M/Y Nortada
8 days / 7 nights

Built in France by Naval Builder Guy Couach, the Nortada is a completely rebuilt and refit private Galapagos Islands live-aboard charter boat for small groups of up to 8 divers.

The yacht Nortada offers four lower decks, fully air-conditioned cabins with two single lower berths, private bathrooms, private heads, lockers, and drawers.  The boat accommodates 8 divers but also features an extended occupancy option of up to 12 people.  The additional guests can be accommodated in the four full-size upper berths available in every one of the four cabins.

Public areas consist of the main deck with the bridge, galley, air-conditioned dining room, and lounge.  The scuba diving platform has ample benches, outside showers, camera tables, and rebreather rinsing facilities.  In the upper deck, a sun deck is next to the flybridge.

Two 15-foot inflatable tenders with 25HP outboard engines take fully equipped divers to and from the dive site in the Galapagos Islands.  All divers are provided with a Nautilus Lifeline bi-directional VHF/DSC marine radio with GPS, dive alert and DSMB.  A complete toolkit and a selection of solid lead weights and trim soft pouches are available for all divers.  20 Nitrox compatible aluminum 80 cu ft. /12-liter cylinders are filled by one of the twin Nuvair LP/HP Compressors.  Two Nuvair nitrox analyzers are available on board.

For technical and rebreather diving, redundant oxygen clean Haskell Sport Boosters, one Tri Hunter 3000 Gas mixing stick for Trimix blending, several nitrox compatible 40 cu ft. /6-liter aluminum stage cylinders and several 19 cu ft. /2-liter steel rebreather cylinders with various valves and one Analytical Industries Trimix Analyzer are available upon request.

The crew consists of one Captain, one Mechanic, one Cook, two Sailors, and one Naturalist Guide.

Ship/ Yacht:   M/Y Nortada

• Category:  Superior Yacht - Diving
• Capacity:  8 guests
• Cruise (nights):  7, 14
• Oper. Days:  Fri
• Remarks:

Wolf and Darwin Itinerary  (8 days / 7 nights)

• FRI:  Baltra Airport - Diving Punta Carrion
• SAT:  Diving Cape Marshall / Mantarray City - Dive Roca Redonda
• SUN:  Diving Wolf Island:  Shark Bay / Landslide - La Ventana Islet / La Banana
• MON:  Diving Darwin Island:  El Arco - El Arsenal
• TUE:  Diving Wolf Island:  Shark Bay / Landslide - La Ventana Islet / La Banana
• WED:  Diving Bartolomé Point / Cousin Rock - Land walk Bartolomé Island
• THU:  Diving Dumb Islet / Pinzón Island - Land walk Charles Darwin Research Station (Santa Cruz Island)
• FRI:  Land walk North Seymour or South Plazas Island - Baltra Airport

Wolf and Darwin Extended Itinerary  (15 days / 14 nights)

• FRI:  Baltra Airport - Diving Punta Carrión
• SAT:  Diving Cape Marshall / Mantarray City - Dive Roca Redonda
• SUN:  Diving Wolf Island:  Shark Bay / Landslide - La Ventana Islet / La Banana
• MON:  Diving Darwin Island:  El Arco - El Arsenal
• TUE:  Diving Wolf Island:  Shark Bay / Landslide - La Ventana Islet / La Banana
• WED: Diving Punta Vicente Roca
• THU:  Diving Douglas Cape
• FRI:  Refuel - Town visit
• SAT:  Diving Cape Marshall / Mantarray City - Dive Roca Redonda
• SUN:  Diving Wolf Island
• MON:  Diving Darwin Island
• TUE:  Diving Wolf Island
• WED:  Diving Bartolomé Point / Cousin Rock - Land walk Bartolomé Island
• THU:  Diving Dumb Islet / Pinzón Island - Land walk Charles Darwin Research Station (Santa Cruz Island)
• FRI:  Land walk North Seymour or South Plazas Island - Baltra Airport