Water and Wind, Portugal

Sailing catamaran suits well for vacation with friends thanks to a small capacity of 8 passengers. Combination of a diving adventure and onshore activities. Packages are all-inclusive: accommodation, food, and soft beverages. Hammerheads, Galapagos sharks, and occasionally manta rays can be seen.

Boat Interior
The boat has 4 cabins with ensuite bathrooms. 8 passengers can be comfortably accommodated onboard. In between dives catamaran's guests may stay at the sun deck or at the salon area.

Dive deck
the catamaran equipped with snorkel gear and swimming ladders. Compressor and diving gear is onboard. dives may be done from an aluminum RIB.

Safety
To ensure your safety on board this sailing catamaran supplied with a plotter, radar, GPS, EPIRB, and autopilot.

Itinerary
During the cruise, you will dive align Azores Islands. You will visit Recife Dollabarat, Ilheu das Formigas, Baixa do Ambrosio. These dive sites attract huge shoals of fish and devil rays, stingrays, red scorpionfish, shoals of amberjacks, and bluefish. Sharks are also can be seen including amazing hammerhead sharks and the Galapagos sharks. Wrecks are also included. Visit Olympia - a shipwreck located on the south-western slope of the islands between 30 and 50 m deep.
Azores are better to visit if you already an experienced diver and have AOWD certification. But some dive sites are suitable for snorkeling as well. 2 days will be spent on the island after the liveaboard trip and the topside experience: visiting some exciting sites with lunch on a one-day tour.

When to Go
Water temperature is rather cold it ranges between 16-24ºC (63-77ºF. Visibility is at its best from June to October - up to 27 m. The high season for this destination can be considered from June to October