Guides
How YachtSitting works
Start with a profile, then prepare the details of the arrangement you want.
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Create an account and choose the owner role, participant role or both. Owners describe their boat and the support they need. Participants can choose solo or couple and explain their skills, availability and preferences. You can return to your profile and refine it; creating one does not commit you to a stay.
Before any agreement, compare expectations on dates, duties, sleeping space and money. Ask what happens if plans change, which expenses need approval and how problems are reported. Features are introduced gradually: a completed profile is not a booking, a confirmed match or a promise of available boats.
Agree the actual terms
Accommodation may be exchanged for duties, carry an agreed stay fee or involve a contribution to actual living costs. Professional care can instead be paid work without accommodation. Separate these amounts, materials and tools; do not assume a free stay or unpaid work. When the owner lives aboard, sharing actual living costs is also possible without care duties unless these are separately agreed.
Check permissions before proceeding
Confirm the owner’s consent, marina rules, insurance terms and applicable local requirements for the specific arrangement. Permission cannot be inferred from a listing or profile. Ask the marina and insurer directly; these guides are preparation, not jurisdiction-specific legal advice.
Start at your own pace
We are developing YachtSitting with our first users. Features are introduced gradually; profiles do not guarantee a match, available stays or bookings.