Welcome to Mama Beluga — your go-to partner for custom sailing coaching. Whether you’re a current or future sailboat owner, we help you gain autonomy on the water — as a couple, with friends or with family.
At Mama Beluga, our personalized coaching is designed to help you get comfortable with your boat, prepare for a long voyage, or simply build your confidence on board.
Our guidance adapts to your level, your goals, and your sailing dreams. Together, we turn the sea into a space for learning, joy… and freedom.
We are Seb and Soph, former professional yacht crew turned full-time world cruisers. We’re here to share our knowledge and passion for sailing and help you start your own sailing adventure. We’re commited to helping you every step of the way. We will make your trip safe, enjoyable and unforgettable. Not only will you gain valuable insights, but you’ll also save money by avoiding common mistakes and save time that you’ll be happier to spend snorkelling, hiking, spearfishing or just relaxing at anchor !
Four years ago, after many years of working in the sailing industry, we bought our own boat, Mama Beluga, a Beneteau 473 and left France with a 2 month old baby. Our family is growing along the way; we have now 3 kids and we arrived in French Polynesia 6 months ago.
Sebastien is French and Swedish, he speaks French, English and Swedish.
He has worked on boats for twenty years; as a sailing instructor in France, as a yachtmaster instructor in England, as a first mate on sailing superyachts and as a captain on private sailing yachts. He has sailed over 130,000NM.
Seb has extensive all around knowledge about sailing and navigation systems, but also mechanical repairs of engines, plumbing, hydraulic or electrical issues.
He will be your coach and your primary contact for all your questions about boat choice and preparation, navigation planning and safety on board.
Sophie is French and American, she speaks English, French and Spanish. She’s been a chef and a mate on private boats for 6 years. She is also a trained sailing instructor who has sailed 60,000NM. Before her sailing career, she worked in the restaurant industry in New York and the Caribbean; she has a degree in restaurant and bar management.
She will be in charge of the logistics and organisation. She’ll help you with bookings, orders, agents and talking with the Spanish world.
We’re not always docked, but we’re always here to answer.
Form, email, message in a bottle — the choice is yours! We’ll guide you through your sailing project step by step — down to the smallest details.
This custom sailing coaching helps you become more autonomous, avoid common mistakes, and sail with greater peace of mind.
If you don’t have a boat yet, we’ll help you choose the model that best suits your needs.
Together, we’ll review the listings you’re considering to help you avoid costly errors or hidden issues.
Next, we’ll assist you in preparing your boat efficiently and safely.
This includes equipment, tools, spare parts, safety gear, provisioning, and more. We’ll support you along the way and track your progress on each topic.
We’ll also look at your travel plans and recommend routes, areas, and sailing schedules based on your budget, the season, and weather.
While you’re underway, you can reach out to us anytime for questions related to maintenance, weather, or navigation planning.
We can even help you find information on your next port of entry, order parts, or arrange local services.
This concierge service is available as an optional add-on.
Unlimited technical, practical, and theoretical advice. Save time and money — we guide you through every aspect of your journey, whenever you need us.
Relax, we’ve got it covered.
Ordering parts, booking marinas or shipyards, requesting quotes — we handle all the logistics.
Your skipper on demand!
Boat visits, deliveries, supervision or execution of repairs, personalized handovers, and more.
We will support you in your navigation project step by step,
down to the finest details, providing our expertise at every stage.
First we will send you a questionnaire to fill out. This will help us understand what your goals are, what kind of boat and route you are interested in, what your biggest concerns may be and how we can truly help.
We will set up a first time video call via WhatsApp to get to know each other and start answering the questions you may have.
We will then follow your project every step of the way and debrief during our weekly phone call. In the meantime, we will stay available by text message or email.
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