Real route + timing
See where the boat is actually going, the departure window, and the arrangement before you start the conversation.
For crew & aspiring sailors
Find a real passage.Know what you’re stepping aboard.
Browse real sailing passages, see what the skipper is actually looking for, and understand timing, responsibilities, money, and life aboard before you decide to commit.
Core KeelBridge access is free during launch · No credit card required
More than a crew-wanted post
A route match is only the beginning.
The useful questions come next: Can you make the weather-dependent departure window? What watches are expected? What costs are shared? What experience matters? What is sleeping, cooking, smoking, noise, and privacy aboard actually going to look like? KeelBridge brings those practical details into the passage instead of leaving them scattered across comments and DMs.
Fit before commitment
Compare experience, watch expectations, availability, and life-aboard details that can make or break a passage.
Important terms in one place
Once people agree to sail together, the shared Passage Brief keeps the practical terms from disappearing into message threads.
How it works
From first listing to one shared passage record.
Step 1
Find
Explore passages by route, timing, arrangement, vessel, and the role the skipper needs filled.
Step 2
Connect
Talk directly with the skipper and ask the questions that matter before saying yes.
Step 3
Agree
Put the important passage details into one shared Passage Brief before departure.
Step 4
Complete
After the passage, preserve completion and passage-specific history that can travel with you to the next opportunity.
Better information. Your judgment.
KeelBridge does not guarantee a berth, job, captain, vessel, passage, or outcome.
Paid work, shared-expense passages, volunteer arrangements, and delivery work stay visibly distinct.
Public locations are approximate by default. KeelBridge is not a live boat-tracking service.
There is no universal ‘safe captain’ score. KeelBridge helps surface useful information; you still decide whether the fit is right.
Find the passage worth talking about.
You do not need years of offshore experience to start looking. Build an accurate profile, be clear about what you know and what you are still learning, and use the passage details to decide where you genuinely fit.