Fair questions, straight answers.
The short version: it’s an app for filling seats on boats without hurting feelings. Details below.
What is Boat Days?
An app for coordinating spots on friends’ boats — and any other day out where seats are limited. Owners post a day with a set number of spots, invite people in tiers, and friends claim seats with live capacity tracking. No spreadsheet, no 80-message group chat.
How do I get in?
Boat Days is in closed beta. The usual way in is an invite from a boat owner who already uses it. If you don’t know one, email hello@boatdays.app and tell us about your crew — owners with an active group of friends go to the front of the line.
Do my friends need the app to be invited?
No. Invites arrive as a normal text message from the person inviting you — not from a robot. Your spot is saved under your phone number, and it’s waiting for you when you join.
What does it cost?
Nothing during the beta. The boat still runs on gas and snacks, though.
How does gas money work?
Owners can set an optional chip-in for a day, and riders pay it right in the app. The owner never has to ask, and nobody has to remember who paid last time.
What happens to my contacts and my data?
Your contact list never leaves your phone — invites are sent from your own number, and the app matches people by phone number only when they sign up themselves. Location features use a coarsened area, not your exact position. The details live in our privacy policy.
Is it only for boats?
Boats are where it started — pontoons, wake boats, sailboats — but it works for any plan with more friends than seats: the cabin weekend, the extra lift tickets, the tee time.