Seafarer x RNLI: our 30th anniversary concert and charity auction

Our 30th anniversary

How our anniversary concert raised funds for the RNLI

On 4 March 2026, we gathered a room full of the people who have shaped our first 30 years to celebrate the Seafarer 30th anniversary. We wanted to raise a glass and say thank you, but we also wanted the evening to do more than celebrate us.

One of our team volunteers with the RNLI, and hearing about that work first-hand struck a chord with our Managing Director, Chris Lorenzo. So we set up a JustGiving page for the evening and pledged to match every donation, which raised over £2,000 on the night.

The invitation-only evening took place at The Water Rats in King’s Cross, one of London’s best-loved live music venues. Singer-songwriter Phoebe White opened with a solo acoustic set before the headline act, Keystone, took to the stage, with Chris behind the drum kit for the headline set.

Colleagues, industry friends, and press filled the room. The music, the atmosphere, and the cause all came together, in the kind of evening that reminds you how much goodwill you build up over 30 years.

The auction

How the charity auction holiday worked

We donated the holiday, and the RNLI ran the auction directly through its own online auction page. That meant all proceeds from the winning bid went straight to the charity. It was a simple idea, but one that makes a real difference to the work RNLI crews do.

Thank you to everyone who bid on the holiday and shared the auction with friends and family. Every bid helped to raise the profile of the RNLI’s work, as well as funds for it.

The prize

A week on our Kefalonia flotilla

The prize was a seven-day holiday on our Kefalonia flotilla, departing on 31 May 2026 on the Zante route, aboard our Bavaria 37, Angela.

If you have never tried a flotilla holiday, it is a slightly different way to sail, and it suits both experienced sailors and newer crews.

The Zante route heads south from Agia Eufimia to Poros, Zakynthos Town, and Agios Nikolaos, before returning north to Sami. It mixes longer open-water passages with lively harbours and quiet anchorages. Our guide to sailing around Kefalonia covers both of our routes there.

30 years of Seafarer

From six guests to 7,000 a year

Seafarer opened its doors in 1995 in a small office at Butler’s Wharf, London. The very first trip was a cabin charter in the Cyclades, led by Chris and his wife. If you ask Chris, he will tell you the weather was rough and the guests spent the first three days seasick, but everyone had a brilliant time in the end.

Thirty years on, the scale has grown, but our commitment to personal service has not. In our anniversary year, our guests recognised this with a Feefo Platinum Trusted Service Award for the sixth year in a row. Feefo is an independent reviews platform, so it means a lot, and you can read what our guests say.

We are as excited about what is ahead as we are proud of what is behind us, and none of it would have been possible without the people who have sailed with us. Thank you, and here is to the next 30 years.