Team on the Sea: Angel Zhou – Exploring Underwater Realms

Having sold many yachts to very keen yachtsmen, and active water sports enthusiasts, I’m blessed to spend many days at sea every year, in some of the best Asian or global destinations. But there is one destination that I want to highlight: the Maldives.

My first diving trip in the region was with a group of friends over a week in March 2024, with an itinerary covering five atolls (Male, Vaavu, Meemu, Thaa and Laamu) on the Indian Ocean.

We boarded our dive boat in Male and cruised towards Vaavu to start our diving programme. We were blessed to descend to depths lower than 40 metres to see the marvels of the sea, including schools of green turtles, manta rays, reef sharks, nurse and whale sharks, hammerheads, schools of exotic fishes and superb soft coral formations. Composed of 26 atolls, the Maldives’s surface is 95% water so one may only imagine the extent of rich underwater sceneries available for exploration.

During the trip, we tasted local seafood delicacies from our daily catches but mainly enjoyed our time together, peacefully interacting with life below the surface. If I’m not boating or diving (either scuba- or freediving), I’m typically either wake surfing, skiing (in winter) or working on my arts and philosophy interests.