Yotspot talks to SeaWives.com

In April last

year Jo and Louise Hammond (sisters-in-law) launched their website www.seawives.com. 

It is a free online magazine and forum for the partners, wives, husbands

and family members of this working away at sea.

Jo and louise

are married to 2 brothers who are both Officers in the Merchant Navy.  “We felt that there was no common ground for

people that live this weird yet wonderful life and that it is important for

people to come together that understand the highs and the lows of this

lifestyle, as we are all in the same boat! 

We wanted to create a fun, positive yet supportive area for people to

come together.”  

The magazine

offers articles to cover all areas fromhealth and lifestyle to business and

legal.  We are always looking for new

writers for the magazine so if their is a topic, book or area in which you have

expertise please contact us on info@seawives.com  

The last 12

months has been amazing and the support we have received both nationally and

internationally has been phenomenal.  seawives.com are finalists in the best new small business

for Cardiff Regional business awards which was unexpected but very much

appreciated.  Finals are on 7th April so

fingers crossed!

 

The biggest

achievement this year, other than seeing the forum grow and our members getting

to know each other, was to receive funding from the Sailor Society to develop

and launch the Seawives app.  This means

the forum will be immediately accessible and compatible for both Android and

IOS.  The app will be launching in June

alongside Seafarers Awareness week and with their full support.

 

Everybody is

welcome to join as the website and app is all inclusive of all seafaring

industries, irrelevant of rank or gender and it is completely free to join!

 

We work with

several sponsors some of which offer our members special deals or at least

provide relevant advice knowing that sometimes legal and business issues are

difficult to deal with when your other half is on a boat the other side of the

world.    

We support many

seafaring charities and Jo is running the London Marathon for Seafarers UK on

the 24th April this year.  She is trying

to raise £1500 and all donations welcome on her Just giving page https://www.justgiving.com/Joanne-Hammond8  

Yotspot have

been supporting seawives.com since we launched and we would love

for you all to continue spreading the word to your friends and family and

continue to support us.