Tales From The Sea

A New Way to Sail with Piratas do Amor For years, we have sailed oceans, lived aboard boats and served as crew on vessels large and small. Now we are returning to the essence. Closer to the water. Closer to nature. Closer to each other. This season, we are launching Flotita Bonita Expeditions, our most intimate expedition yet: one week aboard Polynesian voyaging canoes along the wild coast of Bahia. We sail through mangroves, rivers and open ocean. We fish and forage, gather

After years of sailing on bigger ships, I noticed something shifting in me. Not a big realisation. More like a quiet feeling. That maybe going forward doesn’t always mean going bigger. And that maybe I actually missed something simpler. That’s how Pira Veve came into our life. She's a small sailing canoe. The first thing you notice is how little separates her from the surrounding environment. You steer using the paddle. Every movement is felt throughout your body. You immedi