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[[Image:Yngling.jpg|thumb|right|[[Yngling (keelboat)|Yngling]] sailing boat]] |
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'''Boatsharing''' is just like [[wikipedia:Carsharing|car-sharing]], but for boats. Boatsharing is the act of sharing a boat with other guests who also want to go on a boat in the same place and time — together splitting the cost of the boat, and potentially the captain or [[wikipedia:Sea_captain#Skipper|skipper]] costs. Boatsharing platforms such like [http://hubs.ly/H07-dqw0 Boatide] exist to facilitate this in making boat rentals easier. |
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Boat Sharing may also describe the ownership of boats, mainly [[sailing|sailing boats]], by a [[non-profit organisation]] for its members, for pleasure use. In the UK there are also many shared boats on the canals, mainly narrow boats. |
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A boat sharing organisation may be an [[voluntary association|association]], [[Club (organization)|club]], [[cooperative]] or [[company (law)|company]]. The boats may be owned by the organisation, or [[lease]]d to it, with members hiring or booking the boats for use for a variety of cruise durations. |
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The costs of setting up, financing and administering a boat sharing scheme may be offset by the eventual higher utilisation of the boats and moorings, producing cheaper rates of sailing for its members compared to private boat ownership. |
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Members joining a boat sharing scheme may also save themselves the need to wait for a [[Mooring (watercraft)|mooring]], which in many [[marinas]] can be significant due to the demand exceeding supply. Advocates of boat sharing contend that it offers a fairer way of utilising over-subscribed but sometimes under-used moorings. |
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Larger sharing schemes may also offer the opportunity to members of sailing from different ports and shores, and with different classes of boat. The [[limiting factor]] for the growth of a boat sharing organisation is still, as for the private owner, the availability of moorings. |
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== Some existing boatsharing associations == |
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France, Spain, and Canary Islands: [http://hubs.ly/H07-dqw0 Boatide] |
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Switzerland: Sailcom [http://www.sailcom.ch], Sailbox [https://www.sailbox.ch] |
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Germany: Bootschaft [https://www.bootschaft.net] |
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France : [[Samboat]] [https://www.samboat.fr/] |
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International: Antlos [https://www.antlos.com] |
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UK: Boatshare [http://www.boatshare.co.uk] |
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== See also == |
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*[[Carsharing]] |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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[[Category:Sailing]] |
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[[Category:Types of tourism]] |
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