One boat, two local skippers, and a simple idea: the boat, the route and the day should be entirely yours.
Chifbay started with a frustration: every way to see Madeira by sea meant sharing a deck with thirty strangers on a fixed loop. So we built the opposite — one private boat, your group only, with a route shaped around what you actually want to see.
No shared tours, no fixed groups. The boat, the route and the day are private — designed around the people on board.
Our two skippers were born and raised in Madeira and read this coast every day: where the dolphins feed, which coves stay calm in a north wind, where the light falls best late in the day.
The coves on the map are nothing next to the ones that aren't. That local knowledge is the difference between a boat ride and a day you remember in winter.
The whole boat is reserved for your group — up to 5 guests, never shared. One flat price for the boat, not per person.
Madeira-born, fully licensed skippers who know the coast, the wildlife and the calmest water in any conditions.
Iced Madeira poncha, local cheeses, fresh fruit and champagne on the sunset run. Real food, real wine, nothing plastic.
Tell us your dates and what you'd love to see. We'll set up a private trip from Funchal Marina — your group only, from first light to last gold.