Route & dates
Where the boat is going and the real departure window.
For real sailing passages
The right people. One clear passage.
Bring the route, dates, roles, money, and life-aboard expectations into one clear passage record before the dock lines come off.
Start here
What brings you aboard?
Choose the path that fits your next passage.
Find a passage
Find recreational, shared-expense or paid crew opportunities that fit your experience.
Explore for crewFind crew
Bring your people or find crew, then agree expectations before departure.
For skippersFind professional work
Delivery and vessel-movement opportunities for qualified captains and experienced crew.
For captainsMove a boat — or help a client move one
For owners, brokers, dealers, and yards organizing a vessel move after purchase, sale or yard work.
Move a boatThe passage comes first
One shared record before departure.
A KeelBridge passage keeps the practical terms attached to the actual trip, so people can make a better decision before committing.
People & roles
Who is aboard, what help is needed, and what experience matters.
Money & logistics
Pay, shared costs, travel, delays, and who covers what.
Life aboard
Watches, sleep, meals, smoking, pets, privacy, and routines.
How it works
Find → Connect → Agree → Complete
People make the decisions. KeelBridge helps keep the important details clear from first contact through completion.
Find
Discover passages, people, and professional opportunities.
Connect
Talk directly about experience, timing, expectations, and fit.
Agree
Put the important details into one shared Passage Brief before departure.
Complete
Record what happened and carry useful passage-specific history forward.
Passage fit
A route match isn’t enough.
Talk through timing, experience, money and life aboard before committing.
Timing
Can everyone actually make the weather-dependent departure window?
Experience
What has each person actually done offshore, on watch, and aboard similar boats?
Life aboard
Watches, food, smoking, sleep, privacy, noise, pets, cooking, and shared routines.
Money
What is paid, what is shared, who covers travel, and what happens when plans change?
Preparation
Have the important conversations happened before commitment?
Trust History
Your passage history should travel with you.
Your experience shouldn’t disappear when the passage ends. Build a Trust History that carries your reputation from one opportunity to the next.
Location privacy
Approximate public location by default — not live tracking of members or boats.
Important terms in writing
Everyone can work from the same agreed details instead of scattered chats and memory.
History with context
Completed passages and passage-specific references remain connected to the role and voyage.
No invented safety score
KeelBridge provides better information and context. It does not certify that a person, captain, vessel, or passage is safe.
Build a life on the water
Build experience that carries forward.
Each completed passage can preserve useful context about the route, role, and people involved. Qualified captains and experienced crew may also find clearly labeled paid professional work.
Opportunities may be recreational, shared-expense, volunteer, or paid. Each listing states its arrangement; KeelBridge does not promise work or income.
Example paths from first trip to repeat work
Getting started
Get aboard → Gain experience → Build Trust History → Next opportunity → Paid work when available
Professional / commercial
Boat needs to move → Owner / broker starts the handoff → Captain opportunity → Crew when needed → Completed move → Next opportunity
“How do I get the boat home?” Boat moves can create delivery opportunities.
FAQ
Questions before coming aboard.
Is KeelBridge free?
The core network is free during launch and no credit card is required to join. Optional services are described on their own pages.
Can I find paid work through KeelBridge?
Some opportunities may be paid professional work, while others are recreational or shared-expense passages. The arrangement should be clear before anyone commits. KeelBridge does not guarantee work or wages.
What is the Passage Brief?
It is the shared record used before departure to put important passage details, roles, timing, expectations, and working terms in one place.
What is a Movement Order?
It organizes one vessel move: route, timing, vessel-readiness context, captain requirements, working terms, and the handoff. The founding Movement Order Desk adds founder-assisted coordination for accepted engagements.
What does KeelBridge verify?
KeelBridge can preserve participant statements, countersigned records, and passage-specific context where available. It does not invent a safety score or certify that a person, captain, vessel, or passage is safe.
Come aboard
Put the next passage in motion.
Build a clear profile, post the real trip, and begin the right conversation.
Have a boat to move? Start a Movement Order