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AnchorsBook Marketplace
Boat Rentals / Charters / Tours
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Create boat listings for: private hourly rentals, or full day / week charters, or shared boat tours priced per person.
It is free to create listings And Add Your Boats
Start Renting Your Boat And Get Bookings
-We cover all booking transaction fees |
CREATE A LISTING FOR FREE
-We bring you 100% paid rental customers |
-You can manually accept, decline, or reschedule |
-We send payouts the same day via PayPal or Bank Transfer |
FREE, SECURE & EASY
List any kind of watercraft from small boats and jet skis, to fishing or mega yacht charters
Hourly
Rentals
Hourly
Rentals
Priced Per Private Group
Full-Day/
Week
Charters
Full-Day/
Week
Charters
Priced Per Private Group
Shared
Boat Tours
Shared
Boat Tours
Priced Per Person
Create and manage a listing. Get booking requests and payouts. Start easily online in minutes for free.
All Boating Destinations
If you have questions or want us to help create a listing for you
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ANCHORSBOOK FULL FLEET MANAGEMENT
(optional extra service)
Let Our Expert Team Manage The Entire Rental For You
Staffing (Captain & Crew) | Booking Management
Generate Extra Income And Offset The Costs Of Boat Ownership
Contact Us or Fill Information Form Below
With AnchorsBook, get more rental customers and bookings, manage orders, message clients, get paid out immediately, and more!
WHO CAN JOIN?
- Private Boat Owners
- Commercial Watercraft Rental Companies
?OFFERING
- Hourly Rentals
- Full Day or Multi-Day Rentals or Charters
- Private Group Rentals
- Public Group Tours (priced per person)
WHAT CAN BE LISTED?
List any Boat, Yacht, Jet Ski, Houseboat or other watercrafts.
hour-based rentals, full/multi-day & week charters, or shared group tours
We Support The Following Watercrafts For Hourly or Full/Multi Day Bookings
FEATURES
24/7 Support from our customer service team with your own personal account manager
Sync live availability with any other booking or calendar platform like Fare Harbor
Add minimum booking durations, time slots, pricing, and more! (View Examples)
Get instant SMS notifications of new booking requests and messages
Includes the ability to sell optional extras like food, drinks, decorations
Priced per person, per hour, per person per hour, or per booking.
Automatic & Instant Payouts tracked from your dashboard
We Provide Our Vendors With Full Control Over Their Listings Function, Appearance, And More!
Featured Listings
Setup a custom listing for your rental activity like some of our other vendors below
With AnchorsBook Vendors Can Promote Their Listings, Increasing Bookings And SEO performance
More Bookings & Free Marketing
It is free to list your activities on AnchorsBook and we will market your listings to bring in more customers and bookings for your business!
We heavily invest in paid marketing and promotion of your listing on Google Search & Meta in order to bring you more booking requests.
1. First Create A Public Vendor Profile For Renters To Browse
2. Then You Can Start Posting Your Watercraft(s) for Free
Making a listing and vendor profile take less than 5 minutes.
3. Receive Bookings & Same-Day Payouts – Get Email & SMS Notifications For New Bookings
Get Immediately Paid Out On The Day of The Trip
-Payout Methods-

*You do not need a PayPal account to receive your funds
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Customers Will Be Able To:
- Browse & Book Online Your Rental Listing(s)
- Send A Detailed Booking Request That You Can Review & Accept, Reschedule or Decline
- Pay You Online After You Accept Their Request (Before Arrival & Actual Booking Date)
- Message You Directly
- View Your Full Contact Info & Itinerary Upon an Accepted Booking
- We only make money when you do, and a booking is successfully completed. Listing with us and getting bookings is free.
- We pay you out your earnings the next day, within 12 hours of a completed booking.
- We cover all electronic transactions costs (the 3-4% credit card transaction fees), & handle customer disputes for you.
FAQ:
How and when can I get paid?
You get paid right after a rental or charter ends, after 12 hours. Payouts are done through PayPal, or Bank Wire.
What commission does Anchorsbook charge vendors?
AnchorsBook collects a 25% commission/service fee from vendor bookings. This service fee covers management of the platform, ongoing or new features such as SMS notifications, 24/7 customer service, identity checks, dedicated vendor account management, fraud protection, and paid marketing services.
Does AnchorsBook provide (optional) insurance for vendors, and have its own insurance coverage?
Yes, AnchorsBook is covered under commercial insurance to operate watercraft rentals marketplace. Each boat vendors submit on AnchorsBook must also have insurance coverage.
Can I captain my own boat instead of them driving my boat?
YES, you are able to have charters where you captain the boat instead of a customer renting it and self-driving. You can indicate this when creating your listing.
Do you check renters for proper ID?
YES, they have to submit their Passport or other relevant ID. You can view their files on your profile at any time, as well as vet or message them.
What if they damage the boat? Is there a security deposit?
There is a security deposit that you can set and collect in your listing.
What is the cancellation policy, and can we use our own instead?
AnchorsBook has a standard cancellation policy for bad weather outlined in our terms of service.
You may write and have your own cancellation policy enforced for your bookings when creating a listing online.
Can we sync our booking calendar availability with AnchorsBook listings?
Yes you can. Each listing you create on AnchorsBook has a unique ical ICS link that you can import into any other bookings calendar, as well as importing any external ical ICS link to sync your external calendar with an AnchorsBook listing calendar.
The benefits of this is renters being able to view live availabilities before sending you a booking request.
Can we reschedule an incoming booking request?
Yes you can. When an AnchorsBook booking request comes in, you will receive an email & SMS notification to accept, reschedule, edit, or decline a booking request.
There may be a change in case of bad weather condition. How do I reschedule a booking?
You may set your own cancellation policies (make it clear in your listing). You are able to cancel a booking before payment is made online within the listing/account. If you wish to cancel after payment is made you can contact our 24/7 support to cancel the booking and enforce relevant cancellation policy and refunds.
Do we accept incoming bookings manually or automatically?
AnchorsBook boat rental service providers can determine if they will manually accept new bookings, or automatically accept all new bookings, when creating and setting up their rental listing(s).
If manually accepting incoming booking requests, you will be able to accept, decline, or reschedule a booking. Once accepted (or rescheduled), the renter will haver 72 hours to confirm and make payment.
Follow these simple instructions to post a listing for our users to view & book!
Download |
| AnchorsBook Mobile App
or – continue On Internet Web Browser.
SUBMITTING YOUR LISTING
- Once you submit a listing, it will be reviewed by our team and posted live. We may contact you with any questions or clarification.
- You will receive an email confirmation when your listing is published.
- Our renters are able to review your listing on the front end of the AnchorsBook platform and send you booking requests!
- You can review your listing from your account to view bookings/orders, make any edits, or remove it.
RESPONDING TO & ACCEPTING BOOKINGS
- Please make sure to review the details provided by the renter who submitted the bidding, view their boating license & drivers license, etc.
- When You Accept A Booking: The renter still has to pay (unless: you uncheck reviewing each new booking manually, in which case a prospective renter would automatically be prompted to pay)
- We hold the payment in escrow until your booking is completed.
- You will be notified when the renter has paid after you accept their request.
- Make sure to connect with your watercraft renter by sending them a message through AnchorsBook after accepting their booking, or by using their phone number sent to you.
In order to view a new bookings details:
- Navigate to your DASHBOARD* dropdown, and go to YOUR BOOKINGS*.
- From here, you can view all of your bookings, their status (Confirmed, Unpaid, etc.), message a renter, review documents & contact info, etc.
GETTING PAID OUT
After your booking is finished, you are ready to receive your earnings immediately
- Twelve Hours after the date of your bookings scheduled to be dropped off, it will automatically ‘Complete’.
- Use this 12 hours window after pickup window to coordinate any disputes, issues, etc. Please refer to our Terms & Conditions for more information on cancellations, deposits, refunds, disputes, etc.
Same-Day Payouts:
- When an order is ‘Completed’, your earnings will be deposited in your balance in your AnchorsBook Dashboard
- Login to AnchorsBook, and from your Dashboard setup & manage payouts.


And now you are ready to get paid out!
- We collect fees from renters using PayPal, and we pay you out using your preferred payout method.
- Please Note: Payouts are done in USD. Depending on your selected payout method and native currency, currency exchange fees may apply to your payout.
Why is it a Must to list your boats on AnchorsBook?
![]() | Global Exposure Reach Travelers worldwide and fast-growing AnchorsBook’s Travelers community. |
![]() | Boost your Bookings Our seamless booking process drives high conversion rates and bookings to you. |
![]() | Free & Unlimited Listings Add all your rentals with no fees or limits. |
![]() | Additional Sales Channel Stand out in the travel industry with AnchorsBook as your additional sales channel. |
![]() | Transparent Customer Pricing You decide what’s the price for each listing. The one you’re okay with. |
![]() | Pay as you Go No monthly or maintenance fees. You pay a commission only for received bookings. |
![]() | Genuine Reviews Attract authentic reviews boosting your authority. |
![]() | Easy Self-Management Keep full control over your listings, pricing, bookings, communication with customers and availability. |
Where Can You Rent Your Boat?
You can start to charter or rent your boat for profit. Boat rentals are a great way to generate extra profit for your existing rental business, or for new providers/owners.
United Arab Emirates
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