Destination
Azores
Atlantic crossroads for whales, grander marlin and living sailing heritage
Nine volcanic islands strung along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, the Azores put the deep ocean within a few miles of the dock - seabed depths of 1,000 metres or more just off the harbour wall. That geography makes them one of the top three whale-watching destinations on the planet and one of the Atlantic's most respected blue marlin grounds, both within sight of land. Add Horta, the most storied yacht port in the Atlantic, and a compact Central Group where daily passages are short and varied, and you have a charter ground unlike anywhere else in Europe - four hours from London, fully EU and Eurozone.
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What you can do from a yacht in Azores
Wildlife & Marine
28 cetacean species, resident sperm whales, and spring baleen giants
Sport Fishing
Grander blue marlin on Princess Alice, Condor and Azores Banks
Sailing
The classic Atlantic crossing landfall and living harbour culture
Diving & Snorkelling
Oceanic mantas and blue sharks over the seamounts
Key Spots
Must-visit anchorages and activity hubs
Horta & Faial
The Atlantic's great yacht port - harbour-wall murals, Peter Cafe Sport, and the Caldeira crater
Pico
Portugal's highest peak at 2,351m above the whale-rich Faial-Pico channel, with UNESCO vineyards ashore
Princess Alice Bank
A seamount 50 miles offshore - grander marlin marks and oceanic manta aggregations in one
Sao Jorge
A long, narrow island of fajas - lava-flat farmland with natural swimming pools
Flores & Corvo
The remote western outpost - waterfall-cut cliffs and some of the least-visited anchorages in the North Atlantic
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The Azores by Charter Yacht: Atlantic Crossroads for Whales and Bluewater Fishing
Nine volcanic islands on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge deliver sperm whales, grander blue marlin and the Atlantic's most storied yacht port, four hours from London.
Read Adventure GuideThe World's Best Bluewater Fishing Grounds by Charter Yacht
From Cape Verde's grander marlin to Cairns' giant blacks and the Seychelles GT flats - where the world's serious bluewater fishing happens, and when.
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