We believe that mobile computing will fundamentally change the yacht charter market, and the entire yachting business as well. Amazing products such as the iphone and blackberry, which essentially are small mobile computers, provide the ideal platform for delivering timely information about yachts and yachting. And they’re only going to get better!
If you are with friends planning a charter, you should be able to research boats together, contact the broker, reserve a boat and flights, look at weather patterns and research itineraries, all while sharing a beer at a local watering hole. This is our goal, and we have released the first version of our iPhone app designed to provide exactly these features.
The initial version of the Boatbookings iPhone app, the first in the industry, allows you to track special offers to find great deals, search the entire database of boats for charter, and even calculate CO2 emissions from your voyage. The App is free, and downloadable immediately. Just go to iTunes and search for boat bookings, and you’ll find it!
About the App
Using our simple search page, you can find the right boat for your next charter, and actually book it on your iPhone! You can also track our special deals, and calculate and your carbon footprint from the charter. Over time, we will be adding many new features for charter enthusiasts of all types. Below is a description of the current features.
YACHT CHARTER SPECIAL DEALS
See real time the best yacht charter deals available – special prices, reductions, cheap one-way offers, and unique availabilities on hundreds of yachts.
SEARCH FOR YOUR YACHT
Choose the type of boat (motor, sail, catamaran), crew type (bareboat or crewed), and location of the boat you want, and then pull in the search results from over 6000 boats on the Boatbookings.com website. You can see complete yacht information, including images, specifications, descriptions, pricing and real time availability. From there you can make an enquiry directly on your iPhone.
CALCULATE YOUR CO2 EMISSIONS
This nifty tool allows you to enter your hourly fuel consumption and determine your carbon footprint from your charter. It also tells you how much it would cost to offset the emissions so the you can charter your boat carbon neutral! This is the first tool of its kind for the Yacht Charter industry, and the first on the iPhone.
COMING SOON
Soon you will have a map-based application so that you can calculate distances, routes, timing and costs from your next boating itinerary.
So download the Boatbookings.com app, and plan your next charter on your iPhone!
