Define the real move
Start with the vessel, route, departure window, berths, and the people or skills the passage actually needs.
For skippers & boat owners
Build the passage first.Then find the people who fit it.
Post the actual route, timing, roles, arrangement, and life-aboard expectations so prospective crew can decide whether this passage makes sense before the dock lines come off.
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Already have people aboard? Set up the shared passageCrew wanted, with the important part included
Good crew decisions need more than a destination.
A useful passage listing should make the real work legible: departure window, vessel, openings, watch expectations, duties, required experience, costs or compensation, travel assumptions, and what life aboard is likely to be like. KeelBridge turns those details into one passage instead of a trail of social posts and private messages.
Make fit discussable
Give prospective crew enough context to compare experience, timing, watches, money, and life aboard before either side commits.
Agree in writing
After a match, use the shared Passage Brief to keep the practical terms visible to the people actually sailing.
How it works
From first listing to one shared passage record.
Step 1
Post
Describe one real passage with a real route, departure window, arrangement, roles, and practical expectations.
Step 2
Connect
Review interested crew and talk directly about experience, availability, concerns, and fit.
Step 3
Agree
Put the important working and life-aboard terms into the shared Passage Brief before departure.
Step 4
Complete
Close the passage with completion and passage-specific history rather than a context-free star score.
The skipper still makes the call.
KeelBridge does not certify that a crew member, captain, boat, or passage is safe or suitable.
The skipper remains responsible for command decisions, vessel readiness, and deciding who belongs aboard.
Paid crew, shared-expense passages, volunteer arrangements, and professional delivery work stay visibly distinct.
KeelBridge records agreed terms; captain and crew wages remain off-platform today rather than being disguised as a berth fee.
Post the passage people can actually understand.
The goal is not more applications. It is better conversations with people who understand the route, timing, responsibilities, money, and expectations before they ask to come aboard.
Already have people aboard? Set up the shared passage