14.08.2019 – Above & below
Today our Ribeira Brava embarked on the long journey to Funchal to fuel and we ended up cruising all the way to Cabo Girão on this mornings snorkelling tour to find a group of Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis). We…
13.08.2019 – Airy body guard
On our morning tour, we were escorted by a sea-torn for a while. It almost seemed she was our airy body guard. 🙂 We saw Cory’s Shearwaters sailing over waves and here and there a small bird with the sonorous…
11.08.2019 – Squid season
Summertime is the best time to indulge on sun, sea and…squid! August typically marks the beginning of deep-sea squid season here in Madeira, locally known as Potas. The most commonly caught specie is the Orange-back flying squid (Sthenoteuthis pteropus), cephalopods…
10.08.2019 – Time travel into the now
A slightly rainy morning on the sea brought us a very calm sighting of Pilot whales (Globiscephala marcrorhynchus) mixed with powerful, yet equally relaxed Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). It was such a silence on the sea and these moments with…
09.08.2019 – Breathing exercise with gratitude
On our morning tour with the Ribeira Brava we had waves with waves and waves with Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis). It was really bumpy, but our guests could still see this little dolphin species quite well. In the afternoon,…
02.08.2019 – Bottle-nosed boldness
People love dolphins and generally dolphins have a wonderful reputation for being approachable, gentle-natured creatures. The most social of all the dolphins, on an interspecies level, are the Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Our crew has had numerous sightings where we…
01.08.2019 – Every moment
As we set out on our trips, leaving the safety and shelter of the Calheta harbour behind. Most eyes are on the horizon, full of anticipation. But it never hurts to have a look back at our island, to see…
30.07.2019 – Bow benefit
A big advantage of our fishing boat Ribeira Brava, is the fact that in its bow, it offers a lot space for the dolphins’s favorite hobby, surfing. With such lightness and beauty they are pushed forward from the thrust of…
29.07.2019 – Mysteries of the deep
Madeira, as you may know, is a Vulcanic island, it is the top of a 6 km high volcanic mountain rising off the ocean floor, that started forming about 5 million years ago. And exactly for this reason, it is…
28.07.2019 – The blue resilience
Everyone knows that the natural world on our planet is in peril and this impending doom doesn’t pick sides or favour anybody, not even human beings. The same applies to marine mammals. Despite their profound intelligence and learning abilities, dolphins…