Boat in Europe - Workaway

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France

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Join me in my boat to cruise the inland waterways of France

Retired single male English boat owner (77) who spends six months each year cruising in France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. In Nancy for 9th July and then Toul and Epinal

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Spain

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Learn about boat restoration in the old fishing village of Rianxo in Galicia, Spain

I am from a town in Galicia with a sea and I have several boats, a sailboat and a wooden one. I am dedicated to restoring old boats and sailing the estuary as a hobby.

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United Kingdom

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Au pair help for a sailing family in Southampton, UK

Hi I am an English sailor and an English teacher by profession living in Southampton UK. I am married with 2 sons and a daughter .I love to play tennis, football and play the guitar. We live in in non-smoking house ( we don't have any pets or any ......

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France

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Join me on my unique barge and enjoy community events near Paris, France

First step : join our instagram by asking us - to check what is going on in the boat located in Reims, city of Champagne. I used to volunteer through Workaway to learn new skills and gained valuable experience for my engineering career. Now it’s my ......

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Montenegro

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Live off-grid and join us with daily life on a boat in Montenegro

* Update, June '25: I have an unexpected position of two weeks only from Friday 27th June, due to a crew accident before arriving.* The 2025 season is approaching so I'm looking for six crew to help out. I will shortlist the best twelve applicants ......

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Denmark

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Stay in the harbour and help me with my houseboat in Copenhagen, Denmark

We need help now, building up a music venue, need 1 or 2 pep with carpentry/wood skills Minimum 2 - hard working people are welcome :) I have bought an old ferry from Sweden and sailed it to Copenhagen, where I now work on it now. I dream of ......

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Greece

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Learn new skills and get to know the international boating community in Poros, Greece

I need one non-smoking, addiction-free, fit, agile and healthy helper who is familiar with boats and knows how to sail. It would be even better if you were interested in writing, as I am a retired magazine publisher, and now a freelance writer and ......

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France

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Join us on the barge and boats in Holland, Belgium and France

Hello, I'm traveling by inland river barge (boat) through Europe, especially Holland, Belgium and France. The barge is an original Dutch built péniche and made for the old French channels. I still transport cargo sometimes and I am the third ......

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Portugal

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Join us on board, sail and enjoy Setubal, Portugal

Dear workawayer. We have space for handy people on board. Please contact me for the details because i can't write here what we really look for. But you need to have handy skills.

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Malta

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Live aboard with the local family and explore Gżira, Malta

We are a sailboat liveaboard family with 2 boys (4&5) that ejoy life on the water. We nee some help with our daily life as we are working to keep our lifestyle sustainable. Our boys need someone to educate, play and explore with them. You will be ......

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Ireland

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Help to prepare a marine conservation vessel in Dublin, Ireland

We are an NGO ocean conservation group recently back from transatlantic campaigns saving whales in Iceland and the Faroe Islands! We are now docked in DUBLIN, IRELAND to prepare our ship to sail TO THE MED IN SUMMER! The vessel is a former patrol ......

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France

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Help me improve my sailboat in Saint-Cyprien, France

I bought a Sailboat to fulfill a dream I had with a friend who passed away in 2022. I decided then to own my vessel and get serious about learning and sailing. I'm improving my skills ever since. I sail alone on night crossings and I managed to do ......

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France

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Be part of a unique theatre experience in Martigues, southern France

We are a Canadian theatre company that have been touring contemporary professional theatre for 53 years that has toured internationally with large spectacle performances staged on the deck and in the rigging of a 30 meter tall ship. This theatre ......

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Germany

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Join us on our cultural house boat in the centre of Berlin, Germany

🚢 Welcome to Our New Boat Build in Berlin! Meet our third boat — a 135-year-old, 32-meter-long steel cargo barge, and the oldest surviving vessel of her kind in Berlin. She was built in 1890 in Szczecin (then Stettin), originally equipped with three ......

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Netherlands

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Non-profit maintenance & transition of a former tugboat in Rotterdam, Netherlands

We are a small non-profit / volunteer organisation for art and maritime heritage. Two vegetarian-eating guys are living on the historical ship in the center of Rotterdam (together with a not so vegetarian eating cat). And there you also have your ......

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Spain

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Help us refit a sailboat to conduct marine research in La Ràpita, Spain

UPDATE: we are currently full until further notice, but you are welcome to write to register future interest. We'll try to answer every message, please forgive delays as we are quite busy and receive many requests. Thanks for your understanding ......

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Portugal

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Join our family and explore the wonders of the sea on a sailing catamaran in Europe

Dates Available: September - December 2025, must be able to commit to 3/4 months. We are an American family of 4 (B13, G12) who have left the US and the rat race to see the world and appreciate new experiences and expand our kids' outlook on life. ......

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Norway

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Become the pirate you were born to be on Jeløya, Norway

"BECOME THE PIRATE, YOU WERE BORN TO BE!!!" Ahoy there, ye salty sea dogs and wild-hearted wanderers! I’m calling out to the dreamers, the doers,the weirdos, the bright sparks, the dim rascals and the adventurers who dare to live boldly. My ......

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France

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Join me in an exciting project in transforming my barge in Bordeaux, France

Hello, I live with my partner in the southwest of France, in Bordeaux, on a barge I acquired in 2012. It was used to transport oil on the Garonne River, and over the years, with the help of workawayers, I've transformed it into a pleasant living ......

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Turkey

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Living on the Aegean Coast, Turkey

I am documentary filmmaker living with my 15 year old daughter and two cats, in Bodrum, Turkey on the Aegean coast. I am busy with editing my latest film and i need help around the house cleaning cooking some repair painting and minor carpanter help.

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