Built for sailing operators

Sailing charters that don't give 20% back to Viator.

From sunset sails to multi-day charters, TripStub handles capacity, dock timing, weather cancellations, and distribution — without a per-booking fee eating your margin.

We've been there

What sailing operators keep telling us.

The three Monday-morning headaches we optimize away. If you run a sailing business, you've probably had all three this quarter.

Weather cancellations eat your Friday

One call to reschedule turns into ten. TripStub reschedules a whole sailing in a tap — guests get a new time, a refund option, or a voucher, and your ops team goes home.

Dock-side check-in on a phone

No gate, no printer. Crew scans confirmation numbers or waves a QR from the pier. Works offline and syncs when you're back in cell range.

Every channel taxing you twice

Commission from Viator plus a SaaS subscription plus per-booking fees. TripStub is $0 and lets you keep the distribution but not the tax.

"Stop the OTA commission bleed. Make weather cancellation a single action. Make dock-side check-in work without a printer. The sailing operator brief, in three sentences."

Composite sailing operator, Recurring theme from our operator interviews

What you'll actually use

The sailing operator's toolbox.

Every feature below is in the free plan. No 'enterprise tier' that gates the capability you need once you start growing.

Capacity by seat-type

Adults, kids, crew seats, charter-exclusive — price and bookable capacity per tier per departure.

Multi-day rate plans

Half-day, sunset, overnight, weekly charter — each with its own pricing curve, restrictions, and available crew.

Weather hold & rebook

One action: offer all affected guests the next compatible departure, refund, or voucher. Tracked, reversible, audited.

Crew and captain assignments

Slot-level roster with hour tracking — useful for payroll and for proving who was aboard which run.

Deposit + balance payments

20% now, remainder 48h before sailing. Automated reminders if balance isn't paid, auto-release to waitlist if not.

Waiver capture

E-sign a liability waiver during checkout. PDF with guest signature stored per booking, searchable by name and date.

Distribution

The channels sailing operators actually book on.

Push inventory once. Let availability fan out to the channel managers and OTAs your travelers already use.

Viator

GetYourGuide

Klook

Expedia

Own-site booking

Your marina concierge

Coast Guard + insurance documentation

TripStub exports the passenger manifest per departure — name, DOB, emergency contact — in a format Coast Guard inspections and your insurance broker can consume without reformatting. One click, PDF or CSV.

The math

What sailing operators save.

Run the numbers on your actual volume. Most operators we talk to save $8k–$35k/year just by skipping the per-booking fee.

Here's the honest math for a small operator running 100 bookings / month at $80 avg.

TripStub

You

Monthly

$0 / mo

Per booking

$0

Est. annual

$0

  • Every capability
  • Unlimited everything
  • Full API access
  • Email support

Typical SaaS

Monthly

$99 – $499 / mo

Per booking

0 – 2%

Est. annual

~$2,400 – $8,000

  • Core features
  • Limited integrations
  • Custom channels (paid add-on)
  • Advanced reporting (top tier)

OTA commission model

Monthly

$0 / mo

Per booking

15 – 30%

Est. annual

~$14,400 – $28,800

  • Marketplace traffic
  • You own the customer? No.
  • You set the price? Not really.

Ready to run your sailing business without the tax?

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