Sailboat seen from above on dark green water

Brand and websites for businesses on the water.

For charter companies, sailing schools, marinas and the businesses that keep boats on the water.

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For charters, sailing schools, marinas and marine trades

Three things your website has to do

Marina seen from above, boats in their slips

Get found.

When a boater searches for a slip, a charter, a listing or a part, you show up. On maps, in search and on a phone at the dock.

Polished hull of a yacht under way

Earn trust.

People are handing you their boat, their money or their vacation. Real photos, real reviews and clear answers do the convincing.

Charter catamaran under sail with guests aboard

Get the booking.

Every page leads somewhere: book a trip, reserve a slip, request a quote or call. Fewer clicks between a visitor and a customer.

Harbor at dusk seen from the deck of a boat
How we work

It's yours to steer.

We build it with you, show you how to run it and stick around for the first month after launch. No monthly fees and no waiting on anyone to make a change. When you're ready for what's next, we're a message away.

Brand
Strategy

A look that’s clearly yours.

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Website Design
& Build

A website that gets you booked.

See how it works
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Full homepage design for Shipshape, scrolling from the hero through articles, the shop and the crew Shipshape brand colors, type and wave pattern Shipshape color accessibility chart

Concept work: a brand and website for Shipshape, an online resource for people living aboard and cruising.

Full homepage design for Bahía Serena Marina, scrolling from the hero through the marina, restaurant, events and charters Restaurant section of the Bahía Serena site, in Spanish, with the bar and a food gallery Bahía Serena typography: Big Shoulders Display for headlines and Montserrat for reading

Concept work: one site for a marina, a restaurant and a charter outfit in Puerto Rico, in Spanish and English.

Full homepage design for Slipside Canvas Co., scrolling from the hero down to the contact section Slipside brand colors, type, stitch lines and icons Slipside color accessibility chart

Concept work: a brand and website for a mobile marine canvas and upholstery shop on Clear Lake that brings the shop to your dock.

Our process

  1. 01

    Talk

    One call about your business and where it's going.

  2. 02

    Brand

    Your look and your voice, settled before we build.

  3. 03

    Build

    Design and development, with you in the loop.

  4. 04

    Take the helm

    Training, a simple guide and a month of fixes after launch.

Bookings

Take bookings right from your site.

Customers can book and pay on your site at any hour, no phone tag. We connect the booking tool you already use, or help you pick one and set it up.

  • Charters, tours and classesFareHarbor, Peek Pro, Checkfront
  • Slips and dock spaceDockwa, Molo
  • Appointments and quotesCalendly, Google Calendar
  • Deposits and paymentsSquare, Stripe
Someone booking a sailing trip on a laptop, card in hand, with a sailing brochure open on the keyboard
Don't take bookings? We connect quote forms, your email list and invoicing too.
View forward from the cockpit of a sailboat, compass in the foreground
Why us

We know your world.
We live in it.

We live aboard a sailboat named YellowBelly. The marinas, yards and charter docks you work in are our neighborhood, so you never have to explain your business to us.

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