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Who's sailing south with us? Completing the Twister crew + a free sailboat β΅ | September Newssplash
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September Full Moon Splash - 2026
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Who's sailing south with us?
Hello Ocean Nomads Friends, Family & Fans!
The Atlantic season is starting. Boats are heading south and west, the Canaries are filling up with crew looking for a ride, and our own schooner adventure leaves Amsterdam in six weeks.
Here's a snapshot of insights, tips and stories in this news splash, to bring more ocean exploration, impact and community into your life.
With Ocean Love π, Team ON
In this splash:
Atlantic sailing stories
17 strangers sailed across the Atlantic together (the film)
Alumni story
Why take a plane? Guido crossed at 68
Adventure, Impact & Community Expeditions
Twister leaves in six weeks. Unite at sea with us!
Upcoming Meet-ups & Trips!
Online meet-up 10 October & the Cape Verde gathering
For (aspiring) Crew
Crew calls for autumn and winter 2026
Member story
Why take a plane? Guido crossed at 68
Land ahoy!
Guido had a family wedding in the Americas. "And since I'm a young pensioner, I said, "Why take a plane?" It doesn't make sense to take a plane. I really want to sail to America. The second reason was it's adventurous to go on the ocean. 70% of all our earth it's just water. And I've never, ever traveled the waters as I do now. "
Open crew calls and opportunities from the Ocean Nomads network this autumn and winter: the Canaries, an electric Atlantic crossing, a Dutch boat refit, tall ship jobs and more.
Looking for driven, prepared, committed eco adventure crew? Explore the crew profiles in our member network and/or post a call. Learn More.β
The Route
Atlantic Circle
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Upcoming winter we're teaming up again with SV Twister π the 1902 schooner from our 2022/2023 Atlantic expedition sets sail from Amsterdam in six weeks for a full circle around the Atlantic: 9,250 nautical miles, eight legs. A very special and unique opportunity to sail between countries with adventure, impact & community.
Applications have been rolling in all summer and the crew for the first legs is taking shape. Some legs still have berths. What we have in common is a big heart for nature and a decision to not settle and instead explore the world π lots of stories, learnings and connections to share and gain.
Where it stands: the first crew are confirmed and the crossing is filling up fast. Wow, only 6 more week until we leave!
This can be your home:
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β΅οΈ Amsterdam to Madeira (12 Nov to 2 Dec) A wild offshore milebuilder across Biscay π Madeira to Tenerife (5 to 15 Dec) Island hopping through Macaronesia with a taste of offshore sailing π Tenerife to Cape Verde (18 to 29 Dec) Christmas at sea, New Year in Mindelo with +30 Ocean Nomads π Cape Verde to Martinique (31 Dec to 23 Jan) The 2,100-mile trade-wind crossing, sailing out together with the Atlantic kitesurf mission π’ Two Caribbean island loops (26 Jan to 6 Feb, 9 to 18 Feb) to bays you can only reach by sail π³ Martinique to the Azores to Amsterdam (Feb and Mar) The wild way home
The goal: maximum ripple effects for ocean adventure, impact and community. Away from everything but nature and fellow Ocean Nomads.
Already applied or asked for the info pack? The next step is a short call, schedule it asap, as it's going fast now. (Didn't receive an invite? Just hit reply!)
New here? Start with the overview and the film above, then apply.
Members: your discount is on every leg, and New Year in Mindelo with 30 to 40 ocean nomads is the moment you do not want to hear about afterwards.
A few years ago sailed around the Atlantic. We got seasick, baked bread, swam in 5,000 metres of water, took the 4am watches, lived and laughed a lot. With Twister leaving again soon and many of you considering jumping on board, the full documentary on our YouTube channel is a great preview of what a crossing and life on board is like on an Ocean Nomads offshore ocean adventure.
Explore 30+ more Atlantic Ocean sailing stories in our member hub. Some so wild, they will never reach the public world wild web.
I am still on Tenerife thinking back to this blissful journey that we had on SV Twister from Amsterdam to here every day. Thank you so much, once again, for making this happen - describing in detail how much positive impact this trip and the people I got to meet on it have had on me since would definitely exceed the framework." (Simon SV Twister)
Provisioning Tips & Tools
10 ways to provision for a healthy ocean and a healthy you
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Food is one of the biggest happiness and health factors on any sailing trip. Whether weβre provisioning for an Atlantic crossing, a coastal trip or a weekend sail, as an ocean loving community, we try to make our food choices work for both a healthy crew and ocean.
Provisioning a passage from scratch is quite a project: how much of everything, what lasts, where to shop, what to cook. We've done it over +30 trips. And hundreds of passages with all members togehter. We've united everything we learned in one place in the Ocean Nomads Member Hub:
a provisioning sheet and calculator to know exactly how much and what to buy
What to buy that lasts, is healthy, and keeps the spirit high.
Recipes the crew actually cooked (on an angle ;))
Healthy and low-waste choices that survive a passage
Provisioning map with organic shops, farms and markets around the Atlantic
Templates and spreadsheets, ready to copy
From a weekend sail to an ocean crossing. Use it! (Login / Join to access)
Early September a whole bunch of Ocean Nomads came from far corners to meet in person on SV Windfall in Almere, just before Thomas takes her south for the start of his far-north project and the kitesurf mission support. We talked solo passages and boat projects, heard the plans for the Atlantic kite crossing, and ate a table full of food made from scratch. Read what happens when ocean nomads meet in real life.
"A meeting like this gives me so much strength to keep pursuing my dream. When I hear about your experiences, I feel again that I'm not alone in being crazy enough to have big dreams. Thank you Thomas for hosting in your oh-so-busy schedule! Hope to see you all over New Year's on Mindelo, Cape Verde!" Menno
Cape Verde Meet-Up π¨π»
Wednesday, December 30
ON gathering & New Year in Cape Verde. A whole bunch of us will be sailing in from the Canaries, another Ocean Nomads group sails out of Mindelo on SV Twister, together with Koen and Thomas for the Atlantic Kitesurf mission. This will probably be the biggest gathering of Ocean Nomads so far. Who'll be there :)?
Not in the zone? Host a Meetup And/Or Join our online New Moonly Member Meet-up. Or come join one of our or member led trips to meet many other Ocean Nomads.
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3 things to read
Can you throw trash in the ocean? A sailor's guide to waste at sea. What goes overboard, what doesn't, and the system we ran on the crossing | Read Articleβ
Julie: from zero to sailing the seas. No experience, no boat, and now a life on the water. A member story. | Read Articleβ
What happens when ocean nomads meet in real life. A weekend on board SV Windfall in the Netherlands, solo passages, boat projects and a table full of food. | Read Articleβ
3 things to watch
It's not what you think you'll learn on a sailing boat. Said's crew story from the crossing to Cape Verde. | Watchβ
From zero to full-time ocean nomad. Paula's story, from first trip to cooking for 17 on the Atlantic.|Watchβ
What happens to trash on an Atlantic crossing? Conscious sailing on SV Twister, with our waste system.|Watchβ
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