Hi Guys, I ran this by Corazon, who being a great guy was glad for me to post and help out despite the fact that it sort of competes with his boat. Some friends of mine have started a communal boat now in Honduras and are looking for members.
From: GeneFit Nutrition <webmaster@genefitnutrition.com>
Date: May 22, 2007 4:50:37 PM PDT
Subject: Roman and Antje's Island Quest - Episode #4
Island Seekers Wanted!
Dear Friends,
Another five months have passed since our last newsletter. Those past
months have been intense in many ways. Roman has made serious progress as
far as the boat repairs are concerned while Antje was putting in place the
organic certification for the coconuts with our Thai contacts, but probably
the greatest news of all is that a new generation is on the way: We are
happy to announce that Antje is pregnant! We dearly hope that this new
being soon coming into this world will, thanks to our work with the
project, find shelter away from the "craziness" that sometimes surrounds
us.
The situation in Fiji seems chaotic. Ministers and government officials are
changing on a regular basis without apparent logical reason. The government
itself is far from being stable yet, which is ultimately not at all the
purpose of the current, so-called "interim government" anyways. After many
email exchanges with our contacts in Fiji, we decided to wait for better
times and explore other island options here in Central America in the
meantime. We came to the conclusion that even if we would push things
through now in Fiji, any agreement that would be reached with the interim
government may not give us the guarantees and stability we are looking for.
However, we leave our options open and are waiting for feedback from the
new minister in office.
In order to increase our chances of success, we opted for a general change
of strategy. We more and more came to see the sailboat as our first island
—one made out of steel with one major advantage: it moves and is able to
travel great distances. We are determined to use that particular feature to
the best we can for the benefit of the project.
With the island quest in mind, we envision a journey starting beginning of
2008 in Honduras and if necessary, may extent all the way to South East
Asia. We intend to visit countries such as Costa Rica, Panama, French
Polynesia, Cook Islands, Tonga, Samoa, Wallis and Futuna, Fiji, Vanuatu,
Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. The route will give us an
opportunity to potentially visit thousands of islands along the way. The
intention is to settle for the one island that feels right and gives the
best chances of success for the project. It may take several years to reach
Thailand especially if we explore many islands in between and take the time
to connect with the local population. However, we do keep in mind that
finding "The Island" can happen at any stage into the journey, may be as
early as Panama or Costa Rica, so we may not have to cover the entire
distance. Also, in case the Fiji deal goes through in the meantime, we
would head straight back to Fiji and start the project without further
delays. Once the island is found, the sailboat will serve as a home for the
core team, solar and wind-powered research station and transportation for
people and supplies.
As we want the boat to be absolutely safe and solid for years to come,
there is still some major work to do. Roman is currently working on the
boat alone in order to cut down expenses, so we were not able to meet our
previously mentioned April 2007 deadline. Minor repairs turned into a major
refit, which is fine since without Fiji being ready there is no real time
pressure. On the contrary, the extra time will give us an opportunity to
form a core team joining us on the boat and to put some more emphasis on
boat preparation before the big Pacific passage. The next hurricane-free
window for such a passage would be Spring of 2008.
One of the many challenges we will have to face is keeping up a raw food
supply during the ocean passages. In the cooked food context, world
cruisers heavily rely on canned foods. This is of course off limit for us,
so we are already thinking about ways to best conserve and even grow fresh
foods during the travel. Luckily the only long stretch of about one month
without land is between Panama to the Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia).
Other than that we will have weekly or biweekly supply opportunities.
The sailboat can host up to 6 adults and we believe that now is the right
time to welcome 2 to 4 additional people in order to build a strong team of
raw island seekers.
We are looking for a handful of pioneers who would like to join us on our
island quest. If you feel that you have the soul of an adventurer, boat
builder, tribe member, researcher and sailor all together, please contact
us.
As living with three or even five other people in the confined space of a
sailboat requires some affinity and serious people skills, we would like to
use the time between now and the beginning of next year to get to know you.
Working together as a team on the boat will be an excellent compatibility
test and will build the strong bonds necessary for the coming ocean and
team challenges. The last thing we would like to see happening is to
realize that there are "unreconcilable differences" once we are in the
middle of the Pacific ocean.
The island project having a scientific aim, people with degrees in related
fields and interest in research are particularly welcome, but this is not
an absolute requirement.
Of course, the journey as wonderful as it might seem does include some
obvious risks, even though we will do whatever we can to keep those risks
to the bare minimum for us and those who join us. We will make sure we have
the necessary safety and navigation equipment. Please consider these risks
as well, should you consider joining the adventure.
In any event, the first step in joining us is to send us an email
introducing yourself if possible with picture (unless we know you already).
Call us on skype soon after and we will take it from there. Our skype
handle is genefit.
In case you have missed any of the previous episodes of our island quest,
please know that you can download them by using the following links:
www.genefitnutrition.com/episode1.pdf
www.genefitnutrition.com/episode2.pdf
www.genefitnutrition.com/episode3.pdf
We hope to soon hear from you.
Much love,
Roman and Antje
his project. My friends have started a communal boat in Honduras and I just wanted to post their request for potential members:
From: GeneFit Nutrition <webmaster@genefitnutrition.com>
Date: May 22, 2007 4:50:37 PM PDT
Subject: Roman and Antje's Island Quest - Episode #4
Island Seekers Wanted!
Dear Friends,
Another five months have passed since our last newsletter. Those past
months have been intense in many ways. Roman has made serious progress as
far as the boat repairs are concerned while Antje was putting in place the
organic certification for the coconuts with our Thai contacts, but probably
the greatest news of all is that a new generation is on the way: We are
happy to announce that Antje is pregnant! We dearly hope that this new
being soon coming into this world will, thanks to our work with the
project, find shelter away from the "craziness" that sometimes surrounds
us.
The situation in Fiji seems chaotic. Ministers and government officials are
changing on a regular basis without apparent logical reason. The government
itself is far from being stable yet, which is ultimately not at all the
purpose of the current, so-called "interim government" anyways. After many
email exchanges with our contacts in Fiji, we decided to wait for better
times and explore other island options here in Central America in the
meantime. We came to the conclusion that even if we would push things
through now in Fiji, any agreement that would be reached with the interim
government may not give us the guarantees and stability we are looking for.
However, we leave our options open and are waiting for feedback from the
new minister in office.
In order to increase our chances of success, we opted for a general change
of strategy. We more and more came to see the sailboat as our first island
—one made out of steel with one major advantage: it moves and is able to
travel great distances. We are determined to use that particular feature to
the best we can for the benefit of the project.
With the island quest in mind, we envision a journey starting beginning of
2008 in Honduras and if necessary, may extent all the way to South East
Asia. We intend to visit countries such as Costa Rica, Panama, French
Polynesia, Cook Islands, Tonga, Samoa, Wallis and Futuna, Fiji, Vanuatu,
Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. The route will give us an
opportunity to potentially visit thousands of islands along the way. The
intention is to settle for the one island that feels right and gives the
best chances of success for the project. It may take several years to reach
Thailand especially if we explore many islands in between and take the time
to connect with the local population. However, we do keep in mind that
finding "The Island" can happen at any stage into the journey, may be as
early as Panama or Costa Rica, so we may not have to cover the entire
distance. Also, in case the Fiji deal goes through in the meantime, we
would head straight back to Fiji and start the project without further
delays. Once the island is found, the sailboat will serve as a home for the
core team, solar and wind-powered research station and transportation for
people and supplies.
As we want the boat to be absolutely safe and solid for years to come,
there is still some major work to do. Roman is currently working on the
boat alone in order to cut down expenses, so we were not able to meet our
previously mentioned April 2007 deadline. Minor repairs turned into a major
refit, which is fine since without Fiji being ready there is no real time
pressure. On the contrary, the extra time will give us an opportunity to
form a core team joining us on the boat and to put some more emphasis on
boat preparation before the big Pacific passage. The next hurricane-free
window for such a passage would be Spring of 2008.
One of the many challenges we will have to face is keeping up a raw food
supply during the ocean passages. In the cooked food context, world
cruisers heavily rely on canned foods. This is of course off limit for us,
so we are already thinking about ways to best conserve and even grow fresh
foods during the travel. Luckily the only long stretch of about one month
without land is between Panama to the Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia).
Other than that we will have weekly or biweekly supply opportunities.
The sailboat can host up to 6 adults and we believe that now is the right
time to welcome 2 to 4 additional people in order to build a strong team of
raw island seekers.
We are looking for a handful of pioneers who would like to join us on our
island quest. If you feel that you have the soul of an adventurer, boat
builder, tribe member, researcher and sailor all together, please contact
us.
As living with three or even five other people in the confined space of a
sailboat requires some affinity and serious people skills, we would like to
use the time between now and the beginning of next year to get to know you.
Working together as a team on the boat will be an excellent compatibility
test and will build the strong bonds necessary for the coming ocean and
team challenges. The last thing we would like to see happening is to
realize that there are "unreconcilable differences" once we are in the
middle of the Pacific ocean.
The island project having a scientific aim, people with degrees in related
fields and interest in research are particularly welcome, but this is not
an absolute requirement.
Of course, the journey as wonderful as it might seem does include some
obvious risks, even though we will do whatever we can to keep those risks
to the bare minimum for us and those who join us. We will make sure we have
the necessary safety and navigation equipment. Please consider these risks
as well, should you consider joining the adventure.
In any event, the first step in joining us is to send us an email
introducing yourself if possible with picture (unless we know you already).
Call us on skype soon after and we will take it from there. Our skype
handle is genefit.
In case you have missed any of the previous episodes of our island quest,
please know that you can download them by using the following links:
www.genefitnutrition.com/episode1.pdf
www.genefitnutrition.com/episode2.pdf
www.genefitnutrition.com/episode3.pdf
We hope to soon hear from you.
Much love,
Roman and Antje
his project. My friends have started a communal boat in Honduras and I just wanted to post their request for potential members:
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Re: communal boat starting in Central America
Fri, September 28, 2007 - 1:57 PMAny updates on this communal boat??
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Re: communal boat starting in Central America
Sun, September 30, 2007 - 2:55 PMI am interested in your communal boat project. I have been sailing for over 4 years as a crew member on 40 ft give or take cutters and catamerans in the carribbean and mexico. Can you give me some idea of your vision? how many crew members do you have now? where in honduras are you? on the costal islands? anchored, hauled out? in marina? Is the boat seaworthy now or need work what kind of boat? what are you seeking in membership? do you have a captain with how much experiencewhat kind of gear do you have onboard?what are your water capabilites? refrigerator/freezer? I am a clown, muscian, ceremonial guide, sound healer.....my vision includes a healing floating temple, creating portals of love thru art projects, educational musical clown shows, retreats on boats , teaching folks how to be in the water by snorkeling swimming with wild dolphins, harvesting seaweed, growing live foods onboard amongst a few. I see this as a fleet of boats having a few different types of boats ....I have sold my land and am headed to be a live a board. I could come and check it out in late november .......my spanish is fair and i love central america. i also love snorkeling, being a team member and creating a life that is blissful for me and others on and in the sea. merlady
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Re: communal boat starting in Central America
Sat, October 13, 2007 - 1:56 PMI am hopeing to do something similar in the near future, and so would like to ask questions, to learn from you and follow your postings.
