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August 2025

August News Splash

Hello Ocean Nomads Friends, Family & Fans!

Our Monthly Newsletter is a place we share our insights, tips and stories from inside our Ocean Nomads community. A splash to bring more ocean adventure, impact and eco vibe ocean tribe into your life.

Explore the unexplored with us

With Ocean Love,

Team ON

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Trips New opportunities to sail with us Member Success Stories How Paula went from Zero to Ocean Nomad Community Ripples Boat for Free & Crew Wanted Atlantic Ocean Sailing 10 Tips to Sail the Atlantic

Expedition | Coastal & Offshore | Autumn

Sail south with us

ON Atlantic from Mallorca to the Canaries.💨

Experience the real adventure

• Build confidence and skills in a real offshore environment
• Sail with a crew of purpose-driven ocean adventurers
• Become part of a global movement for conscious sea travel
• Open doors to future voyages, projects, and life-long connections

It's an acceleration zone. Individually and collectively to promote sustainable travel by sail.
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You can apply for the full voyage or express interest to join leg 1 or 2 only (new!).

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Member Success Story

From Zero to Full Time Ocean Nomad | Member Success Story Paula
​Watch Video on Youtube.​

​Watch full interview in Member Network​

Paula Mata From Asturias, ESP / Nomading around / RYA Day Skipper Jan'24 / Atlantic crossing x2 / Conservation, Regeneration & Sustainability / Scuba diving / ❤️ Brazil View Profile

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Stories, Projects, Connections & Advice

From our Member Hub

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Ocean Nomads is a global community of adventurous humans building ocean-minded lives. Login / Join the Network to meet, mingle and share and receive support for you adventure / mission. Here's a snapshot of the latest:

​ By Markus ​Help to keep this beautiful Steel Ketch afloat. ​BOAT FOR FREE By Blair ​This Summer, dozens of boats will set sail from ports around the world, large and small, converging toward Gaza in the largest coordinated civilian flotilla in history. Crew wanted!​ By Jacky ​Looking to meet more people that are interested in the journey more than the destination. I can provide access to free day sailing in Seattle.​ By Brianna ​A big salty WELCOME to all our new members who have recently joined the Ocean Nomads community! Say hi here.​ By Alex ​Chef / photographer looking for a crewing/sailing opportunity from September onwards in the Mediterranean.​ By Keith ​Is any one on the island of Sardinia and want to join me for a sail to Sicily? By Emil ​Looking for an opportunity to go sailing in Scotland for a week or so​ By Julie ​Hello dear Ocean Nomads! I just wanted to share a bit of my story and what got me here ☺️​ By Nitya ​Beyond the projects, it's above all the ‘way of being’ of all these people that captivates me and echoes something a little buried.​

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Members making Waves

• ​Jonte is ambassadoring for living life outside 🥾🌲 and on day 90 of hiking 2200 Miles on the Appalachian trail in 100 days. Will he make it? Follow his daily Vlogs from the Wild
• ​Nitya on the radio 📻⛵️, as she embarked for the first time on the scientific sailing boat on which she still works, bound for Greenland. In German & In French​
• ​Blair is ambassadoring 🌍⛵️⛵️⛵️ for the Global Sumud Flotilla a globally coordinated mobilization by land, sea, and air. Dozens of boats will set sail from ports around the world converging toward Gaza in the largest coordinated civilian flotilla in history.
• Suzanne 🎙📚 was interviewed on the Meilen und Zeilen podcast (In English) about her latest book Salz auf der Haut. Listen it here.

🌊 Do you have a project / video / podcast for positive impact? Share it here in the member network and we amplify your eco / adventure mission.🌊

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Julie Gambiez Exploring lifestyles to figure out how to have the least impact on the environment and the best impact on people 🫶🏻 View Profile

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Ocean Adventure Tips

10 tips for crew looking to sail across the Atlantic Ocean.

Travelling an Atlantic Crossing on someone else’s sailing boat is not a straightforward endeavour and an adventure to be taken lightly.

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Ocean Nomads Members share their struggles & support