Managing your vessels

Header row — shows your total vessel count, how many you have against your plan limit (e.g. "2 / 5 · Paid plan"), and a breadcrumb back to the Dashboard.

+ Add Vessel button — top-right. Active when you have capacity remaining. Greys out and disables when you've hit your tier limit.

Upgrade banner — appears in amber when you're at your limit, with a direct "Upgrade now" button linking to the dashboard membership section.

Empty state — if no vessels exist yet, shows a ⛵ icon, a prompt, and an "+ Add First Vessel" button.

Vessel grid — cards display in a responsive grid (auto-fill, min 300px each). Inactive boats are dimmed to 65% opacity.

Cover photo — clicking the photo takes you straight to the vessel edit page. Shows a placeholder if no image has been uploaded yet.

Boat type badge — overlaid on the photo, top-left. Colour-coded: Motor Yacht (blue), Sailing Yacht (green), Catamaran (amber), Luxury Cruiser (purple), other types (grey).

INACTIVE overlay — a dark overlay with "INACTIVE" text appears over the photo when the vessel is toggled off.

Stats row — four stats displayed horizontally with vertical dividers: Max Guests · Price/hr · Total Bookings · ★ Rating.

Approval chip — below the stats. Shows "Manual Approval" (blue) or "Instant Confirm" (grey). Mirrors the setting from the vessel edit page.

Active / Inactive toggle — in the card footer. Blue = active (visible to customers). Grey = inactive (hidden from search). Changes take effect immediately.

Free — 1 vessel listing. The "+ Add Vessel" button disables once you have 1 boat. The amber upgrade banner appears.

Paid ($20/mo) — up to 5 vessel listings. The count tag reads "X / 5 · Paid plan".

VIP ($30+/mo) — unlimited vessels. The limit tag reads "Unlimited" in green instead of a count.

Commission savings — more than just vessel count, higher tiers reduce the platform commission on every booking (17% → 12% → 10%).

Simple mode (default for new vessels) — shows only the fields needed to get listed quickly: name, photo, description, selling points, seasonal location, min guests, min hours, base price, and amenities.

Full mode (default for existing vessels) — reveals all settings: vessel type, MMSI, licence, operational area, default skipper, berth logistics, wait staff & chef config, cancellation policy, house rules, add-ons, flash deals, F&B, service partners, and crew requirements.

Preference is saved — your choice is stored in localStorage per vessel, so it persists between sessions without resetting.

Switch any time — toggling mode never loses data. Hidden fields retain their values.

Vessel name — required. The public name shown in search results and booking confirmations.

Vessel type (Full mode) — 25+ types including Motor Yacht, Sailing Catamaran, BBQ Boat, Jet Ski, RIB, and more. Sets the coloured badge on the vessel card.

MMSI (Full mode) — 9-digit maritime identity number. Optional, enables AIS live tracking. A "Verify on MarineTraffic ↗" link appears once you enter all 9 digits.

Licence required (Full mode) — select from recreational (State licence) or commercial (AMSA) tiers. A description of the selected licence appears automatically below the dropdown.

Drive mode (Full mode) — Captain Only, Self-Drive, or Both. Controls which booking options clients see at checkout.

Operational area (Full mode) — your registered waters class from Smooth Waters (harbour/bay) through to Unlimited / Open Ocean.

Cover photo — uploaded via the BoatImageUpload component. Recommended: at least 1200×800px landscape.

Description — free-text field shown on the booking page. Keep it engaging.

Three lines, max 80 characters each — these appear on your vessel card in the marketplace search results, beneath the boat name. The first thing clients read.

Keep them factual and specific — "Air-conditioned cabin for 20 guests" is better than "Amazing experience". Name concrete features or policies.

Available in both modes — selling points are shown in Simple mode and Full mode.

Why this matters — the search algorithm uses this data to match your vessel to city-based searches. If your boat is in Gold Coast from April to September, it won't appear for Gold Coast searches outside that range.

Add month ranges — each row has From month, To month, and a city dropdown (47 Australian locations). Add as many rows as needed with "+ Add month range".

Remove rows — the ✕ button removes a row. At least one row is always kept.

Base price per hour — required. Your standard hourly rate. All seasonal multipliers from your account settings are applied on top automatically.

Market preview table — once you enter a base price, a live table shows what clients will see across all five seasonal tiers (peak weekday, peak weekend, off-peak weekday, off-peak weekend, public holiday). Multipliers shown in blue (above 1) or grey (at 1).

Max guests (enclosed) — maximum in the cabin/enclosed area. Used for RSA and safety compliance.

Max guests (open water) — optional lower cap for open water conditions. Must be less than enclosed capacity.

Min guests / Min hours — the smallest group and shortest charter you'll accept.

Booking notice (days) — minimum advance notice for this specific vessel. Overrides your account-level default.

Per-boat seasonal pricing — optional override of account-wide multipliers for this vessel only. Useful for premium listings.

Leave blank to skip — leave "Guests per Waiter" blank if your vessel doesn't require wait staff. Leave chef tier "Max Guests" blank to skip chef requirements entirely.

Guests per waiter — e.g. "10" means 1 waiter per 10 guests. The system auto-calculates the total waiter count for each booking based on guest count.

Base rate — the fixed cost for the minimum booking block (e.g. 3 hours at $400 per waiter). Extra hours beyond the base block are charged at the extra rate per hour.

Optional toggle — when off, wait staff is added automatically. When on, clients can choose to add wait staff themselves at checkout.

Chef tiers — define how many chefs are required for different guest ranges (e.g. 1–20 guests → 1 chef, 21–40 → 2 chefs). Add additional tiers with "+ Add tier".

Security addon toggle — enable to let clients add professional security guards to their booking. Disable for vessels where this is not applicable.

Feature groups — amenities are organised into categories (Entertainment, Safety, Comfort, etc.). Tap any tag to toggle it on your listing.

Mandatory features — some features are pre-selected and cannot be removed (shown in green with a "..." badge). These are regulatory or platform requirements.

Active state — selected features turn solid blue (white text). Unselected remain grey with a "+ " prefix.

Custom features — type anything not in the preset list and click Add. Custom features appear as blue tags below the preset groups.

Three rule types — Not Allowed (red), Allowed (green), and Watch (amber). Set the type using the dropdown before typing or clicking a preset.

40+ presets in 6 categories — Events & Parties, Stain Protection, Cabin & Deck Etiquette, Plumbing & Environment, Alcohol & RSA, Safety & Logistics. Click any preset to add it. Click again to remove.

Custom rules — type a rule in the input, select the type, and click Add (or press Enter).

Rules list — shows all added rules as colour-coded rows with a type chip and ✕ remove button.

BYO quick-add — "+ BYO Food" and "+ BYO Drinks" buttons create standard BYO add-ons with a default $60 flat fee. Edit price and description after adding.

Add-on type — "Priced" means a fixed fee; "Request" means quote on request (price shown as "—" to clients). Set separately from whether it's flat or per head.

Pricing unit — Flat fee (once per booking) or Per person (× guest count).

Mandatory charge toggle — when on, clients cannot remove this add-on. Use for cleaning fees, security bonds, or compulsory crew charges.

Add-on image — optional photo shown to clients on the booking page. Square format recommended, at least 400×400px.

Custom charges — a "+ Add custom charge" button below BYO creates add-ons with Mandatory toggled on by default.

Flash deals — allows this vessel to appear in the Flash Deals marketplace section for last-minute, shorter-than-minimum bookings. Enable the toggle then set a Flash Minimum Hours (must be less than your standard minimum hours).

Cancellation policy — requires approval — toggle on to require your manual sign-off on every booking request. Also set the approval window in hours (default 24h).

Free cancellation window — hours before charter start during which clients can cancel for a full refund.

Partial refund % — the percentage of the booking total returned to the client if they cancel after the free window closes.

Where this appears — this Food & Beverage panel appears in Full mode only. For a new vessel, the panel tells you to save the boat first before adding F&B items.

Add your own F&B item — use this form when the item is supplied by the boat owner. The form fields are Item Name, Price, Charge Type, Package Type, Description, Minimum Order, and Contains alcohol.

Item Name is required — if the item name is blank, the page shows “Please enter an item name.” Price, description, and minimum order are optional.

Charge Type — choose Flat, Per Head, or Per Hour. These display to clients as flat, / head, or / hour.

Package Type — choose Food package, Drink package, or Food & drink. The item row shows the matching package badge.

Contains alcohol — turn this on for items that include alcohol. When active, the item row shows the “🍷 Contains alcohol” badge.

Photos and album — after an item exists, use + Photo or Change Photo for the main image. Use the Photo album area to add multiple extra photos, captions, or delete album images.

Add caterer items — open Browse Caterers to Add Items, expand a caterer, then click + Add beside a menu item. Already-added caterer items show “✓ Added” and cannot be added twice.

Markup caterer items — click Edit on an added caterer item. The read-only Caterer price (base) stays visible, and you set the client-facing amount in Your price to client.

Minimum order floor — for caterer items, Your min order cannot be lower than the Caterer min order (floor). You can keep it the same or increase it.

Active switch and remove — the blue/grey switch hides or shows the item at checkout. The ✕ button removes the item from the boat after confirmation.

Browse caterers — "+ Browse caterers" opens a list of all registered service providers. Each card shows the caterer name, bio, number of menu items, a Profile ↗ link, and a "Select →" action.

Select items & send — after choosing a caterer, tick the specific menu items you want to feature on your vessel. Write an optional message, then send the invitation.

Accepted invitations become bookable — once the caterer accepts, their selected menu items are immediately available for clients to add at checkout.

Orange dot badge — shows the number of pending invitations. Polls every 30 seconds automatically so you don't miss new requests.

Invitation card — shows the caterer's name, bio, their message to you, and the specific menu items they're proposing. Includes a "View profile & reviews ↗" link.

✓ Accept & add to boat — immediately adds the offered menu items to this vessel's F&B section and makes them bookable for clients. The card disappears once accepted.

Decline — rejects the invitation. The caterer is notified. The card disappears.