In this episode of the Becoming Sovereign podcast, host Brandon Karpeles sits down with Captain Remington, the founder of the SatoBoat Project. Captain Remington shares his remarkable journey from working in energy building efficiency in Brussels to quitting his career after a podcast recording, buying a boat, and setting off across the open ocean to spread the Bitcoin ethos.They discuss the evolution of the SatoBoat Project into a multi-phase global venture—upgrading to a 45–55 foot catamaran equipped with an onboard Bitcoin node, Nostr relay, and decentralized library. Captain Remington breaks down the logistical realities of setting up international tax residency in Paraguay and offshore maritime registration in the Cayman Islands, utilizing AI to navigate complex international maritime jurisdictions, and why facing real physical elements on the water restores essential human intuition and risk calculation.In this episode, we cover:• The Origin of SatoBoat: How a 2020 COVID-era revelation and a French podcast appearance inspired Captain Remington to sell his belongings and learn offshore sailing from scratch.• The First Solo Voyage: Navigating the English Channel and Biscay Bay to reach the Surfing Bitcoin conference in Biarritz, surviving a sandbank collision, and diving into Austrian economics on zero sleep.• Seeding the Marinas: Distributing hundreds of copies of The Bitcoin Standard and 21 Lessons to port libraries and sailors across Spain, Portugal, and the Atlantic coast.• The Sovereign Sea-Tadel: The roadmap for SatoBoat 2.0, utilizing a large catamaran with onboard watermakers, solar power, and Starlink to run transatlantic community voyages.• Offshore Legal Engineering: Navigating international maritime regulations across Europe, the US, and the Caribbean using AI tools, Paraguay tax residency, and Cayman Islands corporate structures.• Reclaiming Real-World Agency: The psychology of managing stocks versus flows (water, fuel, battery power), celestial navigation using a sextant and clock, and breaking free from modern artificial safety bubbles.Connect with Captain Remington & The SatoBoat Project:• Website: satoboat.io• Nostr: Sato Boat Project• X/Twitter: @SatoBoatProjectConnect with Brandon & Sovreign:Website: sovreign.ioLinkedIn: Brandon KarpelesNostr: @plebiAnonX: @sovreignBTC