3 Weeks. 1,100 Nautical Miles. Life-Changing Offshore Skill-Building for Wild-Hearted Ocean Adventurers.

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Set sail for a Full ON Ocean Adventure & Lifestyle Expedition. Level up your sailing skills, ocean confidence, and crew connections while making a meaningful contribution to ocean health. This isn’t just a trip or training, It’s a real-world adventure opportunity to apply, hone, and elevate your sailing experience, together with a supportive community of ocean nomads.

Dates: October 12–31, 2025
Route: Mallorca to Canary Islands
Ready to sail from the Sea to the Ocean? Apply here.

Join a community-driven offshore sailing expedition from the Balearic Islands to the Canaries. Experience:

• Hands-On Sailing: Active involvement in navigation, watchkeeping, boat handling, and planning.

• Skills & Confidence: Real-world learning, teamwork, and problem-solving. No formal training required.

• Meaningful Connections: Build lifelong bonds with passionate sailors, ocean advocates and freedom lifestyle designers.

• Sustainable Living: Practice eco-friendly sailing and green stewardship as you voyage.

• Atlantic / Captain Ready Prep: Finish with the confidence, references, and skills for a true Atlantic crossing, captain license, or maybe even your own boat. if that’s your next step.
  

 "Ocean Nomad" Annual Member offer: 150€ OFF for Members

THE best way to accelerate your ocean adventure skills, & lifestyle dreams and missions. This is a full ON skill build & network adventure where in 3 weeks you make deep connections with fellow Ocean Nomads, learn and improve tons of sailing & seamanship skills, AND sail from the sea INTO the Atlantic. A comprehensive hands-on sail training experience for life and the beginnings of a ripple effect to create a meaningful ocean nomads lifestyle.  

In the mix:

🌱 3 Weeks of Offshore Adventure
Sail from the Balearics to the Canaries, with potential stops in islands and coastlines along the way (weather depending), combining hands-on offshore training with coastal exploration.

🌱 Super Cool Route  We sail from the Mediterenean Sea, into the Atlantic Ocean, crossing the Strait of Gibraltar, with some beautiful stops along the way, wherever the weather takes us. 

🌱 Expert Skippers
Learn from seasoned sailors with over 40,000 nautical miles of experience, including solo Atlantic crossings.

🌱 Comprehensive Skill Building
Learn all about sailing, navigation, night sailing, watchkeeping, safety protocols, and sustainable practices through immersive learning in the Med AND Atlantic Ocean. More varied than in a typical sail training.

🌱 Lifestyle Design
Gain insights into crafting a purpose-driven, ocean-centric lifestyle from those living it.

🌱 Personalized Coaching
Benefit from small crew sizes that allow for tailored mentorship and guidance.

🌱 Community Connection
Join a supportive network of ocean enthusiasts, fostering lasting relationships and shared values.

🌱 Sustainability Impact
Contribute to ocean conservation efforts, with a portion of your fee supporting an Ocean Nomads Impact Project chosen by the crew.

🌱 Ripple Effect
Embark on a journey that could redefine your path, opening doors to new opportunities and life-changing experiences.

We like for you to see for yourself how beautiful the ocean are!  And hopefully ignite the superspower within you to take steps into a conscious nomadic life in or near the sea.

You'll experience what it's like to live on a sailboat. Not just one week but for weeks! While building tons of sailing and seamanship skills and making connections for life. 

Some of the skills we'll go through:

• Chart plotting, electronic systems, and night navigation

• Interpreting weather data and adjusting sails for changing conditions

• Passage planning (and making :))

• Advanced sail trim

• Watch systems, night sailing, and long-distance passage prep and experience it!

• Emergency equipment use, drills, and passage planning skills

• Decision-making, crew coordination, and conflict resolution

• Eco minded cruising, maintenance, and provisioning

• Insights in boat ownership and what it takes

+ Personalized attention for skills you'd like to learn and practice.

All while being on a real offshore ocean adventure.  What would it feel like to see land after a week on the water? There is only one way to find out: to go for it! 

Build confidence and master the skills needed for offshore sailing and developing the ocean nomads lifestyle more resourceful, skillful and sustainable.

For Ocean Nomads who:

✅ Would love to experience life and travel by sailboat and accelerate the learning journey

✅ Want to build skills and confidence in both coastal & offshore passage making and long-distance navigation.

✅ Want more than just a sail training or certificate. We help you design the ocean lifestyle.

✅ Value teamwork, sustainability, and adventure.

✅ Like to build deeper meaningful connections with the sea and fellow ocean nomads

✅ We welcome a mix of newbies & experienced ocean sailors. Newbie spots are popular and limited, don't wait too long to apply. 

Ocean Nomads trips focus on hands-on learning and experience surrounding adventure, impact & community rather than formal certifications. This trip is ideal if you're eager to level up your sailing and seamanship skills and build confidence as crew or skipper in a real-world setting. Perfect to get you ready for confidently sailing your own vessel or for example, the Yachtmaster Offshore certificate.

It's not for:

❌ Those seeking a laid back luxury cruise. This is an active, wild, hands-on adventure.

It’s the people who make the adventure. We curate a diverse, multi-skilled crew with a similar mindset to create a powerful team mix. It makes ALL the difference. We live beyond the status quo or desire to do so. We care for the planet. Minimize, simplify and cut down on our environmental footprint where we can. We lift each other up and support each other when in need. 

About you:

Adventurer & explorer

Competent crew or Dayskipper

Alternative lifestyle seeker

Striving to do good

Excited to share skills and stories

Eager to learn, share and care

Hands-on mindset

Ambitious

Saying Hell Yeah, that’s me when reading more about the Ocean Nomads community

Please ensure you meet the following criteria before applying

✅ You are physically fit and able to handle the demands of offshore sailing.
✅ You are comfortable living in close quarters with others for an extended period.
✅ You are ready to participate in watch-keeping and night shifts.
✅ You understand this is a wild offshore adventure and you must be comfortable with leaving sight of the shore and the variables and risks that come with such adventure.
✅ You have a positive and adaptable attitude towards teamwork and problem-solving.
✅ You are eager to contribute to onboard tasks (e.g., cooking, cleaning, provisioning).

✅ You understand that the weather and safety rules and that reaching the final destination can therefore not be 100% guaranteed.
✅ You are willing to adhere and share to eco-friendly and sustainable practices onboard.

✅ You are happy with vegetarian food, and a smoke and alcohol-free environment

Note: If you’re unsure about any of these, feel free to reach out with questions before applying!

We share the Ocean Nomads ‘slow sailing’ philosophy. The focus is on simplicity, health, local food, skill sharing, community connection, active, adventure and sustainability mindset.

Ocean Nomads is a tribe of young... at heart,  adventurous ocean lovers who want an active outdoor lifestyle. We will share fun ideas and projects on mindful, self-sufficient, positive-impact ways to live and travel sustainably at sea at any age and budget. This is an action-adventure where everyone participates in creating the vibe and value for a memorable 10 days at sea. 

We have a smoke and alcohol-free onboard policy, as well a vegetarian diet, for maximum superpowers and nature connection.

Our drive: Protecting our playground.

Saving the ocean is at the core of the Ocean Nomads community. The Ocean is the heart of the planet. Water covers more than two-thirds of the Earth’s surface. Sea plants, like Posidonia, produce 70 percent of the oxygen we breathe, and the deep waters are home to wildlife and some of the biggest creatures on earth. It provides us with food, jobs, life, entertainment, and sailing! Without it, we cannot survive. We believe that by getting the ocean into people’s heart, one starts caring more accordingly. The best way? To help you get you out there and have you experience the magic for yourself. 

Here's a little trailer our captain Thomas made for the trip.

Watch our film: Sailing in Greece. A Film on Adventure, Impact & Community. A 50-minute Adventure Travel Docu presenting what Ocean Nomads and an Ocean Nomads Lifestyle is all about. Watch it here.

Departure: La Lonja Marina, Mallorca

Arrival: Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife

This trip offers exceptional conditions for both Mediterranean coastal cruising and building offshore sailing expertise:

October offers ideal conditions for offshore sailing:

• Mild Temperatures: Expect daytime highs of 20-25°C (68-77°F) and cooler nights

• Trade Winds: Northeast trade winds provide reliable and dynamic wind conditions for sail handling practice and sailing to the Canary Islands

• Acceleration Zones: These areas around the Canary islands create stronger winds, offering real-world experience in handling gusts and varying conditions.

• Varied Sea States: From sheltered waters to Atlantic swells, you'll face diverse conditions ideal for skill-building.

• Breathtaking Landscapes: Sail against the backdrop of volcanic peaks, rugged coasts, and crystal-clear waters of the Med and if we're lucky: Whales & dolphins!

A challenging yet supportive environment for mastering offshore sailing that is easy to reach from many other destinations. 

Together, we will plan the passage. This is part of the skill development and fun.  This will be based on the current weather, and your preferences.  We have a 2.5 week window to sail 1100 nautical miles. Before or after sailing offshore we can explore the Canary Islands and/or destinations along the way, like for example Ibiza, Formentera, Madeira, or Lanzarote, or coastal Spain, depending on the weather and everyone's wishes and exploration spirit.

Sailing through the Strait of Gibraltar from the Sea into the Ocean across the TSS and all the exciting features of this special channel between continents is pretty epic too!

We incorporate the Ocean Nomads values of community, exploration, and positive impact into the elements of the trip. We always encourage hands-experiences where everyone helps with the running of the ship. 

Wherever we go, we leave the places cleaner than we found them. Beach clean-ups and conscious actions are part of the routine, not ‘just’ an event. 

Travelling by sea is a life experience, and some aspects can be challenging. This is not a pre-packed holiday. We create the adventure together, and everything runs rather spontaneously—on purpose. With sailing, things rarely go as planned, and this is the beauty of it. 

All on board duties are shared together. We sail together. We provision and cook together. We adventure together. We get ourselves into and out of situations together. This is what makes you develop the necessary skills to live the ocean nomads lifestyle.

The boat we will sail is a Sun Odyssey 490 from 2019, designed for performance, comfort, and safety. Perfect for offshore training

Key Features:

• Modern Design: Elegant interiors with a well-equipped kitchen, comfortable saloon, and ample storage.

• Safety & Navigation: Advanced navigation systems, autopilot, and safety gear to ensure a smooth and secure journey.

• Comfortable Living: Airy cabins with ventilation, a large cockpit with seating, 640 liter water capacity, a and a spacious deck to move around with ease.

• Spacious : 4-5 double cabins and 3 bathrooms,.

You share a cabin (and double bed) with a fellow Ocean Nomad on this trip.

This trip has been in high demand and now we are finally organizing it!  Ocean Nomads sustains because of our beautiful members. As a member of the Ocean Nomads community, you get a sweet discount.

And you'll also get:

Access to the Ocean Nomads Crew Course 2.0 which helps you to be prepared, pack, be safe, and be ready for offshore sailing (Valued 497 euro)

 €50 of your trip fee goes directly into the Ocean Nomads Member Impact Project Grant Fund, where you'll vote for the winning project during the trip!

Not a member yet? Click here to join the Ocean Nomads community! and enjoy the member discount, connecting, and lots more goodies.

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Is this trip out of your budget, but would you like to join? Apply for a Scholarship. One of our ways to give back is to create scholarship opportunities for small-budget, determined ocean changemakers. We would love to hear your proposal via the Scholarship form. We prioritize applications from trip alumni and members who have showcased their presence and contribution to the Ocean Nomads community.

Check out our membership community for pure skill sharing and trading, where more than 300 nomads and more than 70 vessel members meet and team up for ocean impact and adventure.

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"I have been a member of Ocean Nomads for over 5 years. The community have been incredible over that time, very supportive and helpful. I have gone from working on an environmental awareness yacht skipper, to sailing school instructor, running trips with ocean nomads members and now having my own yacht that is a part of the fleet." - Andy South Africa

"We joined the ocean nomads meet-up this November in Greece. And even more than over the virtual network we found a great community live on board exploring the Greek islands. 11 days full of inspiration, ocean or nomad life related workshops held by members for members, hikes, workouts, vegan/vegetarian cooking sessions and lots of laughter together. 5 star recommendation for the organisation of the trip with nomads from all over the world (Australia to Austria and everything in between including Hawaii, South Africa, Ireland, and many more.). And 5 star recommendation for the spirit of learning from each other and helping each other to connect to make a positive impact this platform facilitates." Maxx & Sigrid

"It’s amazing how many awesome friends you can make, and how much just one week on an ON trip can change your life" - Marcin from Poland  

“The most unforgettable week. The trip preparation and the crew members turned what would otherwise be an adventure into something a special. I took part in two ocean nomads trips so far. To say it was life changing sounds dramatic but it really was. Being able to share time and experiences with people with different backgrounds but of a similar mindset was incredible. I like to think that I can have and help contribute to a similar experience for myself and others as a member of the Flotilla crew.”  – Ben Clipstone from Australia

“In my opinion Ocean Nomads sailing adventure are: 1. A reward for the senses by discovering incredibly beautiful places and breathtaking sceneries. 2. An unbeatable way to get introduced into the world of a sailing lifestyle 3. An open window to learn watching our world and the people from another more conscious perspective. I see Suzanne as an inspirational person who, with her example, inspire others with ideas and proposals to define or redefine life projects and use inner energy for more noble purposes. Our oceans need strong committed people like her to advocate for our natural resources and leave them intact for the generations to come.”  – Jose Perez from Spain 

"My lifelong dream has been to spend time outside of the US, explore different places, meet new people and just live somewhere different than what I grew up with. If you told me this time last year that I would have spent the better part the last 365 days sailing around The Canary Islands, surfing in Ireland, sleeping in a van ALONE in England and writing this newsletter on an island in the Adriatic Sea, I would have rolled my eyes at you.  But after joining Ocean Nomads on SV Twister a little over a year ago my life has done a complete 180° ( in the best way possible) and I have the network and so many of you to thank for that! – Brianna SV Twister '21

"The experience on twister with other Ocean Nomads was just really beautiful and I felt connected for the first time in decades, I felt part of a community and had companionship. I was so happy that it’s so all inclusive of gender race religion nationality and most importantly age. It has connected me with like-minded people of all ages and being very transformational personally because my life has been incredibly isolated as a single parent Who works from home. I can honestly say October and November I felt happy and free for the first time in maybe 22 years.  It gave me everything I was looking for. It has opened up so many possibilities to meet new people with similar vibes, including connection, companionship, purpose and being one with nature." - Cay, SV Twister '21

Check our more Stories, Testimonials & Transformations

on our Website or on our Facebook page. Or YouTube channel

Our skippers & Team Members are boatowners, liveaboards and/or creators of an eco-minded ocean lifestyle. And highly experienced to have you safe & inspired.

Meet us all before the trip! Join our Meet-up September 9 to connect and ask any questions you may have.

Your Captain: Thomas

Expedition vessel liveaboard, environmentalist and long time Ocean Nomads ambassador

We are super proud and stoked to have Thomas aka Tomaatje as skipper and instructor .With Ocean Nomads since the very beginning. He’s a legend to learn from, born and raised sailor, Captain & Owner of SV Windfall, ocean activist, and now working full ON to get his boat ready for the next adventure. Many Ocean Nomads have already sailed with him and many more will sail so on an ocean Nomads adventure and/or on future adventures on his SV Windfall. 
Watch Intro Thomas

Your Co-Skipper: Luca
Captain & Share Space Dynamics Facilitator

Captain, Surfer, impro dancer & Freediver

From founding Ocean Nomads member to ambassador, and sailing the high seas on many different boats and impact & community projects, he became a Yachmaster Offshore captain and now we're proud to have him part of our upcoming Ocean Nomads gathering.
Luca has made many miles offshore as crew, mate, racer and captain. He's juggling ocean related adventures and shared living communities, sometimes doing the two together! Passionate about shared space dynamics and how to bring our learnings from the sea to the land he'll also facilitate knowledge and skill building sessions in this department on this trip. Watch Intro Luca

Your Trip Leader: Brianna

From zero to hero in ocean nomad Lifestyle design

According to my mom, I swam before I could walk… I will take her word for it.  I just spent my first winter outside the USA surfing, sailing, RVing, hiking/hitchhiking, and connecting with other Nomads along the way and I AM NEVER LOOKING BACK.

My main goal as Community Co-Captain is to connect fellow nomads and help facilitate opportunities in all things sailing, environmental awareness, ocean sports and adventure, the way others have helped me.

My lifelong dream has been to spend time outside of the US, explore different places, meet , new people and just live somewhere different than what I grew up with. If you told me this time last year that I would have spent the better part the last 365 days sailing around The Canary Islands,s urfing in Ireland, sleeping in a van ALONE in England and writing this newsletter on an island in the Adriatic Sea, I would have rolled my eyes at you.  But after joining Ocean Nomads a little over a year ago my life has done a complete 180° ( in the best way possible) and I have the network and so many of you to thank for that!
Watch Intro Brianna.

Our Ripple Effect: Jonatan
Advanced Hitchhiker, Long Distance Hiker, Full time Vanlifer, Videographer, Banana Pancake Professional & IKO Kite Instructor

Hello fellow nature vagabonds! I couldn’t be more excited to partake in such a great adventure and life experience on a sailboat with a great bunch of you ON.

My name is Jonatan and I’m from an island in Sweden. Travelling and being on the road without knowing what tomorrow brings has been in my DNA most likely since birth. Things like cultural exchange, hitchhiking, vanlife, hiking, diving, skiing, kitesurfing, freedive, surfing to name a few has brought me to the most wonderful places and meetings in my life. And it’s just the meetings and the sharing thru life story’s that has been the most memorable thing. We know that this trips is going to be amazing but I together with you will create wonderful memories together. I’m a fanatic kitesurfer, vanlifer, thruhiker, and I'll also be the videographer on board.
Watch Intro Jonatan

In the afternoon, we welcome you on board in Lonja Marina Chárter, in the centre of Palma de Mallorca. It's all about settling in, making your self at home, getting to know your fellow crew, and captain. Today we will not set sail just yet.

Your captain will walk and talk you through safety at sea and together you'll get the boat ready for the adventure. Provisioning is a big and exciting part of this which we collectively take care of. We aim to provision as locally as possible, and minimize plastic use. Our trips are vegetarian (fish and meat-free), with occasional opportunities to eat ashore if you struggle with this. 

We'll be sailing in and out of different anchorages, islands, and maybe even into another country. The weather rules and together we create a beautiful route with for sure, a memorable passage through the Strait of Gibraltar, from the Mediterranean into the Atlantic.

We try to avoid marinas, so we can be closer to nature. Depending on your resourcefulness we may need to go into port for water resupply.

SPONTANEITY | We run our trips rather spontaneously on purpose. We’re dependent on the weather. We go with the flow, and we may change course to explore what we find on the way. We embrace the art of getting lost. We don’t plan out our routes into detail (except for the departure and arrival destination). On purpose.

SAILING | For this trip we open up some spots from total newbies with the right mindset as well as experienced sailors. Our captains are professionally qualified and teach you, helping you become a competent crew member, captain or even boatowner! We can sign off miles and give you a reference if you need one. We take care of onboard duties as a group. 

VESSELS | This Expedition we work with a charter company and we rent two monohulls. We arrange for offshore communication equipment to stay in touch with the shore. 

IMPACT | We share adventure and relaxation time, as well as thoughts, tips and ideas about how we can live more simply and sustainably, whilst exploring the natural world. No one of us has the answer, but together we do have. Connection and conversation at sea go deeper in one day than months on land.

LOCAL | We aim to team up as much with locals to learn the best we can about the local situation. Working with a local partner comes with different habits, customs, awareness levels and cultural backgrounds. We stay open and look beyond our ‘eco-bubble’ to plot better routes for positive change.

GETTING THERE | We are aware that many need to fly to join one of our trips, and encourage transport options such as train, bus, ferry and car sharing. We’re actively looking for the best ways to maximize our positive and minimize our negative impact. We recommend booking only one way ticket. You won’t be the first ocean nomads joining a trip, and just keep on going… 

ENVIRONMENT | We do what we can to minimize our environmental impact. We sail as much as we can and use the motor as little as possible. Preparation and doing your part is key. And we encourage and welcome your ideas, tools and tricks on improving our positive footprint.

PROVISIONING | Collectively we take care of the provisioning and cooking. It’s part of the fun! We don’t organize luxury cruises. We aim to provision as locally as possible, and minimize plastic use. Our trips are vegetarian (fish and meat-free), with occasional opportunities to eat ashore if you struggle with this. We use less freshwater and power than the average sailboat charter. We share thoughts, ideas, and knowledge on no-fridge food preservation, eco-friendly sailboat maintenance, and other positive solutions.

Elements of this expedition are supported by our EU cross retour grant to improve the positive impact of travelling by sail. Come shape with us for a healthier ocean

OCEAN PROTECTION Our drive: Protecting our playground! 

PEOPLE | We make our gathering big enough to guarantee a wonderful mix of inspiring souls, but small enough to drop anchor in the middle of nature. Participants usually don’t know each other, but after days of shared adventure and collaboration, new friendships are made. Many of our previous nomads come back again and again. Ocean Nomads come from all walks of life; we put a lot of effort in creating a diverse mix of people, so that we can learn from each other and pass on inspiration & ideas. Many trip alumni and members have since teamed up for more adventure and impact projects. All ages are welcome and encouraged to join. Reasons for joining are often the desire to live a nomadic lifestyle, buy a boat, share experience, and learn with safety, sustainability and accessibility aspects being taking care of. 

TEAMWORK | Sailing is an active way of travel that needs teamwork. We share the tasks, operation, and sailing of the boat. We provision, cook, sail, fix things (if necessary) together as a team. Our trips are not a laid back luxury experience. Hands-on participation creates the adventure, and helps you learn to be a better sailor. 

HEALTH | We can only do good if we feel good. Depending on the route, our trips have elements of yoga, breathwork, hiking, freediving, surf,, healthy and local food provisioning, and lots of outdoor action and adventure. Powered by YOU, our members and crew. 

PEACE | Our trips are not a party experience. We value the mornings and like to maximize daylight for exploring and connecting to nature. Alcohol has no place on our trips. We operate a strict no alcohol on board policy. 

ADAPTATION | Boats rock and make noise. Boats are small. People snore. Weather rules. We have limited resources. Adaptability is key. 

ACCESSIBILITY | Any age, gender, and experience level is welcome. We know a trip like this is not within financial reach for everyone. It costs considerable money to make this expedition real, in most safe way. But where resources allow we facilitate scholarship opportunities to make an adventure like this accessible for the driven on a budget ones.

Learning by doing, that’s what we strive for. Here are some of the skills you develop on our trips:

SAILING | You’ll learn hands-on everything to become a competent crew member, offshore sailor or even captain if that's what you aim for. By the end of the journey you can sail the ship. Our skippers and often also fellow crew members are happy to share and show what to know.

SEAMANSHIP | Huge part of happy, safe and meaningful ocean nomadic living depends on your seamanship skills.  You can have the biggest bank account but once you’re at sea nothing can be googled or bought. And no person can be hired to fix something. You have to be inventive as situations arise and you’ll learn from experiences along the way. You’ll learn to work with your hands. Especially on our offshore trips, you learn about the wind, the weather, geography, stars, navigation, sea life, boats, yourself, people, and much more. 

CONSCIOUS LIVING | Experience resourcefulness. And how you can implement it all into your life. As sailors, we are intricately connected to the ocean on a daily basis. Experiencing sea time daily provides a deep and lasting respect for nature. You’re dependent on it. You experience the power of the wind and the waves, and realise how precious our resources are, such as water, fresh air, power, and fresh vegetables. You will become aware that what might be considered normal ‘back home’, is not so normal on a boat.

NATURE AWARENESS| Most of us spend more time indoors than outdoors. It’s easy to forget the natural world we’re coming from and living in. On the ocean, you face the wind and water elements and find that connection to nature. Imagine a scene with no traffic, no news, no pollution, no civilisation. Just wind and water – plenty of that! A scene where you can gaze for hours to the millions of stars above you; enjoy the dozens of dolphins sliding through the water at the bow of the boat; admire the pink-orange-red sunrises and sunsets, without any airplane trails changing the fluffy and cauliflower-like cloud patterns.

By being disconnected from everything but nature, you’ll learn a great deal about the ocean. When you see the good, bad and ugly with your own eyes, talk face-to-face with people living on and for the ocean, and experience its value, it makes you eager to learn more, do more, be more, and likely Live more: At sea.

You’ll become very aware of the natural world around you. This inspires. And it’s eye-opening. You come to realise how disconnected from nature we are in our daily lives. In the middle of nature, far away from civilisation, you will see human impact. Usually we’re far away. It’s hard to make it tangible. It doesn’t really affect us. Or so we think. But by being out there, you literally broaden your horizon. Experience will make you think, gain fresh perspectives, and may inspire you to act to turn the tide of the ocean challenges.

We share tips & tools, helping accelerate personal journeys to alternative adventurous conscious life on or near the sea. Ocean nomads adventures are not just a one time thing you join for a week or two and that’s it. These are experiences that change the way you approach life, nature and the ocean. We believe our trips are just the beginning for plotting the next course in your life. By jumping on board this, you also join our expanding global network of impact-driven travellers, ocean entrepreneurs, sailors, (free)divers, surfers, and active salty souls passionate about the ocean and eager to do good. 

On our community HUB we continue the conversation, action, team-ups and meet-ups beyond our events and expeditions to maximize the impact, fun, and ripple effects for ocean adventure and action. We got your back before and after the trip and make the personal connections and introductions to accelerate your dreams.

We used to have an image in our head that sailing is only for rich people, that it’s about showing off boats and boat toys, and that as crew you’re just meant to scrub the deck. Not true. Sailors are free spirits and ocean-minded people. Most of us share the same dream to live a simple life on a sailboat, set off to explore the world, and live life on their own terms. We unite and exchanges ideas to make this dream happen! We  connect with fellow nomads that are on the same mission. Who knows who you may meet during these adventures and what opportunities may come from it?

This is not just an expedition you join for 3 weeks and that’s it. This is an experience that will change the way you approach life, nature and the ocean. We believe our ON expeditions are just the beginning for plotting the next course in your life. By jumping on board this voyage, you will also join our expanding global network of impact-driven travellers, ocean entrepreneurs, sailors, (free)divers, surfers, and active salty souls passionate about the ocean and eager to do good. On our community platform we continue the conversation, action, team-ups and meet-ups beyond our events and expeditions to maximize the impact, fun, and ripple effects for ocean adventure and action. We got your back on this expedition and the journey after.

Expedition vessel liveaboard, environmentalist and long time Ocean Nomads ambassador

We are super proud and stoked to have Thomas aka Tomaatje as skipper and instructor .With Ocean Nomads since the very beginning. He’s a legend to learn from, born and raised sailor, Captain & Owner of his own expedition vessel SV Windfall, ocean activist, and now working full ON to get his boat ready for the next adventure. Many Ocean Nomads have already sailed with him and many more will sail so on an ocean Nomads adventure and/or on future adventures on his SV Windfall. He recruits them on our trips :)
Watch Intro Video Thomas

From zero to hero in ocean nomad Lifestyle design

According to my mom, I swam before I could walk… I will take her word for it.  I just spent my first winter outside the USA surfing, sailing, RVing, hiking/hitchhiking, and connecting with other Nomads along the way and I AM NEVER LOOKING BACK.

My main goal as Community Co-Captain is to connect fellow nomads and help facilitate opportunities in all things sailing, environmental awareness, ocean sports and adventure, the way others have helped me.

My lifelong dream has been to spend time outside of the US, explore different places, meet , new people and just live somewhere different than what I grew up with. If you told me this time last year that I would have spent the better part the last 365 days sailing around The Canary Islands,s urfing in Ireland, sleeping in a van ALONE in England and writing this newsletter on an island in the Adriatic Sea, I would have rolled my eyes at you.  But after joining Ocean Nomads three years ago now my life has done a complete 180° ( in the best way possible) and I have the network and so many of you to thank for that!
Watch Intro Brianna.

Advanced Hitchhiker, Long Distance Hiker, Full time Vanlifer, Videographer, Banana Pancake Professional & IKO Kite Instructor

Hello fellow nature vagabonds! I couldn’t be more excited to partake in such a great adventure and life experience on a sailboat with a great bunch of you ON.

My name is Jonatan and I’m from an island in Sweden. Travelling and being on the road without knowing what tomorrow brings has been in my DNA most likely since birth. Things like cultural exchange, hitchhiking, vanlife, hiking, diving, skiing, kitesurfing, freedive, surfing to name a few has brought me to the most wonderful places and meetings in my life. And it’s just the meetings and the sharing thru life story’s that has been the most memorable thing. We know that this trips is going to be amazing but I together with you will create wonderful memories together. I’m a fanatic kitesurfer, vanlifer, thruhiker, and I'll also be the videographer on board to ensure some ripple effects and memory capturing.
Watch Intro Jonatan

Captain, Surfer, impro dancer & Freediver

From founding Ocean Nomads member to ambassador, and sailing the high seas on many different boats and impact & community projects, he became a Yachmaster Offshore captain and now we're proud to have him part of our upcoming Ocean Nomads gathering.
Luca has made many miles offshore as crew, mate, racer and captain. He's juggling ocean related adventures and shared living communities, sometimes doing the two together! Passionate about shared space dynamics and how to bring our learnings from the sea to the land he'll also facilitate knowledge and skill building sessions in this department on this trip.
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Ocean Nomad, Adventurer, Captain & Freedive Instructor

Hi! My name is Suzanne. Half my time on this planet, I’ve been living a nomadic ocean minded lifestyle, navigating ocean and coastlines by sail, van, (kite)surf and mermaid fins. I sailed about 50.000 miles on sailboats, as hitchhiker, crew, captain and trip organizer, and now mainly slow travel coastlines living in my van, or hike across islands & mountain by foot. I wrote the Atlantic ocean travel guide Ocean Nomad and started the Ocean Nomads community. The mission: Connecting you to ocean, and to cultivate and encourage a simple, natural, conscious way of life.
If there's one thing I learned in all those adventures, it's the people who make the trip! That's why I'm so excited to bring you all together for this one.
I may or may not join myself but as you join, I'll for sure help you get ready with the Ocean Explorer online course you get access to as crew. 

Check out my blog Oceanpreneur , Say hi to me on the Ocean Nomads network or Youtube / Insta @oceanpreneur