Where & When

• Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand), May - December 2025

• Indian Ocean Crossing (Sri Lanka, India, Arabia) January - May 2026

• Mediterranean (Lebanon, Turkey, Greece, Italy) June - October 2026

• And into the future…

The Details

Basics

• Available where: 

• Available when: 

• Ideally come to volunteer for 1-2 weeks to test.

• Understands they will work at least 8 hrs each day, 5 days of each week. Days off and time off are not consistent, sometimes many free days in a row, sometimes it isn’t possible to take time off (at sea, or when there are too many tasks)

• English, at least basic level

Technical Skills Wish List

• Can maintain, troubleshoot and do basic repairs to a diesel motor (just like a truck motor)

• Can repair outboard motors (similar to a motorbike motor)

• Can do basic carpentry, electrical work, welding, and plumbing

• Is experienced with a wide variety of hand tools and power tools

• Can learn to be a merciless rust-buster but a meticulous painter

• Can troubleshoot and repair water pumps (diaphragm, impeller, etc..)

• Can solve problems and find temporary fixes with whatever materials are available onboard

• Can communicate with external professionals to repair or fabricate replacement parts

• Can oversee work external professionals

• Can keep an inventory of spare parts

• Can use google drive/docs/sheets for collaborative tasks, or at least can learn fast

• Can source replacement parts both offline (searching local shops) and online

• Can keep a tidy well-organized workshop that the rest of the crew can understand and respect

• Is strong enough to lead the installation of a 40kg outboard motor, personally deploy a 25kg anchor from a dinghy, move large batteries, subwoofers, etc..

Sea Skills

• Experience with sailing and/or diving a big plus, but not required, as long as you are…

• Confident swimmer not afraid of open water and waves. 

• Know a few good knots, the qualities of different kinds of rope, or is a fast learner

• able to work through fear and sickness, have a strong will

• Can keep calm in dangerous situations

• The rest can be learned as you go

Social & Organizational Skills

• Likes living with other people (at least for a few months). Not a total loner.

• Can communicate clearly and directly with the rest of the crew

• Makes social cohesion, not social conflicts

• Will be tidy and do their share of the daily housekeeping and dishes

Shared Artistic and Social Goals

• Cares about the state of the world and wants to be promoting solutions

• Understands their role as essential member of a team with a common mission, not as an employee or hired help

• Willing to help the technical part of live performances: installing the sound, light and video equipment

• Interested in sharing skills, workshops, hosting, and outreach with the public

• Might be interested in the artistic part of live performances: potential to participate as percussion or actor