Departure and route discussion
We consider your intended route, timing, yacht performance and limitations, available communications and practical alternatives. The departure window is reviewed against the information available.
Weather Routing & Passage Support
Weather routing.
Your passage, supported.
Professional weather routing and practical shoreside support for owners undertaking their own passages. You remain the captain, with an additional professional perspective on weather, progress and the arrangements needed ashore.
The scope
A shore team for
your own passage.
This service is for an owner or appointed captain who will sail the yacht with their own crew. It is not a delivery-crew placement service or a substitute for competent onboard navigation and seamanship. We agree what support you need before you depart.
Weather routing and passage updates
Weather guidance and route advice provide a second perspective as conditions evolve. Update frequency and the information to be exchanged are agreed for the passage.
Tracking and check-in arrangements
We agree how position reports, tracking and communications will work, including what to do if an expected check-in is missed. Tracking relies on functioning equipment and connectivity.
Port and arrival coordination
If the plan changes, we can help research suitable arrival options and coordinate marinas, local agents or technical contacts. Availability, entry permission and third-party charges remain separate considerations.
Operational problem-solving
You can contact the shore team for help with emerging issues. We can gather information and coordinate practical assistance while you retain command and make the onboard decisions.
Clear boundaries and escalation
Standby arrangements and escalation contacts are agreed in advance. This is not an emergency rescue service, a guarantee of immediate response or a replacement for onboard watchkeeping.
How it works
A clear sequence.
No gaps between responsibilities.
- 01
Describe the passage
Tell us your yacht, intended route, dates, experience and the support you want.
- 02
Agree the support scope
We establish duration, communications, update frequency, responsibilities and any additional coordination.
- 03
Prepare the connection
Tracking, check-ins and escalation arrangements are agreed before support begins.
- 04
Stay connected underway
We provide the agreed shoreside input and adjust practical arrangements with you as the journey develops.
Your quotation
Understand the scope.
Understand the cost.
Support is quoted around the expected duration, route complexity, frequency of weather input and agreed availability. Port liaison or unusual technical coordination may need a separate allowance. Captain, crew, flights, fuel and provisioning are not automatically part of a shore-support quotation: you are operating your own yacht.
Our proposal identifies the agreed services, assumptions, exclusions and approval arrangements. Submitting an enquiry is not a booking or an instruction to mobilise.
Discuss your requirementsNeed more than one service?
Select all relevant services in the quotation form. We scope the phases together and clarify shared arrangements so responsibilities and costs are not duplicated.
What you receive
Practical work.
A clear record.
Your proposal confirms the checks, attendance and records included in your appointment.
Your support brief
The passage, support period, weather input and agreed availability of the shore team.
A communication plan
Position reporting, check-ins, contact arrangements and the steps for escalating a concern.
Practical shoreside support
Agreed weather advice, published updates and coordinated port or technical contacts when needed.
Before you decide
Questions about
this service.
Practical answers to help you scope your enquiry.
More owner questions Questions for commercial partnersIs this only for ocean crossings?
No. Shoreside support can also cover coastal legs. Tell us the whole intended journey so the scope and duration are clear.
Do you choose or provide my crew?
Crew recruitment is not included. The onboard captain should vet and select the people they will sail with.
Can I contact the team at any time?
You can send a message at any time. We agree standby and escalation arrangements for the passage; we do not promise an immediate response to every message or uninterrupted connectivity.
Who makes the final routing decision?
The onboard captain. Shore-based advice must be considered alongside the conditions, equipment and information available on the yacht.
Can support follow a new-build handover?
Yes. Handover coordination can lead into your own passage with agreed support ashore. Familiarisation can be added if requested. Select both services in the quotation form.
Connected services
Plan the whole journey.
Your private project portal
A clear link to your shore team.
Use your project portal to share passage information, find agreed documents and read published shore-team updates. Your satellite tracking link can sit alongside the project record. Weather delivery, direct contact and urgent check-ins follow the communication arrangements agreed for your passage.
Build the right support around your passage.
Share the yacht, location and intended outcome. We aim to acknowledge enquiries within one working day and confirm quotation timing after reviewing the scope.
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