Run charters and skipper courses at full speed.
Stop juggling boat availability, course sessions, payments, and paperwork. RidgeHQ keeps charters and training in one place so you fill more dates, avoid double-bookings, and run smoother at the dock.
- 0% commission on direct bookings
- Licence and ID checked before the charter
- Deposits pre-authorised and released cleanly
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The operational reality
Handing over a boat worth six figures depends on two things going right: the right licence on file for a bareboat charter, and a security deposit that is actually held. Chase both by email and one of them slips — the client arrives without the paperwork, or the deposit was never taken.
Core Constraints Managed
- Vessel availability and turnaround time between bookings
- Client licence and ID verification status
- Skipper and instructor availability for skippered work
- Inspection, licence, and insurance expiry per vessel
- Security deposit pre-authorisation and release
How RidgeHQ helps
The booking collects the licence and ID up front for staff to verify, pre-authorises the deposit through your gateway, and holds the specific vessel — so nothing is handed over until the checks clear.
From booking to day close:
Book the charter. A client books a bareboat charter online and pays a deposit toward the fee.
Upload documents. The client uploads their licence and ID; the booking stays unverified until staff clear them.
Hold the deposit. A security deposit is pre-authorised through your gateway ahead of the arrival day.
Hand over the boat. With checks cleared, the specific vessel is handed over and pre-departure condition is recorded.
Inspect on return. The post-charter inspection is logged against the booking and any damage noted.
Settle. The deposit is released after inspection and the numbers land in reporting.
Charters and courses from one calendar
Bareboat and skippered charters and taught powerboat courses draw from the same fleet availability, so a boat out on a course is not offered for a weekend charter.
- Booking widget for charters and certification courses with a deposit or full payment
- Bareboat, skippered, and instruction bookings managed on the same vessels
- Front-desk POS for fuel, provisioning, and extras on one ticket
- Agent bookings recorded with synced availability and commission where used
- 0% platform commission on direct bookings
Checks before the keys
Document collection, verification, and the deposit are part of the booking flow, and the vessel's own compliance dates are tracked.
- Licence and ID uploaded by the client before arrival for staff to verify
- Booking held in an unverified state until the documents are cleared
- Security deposit pre-authorised through supported gateways and released after inspection
- Vessel records with capacity, registration, and inspection / licence / insurance expiry tracking
- Skipper and examiner assignment per vessel for skippered charters and courses
Handover and books stay clean
Waivers, condition records, and confirmations travel with the booking, and money-affecting changes leave a clean trail.
- Per-participant digital waivers with typed e-signature and conditional experience questions — built in
- Pre-departure condition notes and post-charter inspection recorded against the booking
- Automated confirmations and joining instructions with berth and check-in time
- Order immutability: an edit to a paid order creates a credit note, not a silent rewrite
- An AI copilot that reads the schedule and can reschedule a charter or reassign a skipper, with a confirm step
What changes when the operation is connected
No handover without the paperwork
The booking stays unverified until the licence and ID are checked.
Deposits are actually held
Pre-authorised at booking and released after inspection, on the same order.
Charters and courses do not clash
One fleet calendar, so a boat on a course is not chartered the same dates.
Compliance dates in view
Inspection, licence, and insurance expiry are tracked on the vessel.
Built around the work
Stop acting as the manual API between your booking engine and your team.
Common Questions
How RidgeHQ handles boat rental & courses edge cases.
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