Who says you can’t work where you play? That was the idea behind Coboat, a high-tech catamaran that lets you answer e-mails and schedule Skype calls on the high seas.
This is the latest entry into the rising trend of co-living spaces for workaholics. Founded in 2015, the 82-foot boat can hold up to 20 people and is Wi-Fi equipped with ample power outlets. This Saturday, the Co-boat will sail from Athens, Greece, to the Mediterranean island Lemnos.
“We call it a co-working space on a boat, but it’s not like a co-working space where you sit on your own staring at a laptop all day,” Gerald Schömbs, co-founder of Coboat, said in a press release. “It’s more like a co-working camp, where it’s about collaboration and sharing and getting feedback and making new friends.”
This camp session doesn’t come cheap: A week onboard will set you back $1,340, which includes Internet, food and nonalcoholic drinks. So far, they’ve sold out 100 weeks on the Coboat, and career coaches like Rosalie Chamberlain says this getaway is worth it.
“If you’re going to be confined to this boat, you’re forced to be more authentic with others,” Chamberlain, author of “Conscious Leadership in the Workplace” (Morgan James, out now), tells The Post. “You learn how to work well with others and listen to different perspectives. It’s a great new way to collaborate.”