The Seasteading Institute

Announcing Survey for Prospective Seasteading Pioneers

The Seasteading Institute is excited to be launching a new survey initiative at floating-city.org to gauge customer demand for an actual seastead, and to identify the pioneers for our vision of innovative oceanic communities. Are you ready to take the...

VIDEO: Medical Offshore Research Facility

In August of 2012, The Seasteading Institute was contacted by Megan Rorie, a graduate student in the College of Architecture at the University of Houston. Megan was intrigued by the idea of seasteading, so when it came time to select a topic for her ye...

The Seasteading Institute April 2013 Newsletter

  The Seasteading Institute April 2013 Newsletter   Dear Friends of The Seasteading Institute, In celebrating our five-year anniversary, we have been reflecting on the many milestones we have already achieved, and accelerating our e...

Donate to Enter our Five-Year Anniversary Raffle

After making his seed donation to co-found the Institute in 2008, Peter Thiel predicted, “Decades from now, those looking back at the start of the century will understand that Seasteading was an obvious step towards encouraging the development of mor...

James O'Neill on Non-Violence

Why Are You Seasteading?

Vote With Your Boat

Welcome to The Seasteading Institute

Led by pioneering individuals, these societies could become a blueprint for a new way of life – one that is more equitable, tolerant and entrepreneurial.

Could the secret to a better life lie here at sea? In a few years, you may be able to live in a small city on the ocean.

The seasteading movement is producing some novel ideas for ocean-based businesses that could act as stepping stones towards their ultimate goal.