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Boat and yacht charter software

Boat charter software sells boats, not seats: it shows each boat's real availability by half day, full day or week, applies the seasonal price, takes the deposit online and gets the charter agreement signed — with the skipper's or the renter's licence details — before anyone steps aboard. If your fleet runs on a shared calendar and quotes over WhatsApp, here is what to ask for and how to set it up.

By Lucas Tomic, CEO, Solnow · Updated · October 2026 · 7 min read

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What it has to handle (checklist)

  • Availability per boat and per duration: half day, full day, multi-day.
  • Prices by season, duration and base, applied automatically on your website and in every quote.
  • Online deposit and the balance collected before boarding, with the security deposit recorded in the agreement.
  • Charter agreement signed on the customer's phone, with the details of whoever is in command.
  • Extras that are actually sold and charged: skipper, fuel, paddle boards, catering, berthing.
  • Quotes and questions on WhatsApp answered immediately, in the customer's language.
  • Hotels, brokers and agencies booking on your availability with their commission calculated.
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Skippered or bareboat: what changes in the system

The same boat can go out with your skipper or be chartered to a customer who takes the helm. For the software those are two products on one boat: they share availability but carry different prices, agreements and data.

  • Bareboat: the agreement records the boating licence of whoever is in command and its validity.
  • Skippered: the skipper is assigned to the trip, and the agreement states the boat is chartered with crew.
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What it looks like in Solnow

Princess V48 · medio díaDénia · patrón incluido
Elige el día
Vie31
Sáb1
Dom2
Lun3
Elige la hora
08:00 – 12:003 libres
10:00 – 14:001 libre
14:00 – 18:00Completo
Precio de temporada alta500 €
Continuar
PagoStripe
Princess V48 · medio díaSáb 1 ago · 10:00 – 14:00Charter413,22 €IVA 21 %86,78 €Total500 €
Cuánto pagas ahora
Todo500 €
Señal150 €350 € en la base
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CVC
Pagar 500 €
ContratoeIDAS
Pago confirmado · 500 €
Contrato de alquilerEl arrendatario asume la responsabilidad por los daños causados durante el alquiler y acepta la zona de navegación autorizada.La hora de regreso es vinculante; los retrasos se cobran según tarifa.Se preautoriza una fianza de 600 € al recoger.
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Firmar y reservar
Booking engine: real availability, price and payment in one checkout.
Contrato de alquilerMoto de agua · sáb 1 ago, 12:00
ArrendatarioMarta RuizEmbarcaciónSea-Doo · 7ª-BA-2-19-24Fianza600 €
Condiciones del alquiler náuticoEl arrendatario declara estar en posesión de la titulación válida para la embarcación descrita y asume la responsabilidad por los daños causados durante el alquiler…La navegación queda limitada a la zona autorizada y a las horas de luz. La hora de regreso es vinculante; los retrasos se cobran según tarifa.La fianza se devuelve tras la entrega.
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Firma electrónica eIDASSello de tiempo01/08/2026 11:58:04Contrato#C-2026-1184Hash del documentoa7f3c9e21b04d8…5fe0c6b93a11
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Rental agreement signed on the customer’s phone before they arrive.
Laura M.
Hoy · 27 de julio
En vivo · 17:0014 unidades
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Iris Sánchez
Enzo Jourdan
Francesco B.
Vladyslav K.
Saoirse D.
Thyrion Alice
Matías Vásquez
Juan Navarro
Moto #2
Alberto Mir
Aya Alaoui
Cristina Cl.
Mohemmed A.
Nosatov I.
Tomás Martín
Barbat Ilan
Moto #3
Jørgen Se.
Leonardo P.
Kacper N.
Soufiane B.
Annarita E.
Martín 888
Rubén Rey
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Kaline Souza
Rocco Vinci
Balraj Sar.
Hayley Sla.
Miguel An.
Izan Espinosa
Jeremy Wauq.
Mikael R.
Moto #5
Nerea García
Paula Yebes
Karim B.
Samuele R.
María Idoyaga
Lasse H.
Khadija A.
Moto #6
Patricia S.
Senne Francken
Yajaira Martín
Amad D.
Jake M.
Mamoudou T.
Ilyass Belyazid
Moto #7
Noa Peris
Théo Marchand
Greta Falk
Óscar Ibáñez
Sanna Virta
Dilan Yıldız
Ada Kowal
Moto #8
Bruno Sá
Lena Hoffmann
Hugo Sanchís
Nadia Chraibi
Elliot Grant
Vera Lombardi
Toni Sabater
Seabob #1
Alba Ferrer
Marc Puig
Yusuf Demir
Chiara Neri
Pablo Herrán
Emma Dubois
Seabob #2
Ivan Petrov
Lucía Ferreira
Tom Baker
Sara Micó
Jonas Weiss
Mei Tanaka
Princess V48
Aurora Ferri · mañana
Agustina Dramis · medio día
Kacper · charter al atardecer
Sunseeker 55
Ilaria Conte · medio día
Peter Nagy · tarde
Rania Haddad · atardecer
Lagoon 400
Carlos García · mañana
Dimo · charter de día
Zodiac Pro
Nils Bergström
Alicia Prats
Otto Lehtinen
Farah Nasser
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Live operations dashboard: who is on the water at every base.
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How to set it up, step by step

  1. 01Add each boat with its base, its capacity and how it goes out (skippered, bareboat or both).
  2. 02Load the price table by season and duration, plus extras with their prices.
  3. 03Connect the booking engine to your website: the customer picks boat and date, pays the deposit and signs.
  4. 04The WhatsApp agent answers quotes with the same availability and the same prices.
  5. 05On the day, the team sees which boat goes out, with whom, and what is still to be paid.
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Our data: customers who write in another language

43%
of conversations

arrive in another language at Moraira Boats Adventures, a boat rental operator on Spain's Costa Blanca. The agent replies in the customer's language without handing the chat to anyone. August 2026 data.

Charter customers ask before they book: which boat, how many people, is a licence needed, where do we board. If the answer waits until someone who speaks the language picks up the phone, the booking goes to another company in the marina.

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Frequently asked questions

Can I take a deposit and collect the rest before departure?+

Yes. The booking engine charges the full amount or a deposit through Stripe, and the balance stays pending to be collected at the base.

Does it work across several bases or marinas?+

Yes. Each boat belongs to a base, and availability, prices and sales can be seen together or per base.

Can brokers and hotels book?+

Yes, through a partner portal: they see your real availability, book directly and their commission is calculated automatically.

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