Sailing Bubbles was born in 2020 from Elisa and Lucio’s idea of joining SCUBA diving and sailing in Sicily. It’s a concept similar to a diving cruise or liveaboard, yet more intimate. During a week, the sailboat hosts max. 6 guests and sails, pushed by the wind, between a diving destination and the next. The guests live onboard, spending the nights moored in beautiful bays, and dive using the services of trusted local diving centers who provide their logistics to reach the best dive sites. The project is the result of our respective and different past experiences. Lucio was a PhD, university professor and oceanography researcher in France before he decided to try and make a living out of his passion for sailing and diving. Elisa had been an au pair and farm worker in Australia who traveled much as a backpacker and had then decided to become a scuba diving instructor. As lovers of the Mediterranean Sea, both above and under the water, we felt the urge to share our passion and knowledge through an original concept, creating an authentic experience of communion with the ocean. We’re skippers, cooks, and as SCUBA and Freediving instructors we offer our guests the SSI courses - all done onboard with due care and time . Needless to say, we personally guide all the dives. Our cruises take place from late May to early October and all last 7 days. Depending on the date, we offer three different itineraries around Sicily, trying to focus on Marine Protected Areas.
Sailing Bubbles was born in 2020 from Elisa and Lucio’s idea of joining SCUBA diving and sailing in Sicily. It’s a concept similar to a diving cruise or liveaboard, yet more intimate. During a week, the sailboat hosts max. 6 guests and sails, pushed by the wind, between a diving destination and the next. The guests live onboard, spending the nights moored in beautiful bays, and dive using the services of trusted local diving centers who provide their logistics to reach the best dive sites. The project is the result of our respective and different past experiences. Lucio was a PhD, university professor and oceanography researcher in France before he decided to try and make a living out of his passion for sailing and diving. Elisa had been an au pair and farm worker in Australia who traveled much as a backpacker and had then decided to become a scuba diving instructor. As lovers of the Mediterranean Sea, both above and under the water, we felt the urge to share our passion and knowledge through an original concept, creating an authentic experience of communion with the ocean. We’re skippers, cooks, and as SCUBA and Freediving instructors we offer our guests the SSI courses - all done onboard with due care and time . Needless to say, we personally guide all the dives. Our cruises take place from late May to early October and all last 7 days. Depending on the date, we offer three different itineraries around Sicily, trying to focus on Marine Protected Areas.
Sailing Bubbles was born in 2020 from Elisa and Lucio’s idea of joining SCUBA diving and sailing in Sicily. It’s a concept similar to a diving cruise or liveaboard, yet more intimate. During a week, the sailboat hosts max. 6 guests and sails, pushed by the wind, between a diving destination and the next. The guests live onboard, spending the nights moored in beautiful bays, and dive using the services of trusted local diving centers who provide their logistics to reach the best dive sites. The project is the result of our respective and different past experiences. Lucio was a PhD, university professor and oceanography researcher in France before he decided to try and make a living out of his passion for sailing and diving. Elisa had been an au pair and farm worker in Australia who traveled much as a backpacker and had then decided to become a scuba diving instructor. As lovers of the Mediterranean Sea, both above and under the water, we felt the urge to share our passion and knowledge through an original concept, creating an authentic experience of communion with the ocean. We’re skippers, cooks, and as SCUBA and Freediving instructors we offer our guests the SSI courses - all done onboard with due care and time . Needless to say, we personally guide all the dives. Our cruises take place from late May to early October and all last 7 days. Depending on the date, we offer three different itineraries around Sicily, trying to focus on Marine Protected Areas.
Sailing Bubbles was born in 2020 from Elisa and Lucio’s idea of joining SCUBA diving and sailing in Sicily. It’s a concept similar to a diving cruise or liveaboard, yet more intimate. During a week, the sailboat hosts max. 6 guests and sails, pushed by the wind, between a diving destination and the next. The guests live onboard, spending the nights moored in beautiful bays, and dive using the services of trusted local diving centers who provide their logistics to reach the best dive sites. The project is the result of our respective and different past experiences. Lucio was a PhD, university professor and oceanography researcher in France before he decided to try and make a living out of his passion for sailing and diving. Elisa had been an au pair and farm worker in Australia who traveled much as a backpacker and had then decided to become a scuba diving instructor. As lovers of the Mediterranean Sea, both above and under the water, we felt the urge to share our passion and knowledge through an original concept, creating an authentic experience of communion with the ocean. We’re skippers, cooks, and as SCUBA and Freediving instructors we offer our guests the SSI courses - all done onboard with due care and time . Needless to say, we personally guide all the dives. Our cruises take place from late May to early October and all last 7 days. Depending on the date, we offer three different itineraries around Sicily, trying to focus on Marine Protected Areas.
It is an emerged rock distant 400mt from the integral Marine Reserve. It offers almost six different tours depending on the divers experience . This is one of the most beautiful area of the Mediterranean Sea for its richness of fish and corals.
About a mile and a half in a westerly direction from the port of Ustica, is Punta dell’Arpa, characterized on the surface by the presence of its famous “scoglio del cornutone“. Underwater, two large rocks rise from a sandy bottom of 40 m, whose walls are colonized by large branches of red gorgonians.
One mile southwest of Ustica harbor is Punta Galera: a lava flow bisects a bay. Here you can follow several dive routes that allow you to follow profiles suitable for divers of any experience. It is also one of the sites where courses are held.
About six miles in a westerly direction from the port of Ustica, about 350 meters from the lighthouse of Punta Spalmatore, between 9 and 12 meters deep are the three pinnacles of what is commonly called the “shoal of Africa “
Two miles South West Of the Ustica’s harbour, there is this dive site that raises from a sandy bottom at 50m/150 ft goes up to his top at 26m/78 ft. It’s surely one of the top dive spots of the island with lots of corals and fishes.
A few minutes from the port, in a south-south-west direction, there is a lava wall that reaches a depth of 40 meters from the surface. Characterized by the presence of a canyon: the famous “Spaccazza di San Paolo“ which creeps into the mountain for several metres.
Fifteen minutes by boat from the port of Ustica is this incredible shoal which, from a depth of 50m, goes up to a depth of 3 meters at the top. The formation makes it accessible to both beginners and experienced divers.
One mile in a southwesterly direction from the port of Ustica, near Punta Galera, we find the Grotta dei Gamberi, one of the most famous and beautiful dives in Ustica. An experience not to be missed for lovers, and in possession of the appropriate patent, of caves.
This dive site is located a few minutes by boat from the port. Suitable for all levels, it allows you to follow a wall and, for those with the right training, to enter a cave that has two air bubbles inside. In the first room we find the statue of S. Bartolo, patron saint of the island.
The top of the shoal is between 8 m and 15 m deep, for about 300 metres in length, with its flattened ovoid shape, more or less parallel to the coast and about 300 metres away from it. It offers a conformation rich in ravines, small and large hollow caves, imposing rocks and walls.
Lampione is a dive suitable for all levels, very colorful and usually characterized by the presence of many varieties of pelagic life. From July to September there is no shortage of grey sharks, the only recorded presence in the Mediterranean Sea.
Located very close to the port, it has two different itineraries: an archaeological site and a wall. Both routes are suitable for both beginners and more experienced divers. In the first we can see stocks of Roman and Punic anchors already at 18m. The wall is full of ravines and also has a very large cave.
This site is on the north east side of the island, enclosed in a bay. The conformation of the seabed is very particular: this is the only site with an expanse of sand. The wall is full of passages, created by a landslide of boulders, and canyons that create an amusing landscape that offers splendid views.
A 15-minute navigation from the port, on the southern side of the island, is this cove with crystal clear water and an unusual name. This dive site is characterized by a multitude of passages formed by landslides of boulders, that offer plays of wonderful light.
This site is located just after leaving the port. The peculiarity is precisely the “blue cave“ which can also be visited by snorkelling: the depth of the cave is about 5m and the play of light is truly exciting.
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