Our Catamaran, Taras

"Taras is the vessel where it all began! In all truth, since 2009 our activities have been systematically carried out on board a fast offshore RIB, but already in the year 2000, our initial explorations were taking place on board the Lady Luna, a motorboat owned by the Cantieri Greco. It is with Taras, however, that a new era of our activites has begun. Our gorgeous 40 FT research catamaran, built by the LADY-HAWKE shipyard upon specific request of the JDC Project, is now our main research and observation platform. " With a floor area of more than 50 square meters, a sighting turret located at a height of 6 meters, and our state of the art scientific equipment installed, our catamaran is the ideal vessel to study cetaceans in their natural environment. Motorized with two noiselses Volvo Penta 75 HP, Taras allows a cruising speed of 10 knots and a maximum speed of 19 knots, and it can accommodate up to 35 people on board, including the crew. Taras is equipped with a large net in the bow area, which allows our guests to experience an incredibly close contact with the cetaceans. .

Extraordinaria, the new addition to our fleet

"In January 2016, the Jonian Dolphin Conservation acquired a second catamaran, Extraordinaria, as a new addition to our fleet. A second vessel has enabled us to double the monitored area and to collect even more data, thanks to the presence of our visitors on board."
Extraordinaria is Taras’s twin sister. It is another 40 FT catamaran, built by the LADY-HAWKE shipyard, equipped with some innovative features, which allow you to live an extraordinary experience as a "Researcher for a day." Its over 70 square meters floor space and its state of the art scientific equipment, make our catamaran the ideal vessel to study cetaceans in their natural environment. Motorized with two noiselses Volvo Penta 75 HP, Extraordinaria allows a cruising speed of 10 knots and a maximum speed of 19 knots, and it can accommodate up to 35 people on board, including the crew. Unlike Taras, Extraordinaria is not equipped with a net in the bow area, thus providing more surface space, and allowing all our guests to observe the cetaceans from a privileged position. The new hydrophone technology and the expertise of our biologists and our naturalists on board will indeed offer you a unique and highly educational experience.

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Your help is of great and fundamental importance for tomorrow. To achieve this we need supporters like you, with the desire and in any case the need to participate in activities to protect and protect the environment. Now we must fight together to protect cetaceans and to allow future generations to observe these fantastic animals in their natural environment. Nature has given us this gift, let us forgive the mistakes of the past. Together we can do it, continue to follow us and support us.

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