A seastead stationed in international waters 12 miles from the coast would typically be a 20-minute ferry ride from shore, which in itself is shorter than the average American commute.… Read More »Will you be isolated? Are you hermits trying to run away from society?
Before the COVID-19 crisis, cruise ships provided private medical services to over 20 million people a year, many of them elderly, and their routes remained within helicopter distance from land… Read More »Will there be medical services?
Seasickness is a problem with boats, not seasteads. In 2019, Chad and Nadia conducted the “wine test” on the first seastead, XLII, which is immortalized in the final seconds of… Read More »Will I get seasick?
There are many different designs for seasteads (see our Active Projects page). Naturally, more luxurious seasteads will require more investment. The Seasteading Institute supports and celebrates many kinds of seastead… Read More »What will it be like to live on a seastead? Will it be comfortable?
The first single-family seastead produced 60 gallons of fresh water every day, powered by just a few solar panels, and the price of solar just keeps dropping. There are many… Read More »How will seasteads get water and food?
Space in buildings on seasteads may be sold, leased, or rented, like property on land. Fees may support infrastructure needs. The actual arrangements may vary among seasteads. Some could be… Read More »Will you have rent, leases, fees and taxes?
There are many designs for seasteads, visit our Active Projects page for more details about specific designs. See our video What will seasteads actually look like?
We expect the first communities to attract mostly pioneers and innovators at first. Hundreds of people have filled out our Floating City Survey, and hundreds more have informed Ocean Builders… Read More »Who will be living on seasteads?
