Alternative World Sailing Community

Nine hippies living on a 35 footer could be the nightmare of almost any boat owner… but this is just the beginning: those young sailor-hippies are about to set up an entire fleet: the Alternative World Sailing Community!! The fleet already count two vessels, the Starkeeper and the Toango, and they are sailing the South Pacific right now! The rules of the community are very radical: the boats will be owned by the people that sail them; at any time a new captain can be elected if the current one is not carrying out the desires of the majority;  no one person on the boat shall be considered more valuable than the others; anybody can apply, all that is asked of community members is a positive attitude and a contribution of talents…”Our idea of a community is that everyone can contribute with their skills and live as a family. We are organized by will and love, sharing all the tasks on the boat … Once you are on board, you immediately start the process of learning what sailing is, with a deep understanding about the relationship between man and nature … “

“We want to give young travelers access to ocean going vessels. We desire other ways of travel than airplanes, buses, and cars. We are joining in the family effort to shift from a planet of private property and consumerism to one of communal living and a deep respect for our mother, the earth. We all truly believe in a sustainable way of living. We are not fighting the old paradigm, simply creating a new paradigm will render the old way obsolete.”

Let’s follow their adventures on the Alternative World Sailing Community facebook page