<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Atlas Island]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vote With Your Boat]]></description><link>https://newsletter.atlasisland.org</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MCF5!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F244e6889-343c-49ac-93dd-f62f8ff23eca_800x800.png</url><title>Atlas Island</title><link>https://newsletter.atlasisland.org</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:41:52 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://newsletter.atlasisland.org/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Mason]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[mason@atlasisland.org]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[mason@atlasisland.org]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Mason]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Mason]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[mason@atlasisland.org]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[mason@atlasisland.org]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Mason]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[A Seasteading Flag]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Free Cities Conference 2026 was a major success for seasteading!]]></description><link>https://newsletter.atlasisland.org/p/a-seasteading-flag</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://newsletter.atlasisland.org/p/a-seasteading-flag</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mason]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 03:29:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!BhNZ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F41cc75de-02bb-4f3c-bccd-70abcecbf3eb_2000x1333.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Free Cities Conference 2026 was a major success for seasteading! Having attended many Free Cities Conferences, I have personally seen seasteading move from a fringe idea to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQwwgAZxrSY">the most promising one</a>. A few short years ago there was a single prototype sunken by the Thai Navy: this year there are <a href="https://oceanbuilders.com/">Seapods</a> floating in Panama, <a href="https://www.arkpad.co/">ArkPads</a> floating in the Philippines, and <a href="https://atlas.yachts/">Atlas Yachts</a> ready for order.</p><p>The most exciting update of all, however, was Joe Quirk announcing the first seasteading flag! Thanks to the tireless work of the seasteading institute and multiple expert lawyers, ArkPad was able to successfully flag its vessel! This opens up the oceans to legal seasteading for the first time! Don&#8217;t take my word for it though, listen to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmUs6cCNex4">Joe&#8217;s excellent presentation announcing this critical milestone</a>!</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!BhNZ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F41cc75de-02bb-4f3c-bccd-70abcecbf3eb_2000x1333.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!BhNZ!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F41cc75de-02bb-4f3c-bccd-70abcecbf3eb_2000x1333.jpeg 424w, 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These three companies are making excellent progress on their respective designs and are building the future vessels of pioneering seasteaders!</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!y7xS!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff5db69a5-e6ed-48f5-a707-4c67756636ee_2000x1333.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!y7xS!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff5db69a5-e6ed-48f5-a707-4c67756636ee_2000x1333.jpeg 424w, 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The vision behind Atlas Island, however, remains very much alive! If you have not done so already, join the <a href="https://t.me/atlasisland">Atlas Island Telegram group</a> and together we can advance freedom by voting with our boats.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://newsletter.atlasisland.org/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading Atlas Island! 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