The Seafolk

Is your licence valid for that boat?

Pick your boating licence and the boat's flag. We tell you at once whether you can skipper it yourself or would need a skipper. Free, no sign-up.

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With length and power we detect exemptions: many flags require no licence below certain thresholds.

Professional qualification? The skipper checker stays inside the app: check my professional qualification

If your licence works, the next step is to list your boat and pick another member's. You earn Knots when someone sails yours and spend them sailing someone else's; they can't be bought or sold.

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Founding membership is free until 31 December 2026; after that, €90 a year for life versus €180, capped at 1,000 boats. No insurance today: no policy in force and no signed agreement. Open: staying aboard at the dock, without sailing, or sailing with a professional skipper; bareboat is closed. What you choose here never leaves your browser.