Here a just a few of the Crewing Events posted by some of the Lovesail members for the Autumn. If you are looking to crew just login to your Lovesail account and click on the Sailing and Crewing Events section at the top. If you are not a member of Lovesail then join our friendly sailing community for dating, companionship and crewing opportunities.
Lovesail Newsletter Spring 2019 – We are excited to announce that the new Lovesail platform has been up and running for a few weeks now. I think you will agree it is a vast improvement on the last platform in many ways. We no longer have two versions of the site (desktop and mobile). We have just one version which runs on a responsive platform. This means the site will change its size and layout according to the device or screen you are using. Google, as part of their search engine algorithms, place great importance on a website being user-friendly on a mobile device so it is imperative that a website is “mobile-friendly” now. We feel that the new responsive design is more aesthetically pleasing with better functionality, as well as being more intuitive and easier to navigate.
CLASSIFIED SECTION We now have a classified section listing items for sale. There are sections for boats, boat parts, other sailing paraphernalia, general items for sale and also a Sailing Appointments/Jobs section to advertise paid positions.
CREWING AND SAILING EVENTS The Crewing and Sailing Events section will now enable not just crewing posts to be listed but also sailing events such as boat shows, regattas and races. If you know of an event near you and would like to publicize it then please do post it in this section.
Lastly, I would like to take this opportunity to personally thank you, the members, for your continued support and also for all the positive comments that you have sent in regarding the new site. As always if you have any queries then you can contact me via the contact form at the bottom of any Lovesail page or the private message facility on the site.
Best wishing for an exciting sailing season!
Erica
Lovesail Newsletter Spring 2019
Here are just some of the crewing posts that Lovesail members have posted, crewing posts Autumn 2018 If you are interested in the post just log into your Lovesail account and visit the Crewing Groups Section. If you are not a member of Lovesail yet then why not take a look.
LeComte Fastnet 45′ yawl well outfitted for offshore sailing. Have 7,500+ miles experience. Looking 1 or 2 crew for passage(s). Likely sail from Maine to Beaufort, NC and then from Beaufort to the Bahamas. Must be OK with cat as she is my First Mate.
Looking for crew member for my circumnavigation. Since I am seeking on lovesail.com -preferable female crew. You would like to / love to sail on my beautiful HR 38. But its important to feel good so why don’t try a shorter leg first. Leaving Algarve coast in Portugal about 18 October heading for Madeira. Send me a message and we can chat more about it. Skipper/owner is from Norway
I am currently looking for crew to sails from the Colon, Panama to Cartagena, Colombia, the San Blas Island in Panama and onward to the Bocas de Toro in Panama. Looking at leaving towards the end of October, 2018. Expected duration about 6 to 8 weeks. Possible option to continue sailing further north up to Belize and other points north.
Make new friends with other sailors in this area. Play in gentle waters around Portland/Vancouver and short trips out of Astoria.
I own a beautiful Hunter 49, fully equipped sailing yacht (generator, sat phone, water maker, washer and dryer, etc). I am looking for crew members for a three month sail from San Diego to the Sea of Cortez mid October, 2018. I have dive tanks and two sets of scuba gear on board (large and medium size). Sailing experience is not a requirement but a plus. Ports of call: San Diego, Cabo San Lucas, La Paz, Loreto and Rocky Point. I’m looking forward to hear from you.
I am wanting to sail the inside passage anywhere in there for several years over the spring, summer and autumn months. I have a 5 year visa for USA but live in Tasmania Australia. If you would love to have me on board as cook and handy person, general duties but good at fixing, mending and relaxation massage, photography and art of all kinds, please give me a cooeeeee! I woild love to return the pleasure to sail around Tasmania with you and /or land drive you to all important amazing places. Teach you to say, Goodah Mate! Aussie Aussie Aussie!
Picture Credit: SailorVolante
One of the Lovesail members, Gandalpuss, has written this lovely story called The Folk Boat. We always welcome articles from Lovesail members, so if you are a budding writer of fact or fiction and have a short piece to submit, contact us through the usual email address and we can arrange to publish it on the Lovesail Blog. Continue reading
Did you know that Lovesail is on Instagram (@lovesaildating)? I know, I know, how many more social media accounts do we need to have these days? If you haven’t ventured onto Instagram yet then do, it really is one of the better ones (even if it is owned by Facebook!). Continue reading
Lovesail the dating and social networking site for sailing enthusiasts have had a facelift. A new home page re-design just in time for the summer sailing season has been launched.
Says Erica Joyce, director of Lovesail, “We felt the home page was long overdue for an update, it needed to be fresh and modern. We worked closely with Gavin at Flying Folders to achieve a more mature and sophisticated look which is not too cluttered but has all the essential information that a home page needs to contain. I think you’ll agree it looks fantastic.”
The re-design does not stop at the home page either, once logged into their accounts members will notice a new colour scheme and slightly different layout. “We are not just a dating site but a friendship and crew site too. Some of our members have been with us finding friends and crew since the site was founded in 2004. We didn’t want to change the internal layout too much as members have become familiar with the current structure. Some links have moved and we have a few new features, but mostly the organisation remains the same”.
If you would like to take a look at the site, Registration is free and gives you the option to search the member profiles for either dating, friendship or crew categories. If you want to communicate with the other members then a subscription to the Gold membership is necessary. We hand check all the profiles that register to ensure that the members have a genuine interest in sailing. This results in a database of members that are passionate about sailing and looking to meet others with a similar interest.
The Gold membership has several options, 1-month duration, 3 months, 6 months or our very popular unlimited. The unlimited Gold options allow members to remain a Gold member for life, no additional payments for full access to the site for as long as they wish. Many members choose this subscription because it means they can relax without any worry that their subscription will expire before they have found a sailing partner, friends or crew.
To visit the new home page or join our community go to Lovesail.com
We have received a few media mentions over the years. We are normally busy running the site so it’s always lovely when somone finds us and wants to help spread the word.
CNN wrote a piece about two of our members that met and fell in love on the site. Ian and Wendy from the UK met on our site, got married and sailed off on their very long honeymoon. Read about CNN Article: Ian and Wendy’s Story
BBC broadcaster and sailing enthusiast Libby Purves talks about Finding True Love at Sea in one of her regular Podcasts for Yachting Monthly. Download the Yachting Monthly Podcast.
Devon Life’s Harriet Mellor searches for places to meet other singletons. Devon Life – Looking for Love
Lovesail Media – To see what our members think about the site visit our testimonial page. Here you will find comments from members past and present on why they enjoy being a member of Lovesail.
Lovesail is where sailing enthusiasts meet for dates, friendships and crewing opportunities. Become part of our friendly sailing community with members from all walks of life and from around the world. Meet other solo and single-handed sailing women and men that have a passion for sailing. Go on dates, meet up for socials or go out on the water for crewing opportunities. Our members are genuine sailing enthusiasts, we are not affiliated to any other dating site so your profile will not appear on another dating site. Join today and we could help you meet your sailing soul mate. We have various memberships on offer but our most popular membership is a membership for life so that you can relax and spend your time looking for the perfect sailing soul mate.
Well, the gap can make quite a difference. If you use Love Sail you will come up with 106,000,000 results. Quite a lot to look through. If you leave out the gap then it’s 79,000 results. I’m pleased to say that we come top in the organic searches for both Love Sail and Lovesail. And so we should because that’s what we are about, love and sailing.
Lovesail.com is a global online dating and social networking site for boating enthusiasts. Think match.com but with yachts or sailboats. All the members on Love Sail are passionate about sailing and want to meet others in the same boat (I’ll apologise for the puns now, you won’t believe just how many sailing expressions there are). If you don’t like boats then this isn’t the site for you.
We have been established since 2004, a friendly site with a personal touch. No stealth payments or catches. Just a one-off fee to communicate with other members and you can stay on board for as long as you wish, no time limits or expiry dates. All the profiles are hand checked to make sure the members do have a genuine interest in sailing and we are not affiliated to any other dating sites, so your details will only appear on our site.
Not quite sure if you are ready to date yet? Lots of our members are looking for friendships and non-professional crew too, so why not dip your toe in the water first and look for friends to go sailing with. We have members all over the world you can talk to so why not give it a try?
To join Love Sail then visit us at lovesail.com (no gap!).
Congratulations to Caribejohn who has won the Lovesail Photo Competition with this picture of Lucy his dog. He wins a year’s gold membership to the site.
Please keep checking the blog, twitter or our Facebook page for details of our next competition when we will be giving away another Gold membership.
Lovesail is an online dating and social networking site for single sailing enthusiasts. Our friendly sailing community meet up with other solo sailors for dating and friendships. Our members are from all walks of life and located around the world. They range from professional to novice sailors, but they all have one thing in common, a passion for sailing.
Fed up with sailing solo or single-handed? Exasperated with meeting matches that refuse to step onboard a boat? Then join our friendly community and connect with sailing women and men who are ready for their next sailing adventure. Some of our members are liveaboards, some are weekend sailors. Whatever you are looking for you could find it on Lovesail. It’s quick and easy to join and once you have been approved as a genuine sailing enthusiast then you can build a profile and add sailing pictures to your profile. So join in the fun today.
Thank’s to those of you that have sent in your sailing pet pictures for the Lovesail photo competition. The prize for the best photo is a years gold membership to the site. Below is the gallery of entrants:
Fantastic entrants for the photo competition I think you will agree.
Not familiar with Lovesail? We have been established since 2004 and are the original dating and social networking site for single saling enthusiasts. We have a database full of single sailing women and men waiting to meet up for sailing and dating, friendships and crewing opportunities around the world. Our members are for all different walks of life with a variety of sailing experience. Join our friendly sailing community now. It’s quick and easy to sign up, and once you have been approved (we only let genuine sailors onboard) then you have access to the whole database. Look around and when you are ready to chat just subscribe to one our many memberships. We even have a lifetime membership, unheard of in the world of dating. The lifetime membership is our most popular and allows you to take your time searching for your sailing match. So whether you are looking for a cruising companion, a liveaboard lover or a weekend wanderer, find them on Lovesail today.