Porto Santo – Madeira

After 72 h sailing and some motor/sail, we arrived safe and sound this morning at Porto Santo, the second largest island of the Madeira archipelago. Most of this journey is over ocean depth of more than 4000 meters so we didn’t see much wildlife except in the beginning and at the end of the sail. Plenty of Dolphins, both common and bottlenosed, Pilot Whales and an unidentified LARGE Whale that requires some more research. Porto Santo, this time of year, is rather empty of both sailors and tourists. Tina P is the 4th sail yacht moored in the marina that has a capacity of 140 yachts. Even though it is still low season, we truly enjoyed a swim in the 22 C degree warm water that is crystal clear just outside the marina. On the marina breakwater all sailors transiting Porto Santo leaves behind an artistic painting, we feel the pressure and are carefully planning our contribution.