For Gulf Coast charter captains
Stop handing 20% of your boat to a website.
Captain's Manifest answers your phone, fills your calendar and takes deposits straight into your own account. Your repeat customers never pay a booking fee.
NOT FOR NAVIGATION · SOUNDINGS IN FEET
Marketplaces take 10–30% of every booking. Even your repeat customers. Even the ones who found you first.
MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO CHECK THEIR PAYOUT STATEMENTS.
Passage plan
What you get.
- WP01 · 090°T · 1.2 NM
Answer every call
AI phone answering 24/7. Books trips while you're offshore.
- WP02 · 112°T · 2.4 NM
Fill the calendar
Booking calendar with seat limits per trip. Six-pack aware.
- WP03 · 135°T · 0.8 NM
Take the deposit
Deposit online, straight to your own Stripe. Balance at the dock.
- WP04 · 142°T · 1.6 NM
Sign the waivers
Every passenger signs by text before boarding.
- WP05 · 158°T · 3.1 NM
Lock the manifest
A passenger manifest for every trip, on your phone.
- WP06 · 170°T · 2.0 NM
Call the weather
One tap cancels and texts everyone a reschedule link.
- WP07 · 185°T · 1.4 NM
Get the review
Automatic review request after every trip.
- WP08 · 201°T · 4.2 NM
Book next season
Re-booking campaigns to last year's customers.
- WP09 · 215°T · 2.7 NM
Own your book
Every booking and every customer stays yours. No commission, ever.
The Manifest
Every trip, on one screen.
- 01 Mike R.SIGNED
- 02 Dana R.SIGNED
- 03 Luis G.SIGNED
- 04 Ana G.SIGNED
- 05 Tom B.SIGNED
- 06 Jess B.SIGNED
Do the math
Read the gauges.
EXAMPLE. YOUR NUMBERS WILL VARY.
Head to head
FareHarbor vs. Captain's Manifest.
FareHarbor charges $0/month — then adds a ~6% booking fee to your customer's checkout, plus 1.9–2.9% + $0.30 processing. Figures from public 2026 breakdowns; FareHarbor doesn't publish pricing.
FareHarbor's ~6% is paid by your customers, so it's money off your price, not your bank balance — but they feel it at checkout. Example only; your numbers will vary. FareHarbor is a trademark of its owner.
YOU KEEP THE CUSTOMER. Checkout happens on your page and every contact lands in your own CRM, not someone else's platform.
YOU GET PAID DIRECT. Deposits hit your own Stripe at booking. Nothing routed through a third party first.
NO SURPRISE FEE AT CHECKOUT. Your customer sees your price, not your price plus a booking fee.
Rates · by vessel class
Pick your class.
Solo six-pack owner-operator.
- +Booking calendar
- +Deposits
- +Waivers
- +Manifest
- +Weather cancel
- +Your own booking page
Everything in Captain, plus:
- +AI phone answering
- +Review automation
- +Re-booking campaigns
- +Priority onboarding
3+ boats, head boats, sunset and dolphin tour operators.
- +Multiple boats and captains
- +Round-robin captain scheduling
- +Priority support
- +Custom workflows
◦ SETUP $497–$1,500 · WE BUILD IT FOR YOU
◦ PAY ANNUALLY: 12 MONTHS FOR 10
◦ OFF-SEASON PLAN $97/MO KEEPS YOUR PHONE ANSWERED
◦ EVERY BOOKING IS YOURS · 0% COMMISSION, EVER
Requirements
Before we cast off.
Coast Guard license (OUPV six-pack or Master) and charter liability insurance required. We verify both before your listing goes live.
Ports we're onboarding first:
ORANGE BEACH · GULF SHORES · PERDIDO KEY · PENSACOLA · DESTIN
Logbook
Questions from the dock.
06:00Do I keep my own customers?+
Yes. Your own customers book at 0% fee. Always.
06:15Where does the money go?+
Your own Stripe account. We never hold your money.
06:30What if the weather turns?+
One tap cancels the trip and texts everyone a reschedule link.
06:45Do I need to be tech-savvy?+
No. We set it all up for you.
07:00Can I pause in the off-season?+
Yes. The $97/mo off-season plan keeps your phone answered.