SailTime Membership
It’s easy and affordable
Enjoy affordable sailing with your family and friends
When you want to get on the water with your friends and families, SailTime eliminates all of the hassles, costs and time of traditional sailboat ownership, sailing syndicates, and boat share schemes.
A SailTime membership removes all the barriers to enjoying that new fully equipped yacht or motor boat you’ve dreamed about.
Become a member of SailTime Australia
SailTimes Membership based program is an innovative new approach to sailing and boat ownership that makes it easier, quicker, and more economical for aspiring skippers to take the helm of a new boat. We threw out the old tired traditional ownership model and rewrote the book for today’s sailor. We are proud that we pioneered what is now called the ‘Shared economy’ model in 2009 before the term was even in use
Once you’re a member:
A sailboat or motorboat is “shared” by a limited number of Members and one Owner Member who each are guaranteed, but not restricted to a number of sail times per month. Additionally, Members can access “as-available” use at 30-hour notice.
Members design their own sailing calendar to sail as little or as much as they want, using the advanced SailTime online Scheduler™.
Members can make short term sailing reservations or plan up to a year in advance and can request to swap sail times with other members or invite other members to join them.
“As Available” extra sailing times beyond the 3 guaranteed monthly sailtimes for Silver members and 6 for Gold Members can also be booked through the Scheduler (no charge for Gold Members and $250 per sail for Silver members)
SailTime PLUS makes sailing at alternative bases in NSW, North America, are also available – see our Global Access page
We offer two classic monthly sailing membership options:
Gold Members have a guaranteed 6 SailTimes per month, unlimited ‘as available’ sailing and enrolment in SailTime Plus, accessing yachts at all of our NSW and international locations
Silver members have a guaranteed 3 SailTimes per month plus the ability to access ‘as available’ sailing and SailTime Plus for a small additional fee.
Your one-off joining fee also covers a two-day induction on your chosen boat
Your initial commitment is for just 12 months and then moves to a 90-day rolling membership
You’ll be using our convenient online SailTime Scheduler™ from your computer, tablet, or smartphone to make instant reservations or plan outings up to a year in advance.
To find out more download the brochure below, call us on 1300 944 974 or complete our enquiry form and we’ll be in touch to chat so you can see just how easy and affordable it is to become a SailTime member.
Monthly Membership makes sailing affordable
SailTime is an innovative alternative to traditional boat ownership or sailing club membership. Consider this, most people who own a sailboat use it 2-3 times per month. Yet the cost of ownership is high: marina fees are $600-$1000 per month, your monthly payment to the bank could range from $2500 to $4000 per month, then there are boat repairs and maintenance, insurance, cleaning…..the list goes on and on!
SailTime lets you enjoy the thrill of boat ownership, without the expense. With SailTime Fractional Sailing you share access to a fully equipped new sailboat with eight others who are also interested in sailing. Individually, you are guaranteed at least six sail times per month, and SailTime covers the insurance, marina fees, cleaning and repairs of the sailboat. All for a monthly cost that is around the cost of just the berth at your local mariner.
With boat ownership, if you tire of the boat you have to sell it. With SailTime membership you have total choice and join for just one year at a time. The appeal of SailTime is that it’s essentially an extremely economical, turn-key, sailing system, Members simply turn up at the dock and sail!
You can be on the water for as little as $890 a month with a Silver Membership on our Oceanis 38.1 in Middle Harbour or enjoy the extra time on the water and additional benefits of Gold Membership for just $1240 per month.
Hassle-Free Monthly Sailing Membership
Want to sail a beautiful new sailboat in your local waters in the morning, afternoon, evening, overnight, weekend or for a week for a lot less than owning or even chartering an older, smaller boat? With SailTime, you can! With a monthly sailing membership, your boat is ready when you are, thanks to our interactive online sail time scheduling and management system. SailTime has made sailing practical, cost-effective and simple.
No boat maintenance, finance, slip fees or insurance costs
No long term commitments, no buying or selling — just cruise when you want.
If you want all the benefits of boat ownership with easy access, nothing compares to the SailTime Scheduler. Hundreds of hours of code development and years of working with our members have enabled us to develop the proprietary SailTime Scheduler software programme that lets members make instant reservations or plan up to a year in advance. Simply design your own sailing calendar whenever you want. The SailTime Scheduler makes booking your sailing simple.
Stop dreaming and start sailing today!
SailTime is the affordable way to get out on the water - complete our enquiry form and we’ll be in touch to chat and arrange a free trial sail so you can see just how easy and affordable it is to become a SailTime member.
– Graham & The SailTime Team