandering the oceans in each others company. The Striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) […]
December 4, 2018

23.11.2018 – Ribeira Brava or the discovery of slowness

The sea was gradually preparing for the next day’s wind, but it was still possible for us to go out. It took quite a while to […]
November 9, 2018

23.10.2018 – Chasing rainbows

We set out west of Calheta this morning, with a group of very excited guests aboard our Stenella while admiring a double-rainbow curving elegantly over the […]