Much More than a boat

Preserving and Sharing the Legacy...

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Tradition That Moves - A Century in Every Voyage

Discover the soul of Pico - Azores through a legendary whaleboat

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Nossa Senhora de Fátima sails
again, with Filipe Fernandes

Step aboard an authentic Azorean whaleboat, “Nossa Senhora de Fátima”, beautifully rebuilt by João Tavares and captained by Filipe Fernandes, a sailor with over 20 years of experience in mastering these historic vessels.

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Step aboard as crew, guided by an awarded sailor devoted to preserving this island tradition.

 

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More than a Boat - it’s who we are

To know this boat is to know the people who made it—and who were made by it. It is memory in motion, culture afloat, and proof that from the hardest circumstances, beauty and excellence can emerge. More than a boat, it carries the story of who we are.

Real Passion with Experience

With over 20 Years sailing whaleboats, Filipe is a dedicated guardian of their history and cultural significance, committed to preserving their legacy for future generations.

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Rescued to Remember

Built in 1929, she was abandoned to the elements 50 years later, until an iconic whaler took her in and gave her shelter — now lovingly restored to honor both their legacies.

Lajes do Pico

Lajes do Pico, the epicenter of whaling culture in the Azores, where whaling stories and the cult of the whaleboat are etched into the soul of its people.

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