An 8-year membership in a club that sails the world.

A single payment, no annual fees. Access to the club's activities on board, wherever the Seatadel sails.

The causeWhy join

The Sato₿oat Project is not a service. It is a cause.

The ship sails the world continuously, from Bitcoin conferences to the most remote anchorages. Whenever possible, books on Bitcoin and freedom are given to curious minds met along the way, meetups are organised, workshops take place on board. This is not a detail: it is the reason the club exists.

You join by choice; you stay because you want to.

Becoming a member means supporting this mission and keeping the ecosystem alive — and receiving in return access to the club's activities, wherever the Seatadel sails.

What you receive

• Community. Access to a private international community of bitcoiners, sailors and people who have chosen action over persuasion. Encounters happen on board, in harbours, and at the Bitcoin events where the Seatadel drops anchor.
• An 8-year membership. You pay once: no annual fees, no maintenance charges, no calls for funds. The membership runs for 8 years from the successful end of the pre-launch phase; any extension of the programme beyond that term would be the subject of a new contract.
• Sato Boat Credits (SBC). Internal usage credits: your key to the club's activities on board. Not a currency, not a financial instrument. A unit of account reflecting the real opportunity cost of the ship for each period.

The price and your SBC

Price: from €10,000 · in steps of €5,000.
Payment in euros, by bank transfer — never before the end of the withdrawal period.

How SBC work

SBC are internal usage credits — not a currency, not a financial instrument. They govern access to the club's activities on board through a simple model: each day on board uses a base of 1,000 SBC, adjusted to the context.

The sailing area is the main factor. Where the ship can operate commercially — the Mediterranean, the Caribbean, the Atlantic crossings — the cost reflects the real market opportunity. In reduced-rate areas — Cuba, Jamaica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela and the ABC Islands — the cost drops to 25% of the standard rate, since no commercial revenue is given up. The United States, Canada, Brazil, Mexico and Greece are excluded.

The length of stay matters too: a stay of 15 days or more gets a significant reduction, through economies of scale. The season also plays a part — high season (Christmas, New Year, spring, July–August) or off-peak. Finally, if a Bitcoin event — meetup, conference, speaker on board — takes place during the period, a small coefficient applies to reflect the intensity of use.

The last factor is the level of access. Booking one cabin or taking the whole ship does not cost the same — logically.

This information is illustrative. The full membership terms are on our Terms page; only the contract for your country of residence is binding.

Terms — What you need to know

• Refund protection. If the project does not launch, all sums paid are refunded in full within 30 days. This is the only refund provided for.
• Right of withdrawal. At least 14 days after signing, without giving a reason and at no cost. No payment is collected during this period.
• Your SBC. Calculated at the rate in force on the date of signature (currently €0.53 per SBC), and allocated when the project actually launches.
• An 8-year term. The contract ends automatically after 8 years, with no tacit renewal. Unused SBC are then lost; you are told your balance 12 months before the end.
• Access and bookings. Bookings follow the order of priority set out in the contract. The cruise calendar is published at least 12 months in advance, with a one-month priority booking window for members.
• Strictly personal. Once the project has launched, SBC cannot be resold, transferred or assigned.
• Not an investment. The membership confers no ownership of the ship, no shares, no voting rights and no share of the profits of Shinaka Ltd, and promises no return.