We had the pleasure of talking to one of São Miguel’s last whalers. In Terra Azul, we take pride in our heritage and traditions…

Hopefully you have been keeping up with our blog! If so, you must be aware about the description made on how whaling evolved in Azores….

History is an important archive of traditions and culture that forge societies nowadays. So it’s always very interesting to understand the cultural and historical development…

The island of São Miguel had several ports with whaling activity and strategic lookout points to search for Sperm Whales (Physeter macrocephalus). In the 1950’s,…

Hi whale whatchers, I’m Nicole the Vigia (Lookout). The sea as always been an element of nature a little unknown to me, and after starting…
Winter is approaching and a wooden boat needs extreme care to withstand the elements…and the age! It is the case of our historical Azorean…

This week was a special one for our traditional sailing fans and a few members of Terra Azul, as they participated to the friendly sailing…