Green Coco

An adventure sailing cooperative for those seeking unforgettable & authentic experiences as a community.

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Our Voyage

Starting in Seychelles in early 2024, we sailed Nesi (60ft catamaran) to Madagascar, South Africa, Namibia, across the Atlantic Ocean to Brazil... hosting visiting families & adventurous travelers in every country. We are heading to Caribbean by end of 2025. Learn more.

How to join us

Green Coco Expedition is a world-schooling voyage for all-ages, aboard the 60ft catamaran Nesi. It is perfect for families and adventurous travelers, with an onboard teacher for kids and learning workshops for adults. The co-op is a private member organization, open to new members and limited public trips. See our Schedule or Contact Us.

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What is the...

green coco expedition

We are sailors, so we decided to make the boat our kids' school!
The Green Coco Expedition is a world-schooling project.
We plan to circumnavigate the globe in 15 years!
We have teachers aboard and families joining along the way.

Schedule

The Green Coco Expedition is going around the world, hosting families & adventurous travelers, aboard the 60ft catamaran Nesi.2024: Seychelles, Madagascar, South Africa, Namibia
2025: Brazil to Caribbean
2026: Caribbean
2027: stay tuned...

Green Coco is a private cooperative (member-based organization).We list the schedule below for the convenience of members.Please inquire about joining the co-op by contacting us.

2025 ~ Brazil to Caribbean

  • FULL TRIP: Rio to Angra dos Reis.

  • FULL TRIP: Angra dos Reis. 9 days.

  • FULL TRIP: Angra dos Reis. 7 days.

  • FULL TRIP: Angra dos Reis. 10 days.

  • PASSAGE: Rio de Janeiro via Abrolhos to Peninsula de Maraú. May 17-June 7 (21 days). 3 Cabins Available.

  • PASSAGE: Peninsula de Maraú to Recife, via Salvador. June 9-20 (11 days). 3 Cabins Available.

  • TRIP: Recife to Fernando de Noronha. June 23-July 2 (10 days). 3 Cabins Available.

  • PASSAGE: Fernando de Noronha to Tobago. July 4-August 30. Jump off earlier in Suriname if desired. 3 Cabins Available.

2025-2026 ~ Caribbean

  • TRIP: Trinidade to Grenada. October 29- November 6. 3 Cabins Available.

  • FULL TRIP. Grenada to St. Vincent. 12 days.

  • TRIP: St. Vincent to Martinique. Dec 7-20. 1 Cabins Available.

  • FULL TRIP: Martinique to Guadalupe. 13 days.

  • TRIP: Guadalupe to Saint Martin. Jan 15-28. 3 Cabins Available.

  • FULL TRIP: Saint Martin to BVIs. 10 days

  • FULL TRIP: BVIs. 7 days

  • FULL TRIP: BVIs. 10 days

More trips being announced soon...Contact us for more details.

ABOUT YOUR hosts

We are a family with 4 year old twins traveling around the world in our catamaran, Nesi. This is our home; the world is our school. Visiting teachers live aboard the boat, joined by other families and friends from our Cooperative who participate in 2 week trips. We can't wait to share this journey with you, from near or afar :)

-- Captain Kristian, Nurse Sabrina, Twins Kaiana & Naiyah

Our Dream

...is to share the magic of the oceans, world's cultures, and incredible expression of nature with others....we hope that our Expedition Letters and Green Coco Adventure Cooperative can bring joy & delight to kids, families, and friends as they navigate the world....whether or not you subscribe or join us, feel free to send us a message and share your dream.

Subscribe to Expedition Letters

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About Expedition letters

Expedition Letters are hand made, sent by SNAIL MAIL monthly to your home or school -- anywhere in the world!!Who doesn't love receiving awesome letters in the mail from far away?? Especially when they are full of cool stories and trivia :)With beautiful drawings in the 19th century naturalist style of explorers, filled with art and educational nuggets to inspire a love of learning and discovery, we are bringing back a screen free experience to families.We hope to instill a love of learning thru exploration, one letter at a time!Kids will explore the world via the countries that Green Coco visits during our 15 year circumnavigation world schooling expedition.Each paid subscription helps us sent Letters to classrooms to share this with other kids; and also supports our artist Joelie .Global shipping included.

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How to receive

Your subscription for Expedition Letters INCLUDES shipping to anywhere in the world! Subscribe here to receive our physical Letters.

FAqs

Q: I'm traveling! What if I only want to receive the digital copy?
A: You can subscribe to the digital PDF copy which will be sent to your inbox at the beginning of each month.Q: When can I expect to receive the letters?
A: Each issue arrives at the beginning of each month (please be patient with snail mail...!) Be sure to subscribe by the 20th of the month to receive the upcoming issue.Q: Can I nominate other teachers to receive the Expedition Letters?
A: By all means! Send us their name & email and tell us why you think they'd love to receive the letters.Q: How do I give a subscription as a gift?
A: Click on the subscribe button a second time, to enter the shipping details for the lucky recipient!

Meet the Artist

Joelie Russell

The artist behind Expedition Letters is Joelie from Western Australia. She is a child educator & artist who currently lives in Cocos Keeling islands.HOW DID WE MEET?
Joelie came aboard Nesi as the expedition teacher for 4 months, sailing with us from Seychelles to Madagascar. Her training in Waldorf/Steiner education and love of outdoors created super fun & artistic experiences for the kids aboard the boat!THE STORY BEHIND THE LETTERS
We chatted many times over dinner on the cockpit of Nesi, wondering: "how can we make the Expedition a screen-free experience for kids?" We thought, who doesn't LOVE getting letters in the mail?? We also like the style of Naturalist field notes from the 19th century, full of art and romance. So we created Expedition Letters, a mixture of letters and naturalist field notes, to promote a love of learning with a screen-free experience.JOELIE'S BACKGROUND
Most famous for her baskets made from fishing net debris found in the shores of Cocos Keeling Island, Joelie also makes beautiful lino-print artwork. She creates the stamps for Green Coco's Crew Sunshirts too! Your Letters subscription directly supports Joelie's art and livelihood. We hope to share more of her work here soon!

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Green Coco Cooperative

We are a home-grown cooperative of friends who decided to go sailing around the world! We welcome all-ages, including families with kids 6 months and up.Led by Kristian & Sabrina aboard their original 1968 trimaran Aldebaran (42ft), the co-op sailed south from California in 2015, with members joining for 2 week legs along the way, joining in Mexico, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, and Ecuador.During their 7 years stint in French Polynesia, Kristian & Sabrina upgraded to the 2000 catamaran Selavi (46ft) and started expanding the co-op with new captains for Aldebaran.In February 2024, we launched the Green Coco Expedition, moving aboard the 2010 catamaran Nesi (60ft) in Seychelles, starting our world-schooling circumnavigation. The voyage begins by heading around Madagascar, South Africa, Namibia, and across the Atlantic to Brazil. New captains were recruited to continue hosting members in Tahiti's islands.Our vision for the co-op is a space to empower our community to spend time in nature, to create more opportunities to enjoy the outdoors, and to help fulfill more dreams. We welcome all like-minded enthusiasts :)

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