Join us on our sailboat project in Portimão, Algarve, Portugal
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: 19 Jun 2025
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It was my first time doing this kind of experience and the hosts made it so easy. Sereina and Jereon are two precious humans that want to share great moments in community. During the whole 1 1/2 months that I was on the boat, they were so generous. This experience was a great balance between hard work and fun like parties or day trips to beaches.
… read more The communication was really easy with them and they were including the workawayers in their project. I quickly felt as if it was partly my project too, I felt heard and it became like a little family. The conditions were great! I got to work around 5 hours a day for 5 days/week and we made big groceries like a family. I never missed anything being there:) If you love hard manual work, fun times and sens of community, it is the project for you! Thank you for everything and we will see each other again on the water🫶
Gabrielle stayed with us for 1.5 months, the longest we every had someone, and we had such a wonderful time together! During this time, we really grew into a kind of family. When you live together in a small space, you get to know each other very well — and we truly did. We were all very sad when it was time to say goodbye... Gabrielle is an
… read more absolutely wonderful person to live with. It was amazing to see how much she also developed during her time here and got so confident — she was honest, direct, and became really independent on the boat and knew where to find what etc.! We really loved that.
She didn’t come with specific building skills, but she was so eager to learn! We would absolutely recommend Gabrielle to everyone!
Beyond that, Gabrielle is just always up for anything — whether it's an adventure or a party. She’s so easy to be around and makes you feel good and completely yourself.
Thank you, Gabrielle. We miss you a lot and are so grateful for the wonderful time we shared and all that you contributed to the boat project. See you again when we’re back on the water!
Avec tout notre amour
Jeroen and Seraina
Left by Workawayer (Thamires) for host
Life-changing.
If I could resume my experience with Seraina, Jeroen and all the amazing people I had the opportunity to meet, that would definitely be it. I'm used to sail, but I've never been part of any boat refit, so for me it was exactly what I was looking for! Actually it was way better than that: I've traveled to Portugal expecting to get
… read more more knowledge about sail boats and came back with family members around the world. I can't wait to see you again and thank you so much for having me!You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
Left by host for Workawayer (Thamires)
Thamires stayed with us on the boat for 4 weeks! :) She works as a pilot on a big pipeline boat and decided to spend her 4 weeks off on our boat — which already shows how curious and open she is to discovering new places, meeting new people, and learning new skills. Thank you, Thamires, for coming! One of your greatest qualities is definitely your
… read more organization — which helped the two of us a lot, since we can be a bit messy sometimes, especially while living with 6 people on a boat that's under refit! 😄It was also such a pleasure to hear your fascinating life stories and have deep, wonderful conversations. You care so much about the people around you — and we really felt and appreciated that.
It makes us so happy to know you’ll be back on the boat again in July. It also shows us how much you enjoyed your time here and that we've created a space people want to return to. Stay just as you are, and keep living your dreams. Forever part of the family! <3
Com muito carinho
Left by Workawayer (Pauline) for host
It's hard to find the right words to describe my incredibly unique and amazing experience with Seraina and Jeroen. I enjoyed every second of volunteering for them and participating in their project in a team with other amazing workawayers. It never felt like hard work but more like a good time with friends who accept you for who you are. Not a day
… read more went by when there was nothing to laugh about and we didn't have fun. Seraina and Jeroen are really generous and kind-hearted people. I sincerely wish you all the best for your upcoming adventure and hope that I can accompany you again for a little while. Lots of love for you two!!!You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
Left by host for Workawayer (Pauline)
Wow, Pauline has so much Power! When you see Pauline, she is really there and ready for everything haha. We loved that about her. She is also very direct and clear which you quickly have to get used to but afterwards just appreciate so much. Because it's so important that when you live and work together that you're truly honest and direct to each
… read more other! It made communication with her so easy so all the different needs are respected. Pauline has been so helpful and engaged in everything. She didn't mind to get dirty and just did everything. She also loved to try out new meals and just in general help around the boat and general life here. She was a lot of fun but you could also have deep conversations with her. Her English is excellent and also her hidden hairdressing skills haha ;) She is really a bit of a multitalented girl ;) Thank you for everything! Lots of love and we wish you only the best and to see you back on the boat when we are sailing!Photos
The 3 of us: Our boat, Jeroen and me <3
One of the cabins with toilets where you will be staying alone or together with someone else if you are alright with it.
Seraina working in the bilge "holes" to take rust off + repainting it etc.
Jeroen taking rust off from the windows.
Workawayers painting, grinding + taking rust off the window with a needle gun :)
having some fun while painting :)
going on a dinghy trip together to explore the caves etc at Caroveiro :)
Exploring the beautiful Algarve <3
Having great times together cooking, drinking Aperol, talking, etc. <3
The BOATYARD-FAMILY <3 We made some great contacts here on the boatyard and together with the workawayers we often had BBQ's or we went to Karaoke etc.
Team summer 2024 :) For us it is very important that we have a lot of fun times together and you feel all good and welcomed.
some Yoga or SUP after work :)
freetime: Some are chilling, some are doing some handwork, some can do remote work, some write maybe diary, maybe some go to the city or beach ...
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It was my first time doing this kind of experience and the hosts made it so easy. Sereina and Jereon are two precious humans that want to share great moments in community. During the whole 1 1/2 months that I was on the boat, they were so generous. This experience was a great balance between hard work and fun like parties or day trips to beaches.
… read more The communication was really easy with them and they were including the workawayers in their project. I quickly felt as if it was partly my project too, I felt heard and it became like a little family. The conditions were great! I got to work around 5 hours a day for 5 days/week and we made big groceries like a family. I never missed anything being there:) If you love hard manual work, fun times and sens of community, it is the project for you! Thank you for everything and we will see each other again on the water🫶
Gabrielle stayed with us for 1.5 months, the longest we every had someone, and we had such a wonderful time together! During this time, we really grew into a kind of family. When you live together in a small space, you get to know each other very well — and we truly did. We were all very sad when it was time to say goodbye... Gabrielle is an
… read more absolutely wonderful person to live with. It was amazing to see how much she also developed during her time here and got so confident — she was honest, direct, and became really independent on the boat and knew where to find what etc.! We really loved that.
She didn’t come with specific building skills, but she was so eager to learn! We would absolutely recommend Gabrielle to everyone!
Beyond that, Gabrielle is just always up for anything — whether it's an adventure or a party. She’s so easy to be around and makes you feel good and completely yourself.
Thank you, Gabrielle. We miss you a lot and are so grateful for the wonderful time we shared and all that you contributed to the boat project. See you again when we’re back on the water!
Avec tout notre amour
Jeroen and Seraina
Left by Workawayer (Thamires) for host
Life-changing.
If I could resume my experience with Seraina, Jeroen and all the amazing people I had the opportunity to meet, that would definitely be it. I'm used to sail, but I've never been part of any boat refit, so for me it was exactly what I was looking for! Actually it was way better than that: I've traveled to Portugal expecting to get
… read more more knowledge about sail boats and came back with family members around the world. I can't wait to see you again and thank you so much for having me!You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
Left by host for Workawayer (Thamires)
Thamires stayed with us on the boat for 4 weeks! :) She works as a pilot on a big pipeline boat and decided to spend her 4 weeks off on our boat — which already shows how curious and open she is to discovering new places, meeting new people, and learning new skills. Thank you, Thamires, for coming! One of your greatest qualities is definitely your
… read more organization — which helped the two of us a lot, since we can be a bit messy sometimes, especially while living with 6 people on a boat that's under refit! 😄It was also such a pleasure to hear your fascinating life stories and have deep, wonderful conversations. You care so much about the people around you — and we really felt and appreciated that.
It makes us so happy to know you’ll be back on the boat again in July. It also shows us how much you enjoyed your time here and that we've created a space people want to return to. Stay just as you are, and keep living your dreams. Forever part of the family! <3
Com muito carinho
Left by Workawayer (Pauline) for host
It's hard to find the right words to describe my incredibly unique and amazing experience with Seraina and Jeroen. I enjoyed every second of volunteering for them and participating in their project in a team with other amazing workawayers. It never felt like hard work but more like a good time with friends who accept you for who you are. Not a day
… read more went by when there was nothing to laugh about and we didn't have fun. Seraina and Jeroen are really generous and kind-hearted people. I sincerely wish you all the best for your upcoming adventure and hope that I can accompany you again for a little while. Lots of love for you two!!!You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
Left by host for Workawayer (Pauline)
Wow, Pauline has so much Power! When you see Pauline, she is really there and ready for everything haha. We loved that about her. She is also very direct and clear which you quickly have to get used to but afterwards just appreciate so much. Because it's so important that when you live and work together that you're truly honest and direct to each
… read more other! It made communication with her so easy so all the different needs are respected. Pauline has been so helpful and engaged in everything. She didn't mind to get dirty and just did everything. She also loved to try out new meals and just in general help around the boat and general life here. She was a lot of fun but you could also have deep conversations with her. Her English is excellent and also her hidden hairdressing skills haha ;) She is really a bit of a multitalented girl ;) Thank you for everything! Lots of love and we wish you only the best and to see you back on the boat when we are sailing!
I highly recommend volunteering with Seraina and Jeroen. They are amazing, they were always thinking about making sure that I and the other workawayers felt comfortable and that we didn't lack anything. If you like adventure, it's definitely a good option. In addition to working, they took us to see the city, to karaoke, events, to go on boat
… read more rides and to see wonderful beaches and caves. It were two amazing weeks and nobody wanted the days to end because we were having such a good time. Thank you for these days, thank you for teaching me how to do new jobs with so much patience and dedication, I am very happy to have met you and I hope to see you again and live more adventures. A big hug :)
Oh what an angel she was and is! She was the second one joining us on the boat and was just fitting in so well! She speaks good English but also Spanish and Portuguese which was really cool. Vir is really up for everything! In terms of work but also in terms of activities or talks. She loved to try out new things like working with tools like the
… read more needle hammer to take rust off from the bilge holes or the windows we replaced. She also loved to show us some traditional Argentinian Meals or drinking Mate all together. It was great! Her smile makes everyone feeling good, welcomed and loved <3 She is full of energy and shows that also for example in the after working yoga that she leaded!
She loves to have harmony and wants to make everything that everyone feels comfortable and good. Such an incredible personality. We hope that she always gets the same back as she spreads everywhere around <3
Thank you for everything dear Vir and we will see you again on thte boat on the water! Muchas gracias, nuestro amor!
Left by host for Workawayer (Sabrina)
Sabrina was the last workawayer that joined the tribe for this period on the boat and she was just the perfect fit in that already existing group. She is very eager to learn new things and also to challenge herself and try out new things. She appreciates everything so much and sends out so much love to everyone. She was very excited to cook her
… read more favorite meals for everyone and it was amazing! It was so beautiful for us to see how much she loved staying here on the boat and how she connected with everyone here so deeply. Also with the surrounding neighbor boats which we call the boatyard family. It was also great to see how she got always more confident in doing also dirty jobs and trying out new things and life styles. We loved to have you here and we hope we will see you on the boat again when we are sailing! <3 Thank you for everything!
Left by host for Workawayer (Anna)
WOW, where should we start? Anna has been our first Workawayer and we couldn't have imagined it better! She stayed with us on the Boat almost 4 weeks and we had such an amazing time together. In the first 1.5 weeks she was alone with us and afterwards 3 other workawayers came. The personality of Anna is incredible and we are so happy to call her
… read more our friend for life now. We are sure we will keep the contact and we miss her already so much. Anna is very warmhearted, interested, motivated, active, helpful, thoughtful, honest, respectful and many more... She loves to have her projects and she gets really in a flow and in a wish to finish it. And she can be proud! She does everything so thoughtful and with a lot of care but also fast and good! She is very interested to learn new things about sailing or the building but also to explore with us how things work because we are in the beginning of this boat life as well ;) After a few days we had the feeling we already know her for a long time. She was truly herself and we had so much fun playing around at the beach and being childish and crazy. But we also had really deep and serious conversations about the World or ourselves ... Anna loved the work with different and exciting projects everyday here on the boat so much that we sometimes needed to send her almost to some free time ;) It was for us so nice to see that she liked it here. Anna also loved to cook and bake which was really nice!
She is a person that you can live just greatly together with because she is so easygoing, empathetic, honest and respectful! She sends out so much love and we wish for her future that she gets the same love back. Everyone that will have Anna as a workawayer can call themselves lucky because she's the best and she will leave as a friend you'll never forget! <3 Thank you from the bottom of our heart for everything dear Anna! See you when the boat is in the water and we can do some sailing, yeah! xxLend a hand at our little paradise, a beautiful piece of land in the lower Alentejo region, Portugal
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