Impact | OCEAN NOMADS

Building the Future of Sustainable Sea Travel: One Ripple at a Time

Ocean Nomads is building a global regenerative network of explorers, creators, and adventurers who live lightly, travel consciously, and protect the blue planet we all call home. We believe adventure is more than travel. It’s a way to reconnect, with nature, purpose, and each other. With support from the Cross-Re-Tour Open Innovation Programme, funded by …

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Three people navigating a boat on the ocean near Cape Verde. Two are steering the wheels while one confidently points ahead. Dressed in life jackets, they embrace the adventure, undeterred by the slightly choppy sea under a cloudy sky.

Ocean Nomads at the Cross-Re-Tour Workshop in Riga

Logbook, Impact / By Team ON

📍 Riga, Latvia | 6–8 May 2025 Earlier this month, I represented Ocean Nomads at the Cross-Re-Tour workshop in Riga a 3-day in-person gathering focused on the twin transition in tourism: digital and green. The event brought together 87 selected projects and 12 national partner organisations from across Europe. Cross-Re-Tour is a European Union–funded initiative supporting small-scale …

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A small plant grows inside a clear light bulb lying on soil, symbolizing sustainable tourism for the Cross-Re-Tour Workshop in Riga, May 2025—a vision also shared by Ocean Nomads.

Scholarship Opportunity with upcoming Ocean Nomads Sail Training Adventure | Canary Islands

Adventures, Impact / By Team ON

Scholarship Opportunity with upcoming Ocean Nomads Sail Training Adventure | Canary Islands One of the big drives for us is to make ocean adventure more accessible. Via the network, meet-ups, resources, and our trips we aim to accelerate your ocean nomads journey. Some of us have time, some of us have money. Not very often we have …

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Four people smiling on a sailboat, with two steering and others standing around. The ocean, hinting at the adventure of sailing from the Canary Islands, is visible in the background under an overcast sky.

Zero Waste & Ocean Nomads Gift Guide

Impact, Tips / By Team ON

It’s the holiday season and mum is asking for your wishlist. But who needs more ‘things’ in the world? What we need as (aspiring) nomads and ocean travellers is connection, adventure, community and memorable moments! The Best Zero-Waste Gifts: Presence, Creativity, and Connection 🌍💙 The best gifts don’t have to come in shiny wrapping paper. Instead, …

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A beach littered with plastic bottles and debris stretches along the shoreline under a cloudy sky, highlighting the urgent need for zero waste initiatives.

Sailors unite for Hurricane Beryl Support & Volunteer Crew Needed Urgently| Grenada & Grenadines

Community, Crew, Impact, vessels / By Team ON

We have sailed there. We have lived there. It’s our duty to support the people and places are dear to our hearts.
With Ocean Nomads we aim to support coordinating needs, boats, crew, goodies, and funds.
Together with YOU! Do what’s within your superpowers. Here are some actions you can take for Hurricane Beryl relief support

Weather map showing a storm system with a swirling pattern over the Caribbean, affecting cities including Castries, Kingstown, and Bridgetown. Color-coded wind speeds are indicated in purple, green, and yellow.

Adventure Crew Opportunity with A Beautiful Mission on Classic Schooner!

Stories, Crew, Impact, vessels / By Team ON

In this blog, we highlight a super cool crew opportunity and shine a light on a ocean nomads member to inspire you that if it can be dreamt, it can be done and by supporting our ocean brothers and sisters! We are proud to have them part of the Ocean Nomads network.

A recap celebrating Ocean Nomads highlights of 2023

Adventures, Community, Impact, Logbook, Stories / By Team ON

What an adventurous year it has been! A few highlights in this blogpost to celebrate the adventures and impact of the Ocean Nomads Community. Members realizing ocean ADVENTURE dreams We are so proud of many of our community members how they took action towards making their ocean adventure dreams real. Here we highlighted some of …

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The word dream big written in the sand at sunset.

Sailing the Atlantic. The film is out!

Community, Events, Impact, Logbook, Stories, Uncategorized / By Team ON

What’s it like to sail across the Atlantic with a bunch of ocean nomads? Exactly 1 year ago we set sail across the Atlantic. We captured it not only by experiencing it but this time also by video. Thanks to the lovely ocean nomads cooperating and to Jonatan for not settling for anything less than …

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Ocean Nomads vessel members in the spotlight! These ocean dream realizers are living it (and all welcome crew)

Captains, Impact, Stories, vessels / By Team ON

In this blog, we shine a light on a few ocean nomads members to inspire you that if it can be dreamt, it can be done and by supporting our ocean brothers and sisters! We are proud to have them part of the Ocean Nomads network. All of them welcome fellow ocean nomads on board to share the adventures.

A sailing crew consisting of two people standing on a boat.

A Deep Dive into plastic pollution for Ocean Enthusiasts

Impact / By Team ON

Over the years plastic pollution has got a stage. More and more awareness seems to exist about this challenge planet ocean is facing. But why is plastic pollution in the ocean such a problem? Do you know the full scale of the issue? What is plastic in the first place? And what can we do as Ocean Nomads to make a difference?