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Start a SailTime Sailing or Boating Business
With SailTime your dream to combine your passions of boating, being on the water, and flexing your strong business background is now within reach. SailTime is the most exciting Franchise business opportunity in the boating industry in the past 10–20 years. As a SailTime Franchisee, you will enjoy a challenging and rewarding lifestyle.
- Do you have a Vision for building a successful boating business in your local area and waterway?
- Do you have a passion for the water and boating and the lifestyle that goes with it?
- Do you have the entrepreneurial talents and Sales and Marketing background that is required to build a successful business from the ground up?
- Do you have the time and/or flexibility in your schedule to be able to focus your energies where they are necessary to start a successful business especially in the start up phase?
- Do you have access to seed capital for operational and marketing budgets to start a new business?
- Do you have sufficient credit to finance your business’ first boat?
A business For You
We have made the process of starting a SailTime business as straightforward and easy as possible. We provide the tools and knowledge you need to get started. We work with each of our new Franchise candidates in person, on the phone, and collaborate via online tools.
SailTime takes care of most of the logistics so you spend your time marketing your business and building your member base. You don’t need an office or large staff, a SailTime business can be run from your home office and then can grow and flourish from there.
Investing For The Future
Hard Work Pays Off
SailTime is not a get-rich-quick scheme. SailTime is a franchise business opportunity that requires hard work and investment but allows you to be your own boss and provides the opportunity to make your escape from the corporate world. What SailTime has waiting for you is a rare opportunity to be an industry leader in a growing business that is financially and personally rewarding, challenging, exciting, and fun.
Our program is not suitable for just anyone who wants a new way to get into a boat. Our program is for serious business professionals who want to build a business. Successful SailTime Franchisees are committed to providing the most professional service possible to our members. They are friendly, neighborhood-based, business-oriented people with a desire to serve the local boating public.
Our SailTime Franchisees have a commitment to Customer Service and excellence that is second to none in the boating industry. Our commitment to the boating industry is to be the Starbucks of boating, and we are well on our way to achieving this lofty goal.
Inc 5000 Fastest Growing Company
SailTime was named to the Inc 5000 | 5000 Fastest Growing Companies!
A Message From Our President
SailTime was founded in 2001 and since then, we have prided ourselves as an innovator in the fractional membership industry.
As the sharing economy continues to grow and expand, the booming demand for Easy, Affordable and Smart ways to get on the water seems indisputable. And the validation of our innovative, membership-based approach comes from the most important source of all: the 1000+ enthusiastic, paying members who are leading happier, healthier and less stressful lives thanks to SailTime. We are looking for the right people…individuals and groups with the resources, vision and dedication to excellence it will take to introduce the exciting SailTime concept to their market.
If you think the SailTime franchise opportunity might be right for you…and that you might be right for SailTime…please fill out and submit our confidential information request, or just give us a call with any questions today. Click here to research locations.
We look forward to hearing from you soon!
Todd Hess
President, The SailTime Group, LLC
Ready to Join Our Team?
Most businesses require a huge capital investment. With SailTime, you can build your fleet using the Owner Member Programs, i.e. other people buy the boats and you simply sell memberships into each boat. You’ll still need to provide initial capital but you can easily build a large fleet without the levels of capital required from many other businesses.
The SailTime business model is rare since it does not require long-term leases of space, labor investments, large inventory, and equipment expenses. Talk to one of our SailTime experts and find out how SailTime is a winning proposition for all involved.
Please take the time to thoroughly review this website, it provides a wealth of information on our programs and how the business works.
Request a meeting with our business development team by clicking the button below.
Franchise Training and Support
SailTime provides a refined and structured approach to building this business based on several years of real experience. We bring many benefits to an entrepreneur ready to take on this opportunity.
See the benefits of being a SailTime franchisee
- Brand awareness and recognition that leads the industry and is now world renowned.
- International presence and a broad network of bases that even your membership can leverage to enjoy boating all over the world which creates a high barrier to entry for competition and also offers a product no one can match.
- Pioneering and refined Business Model accompanied by a thorough Operations Manual
- Access to a network of like-minded business people running their own SailTime business
- National, Regional and local support
- Technology and Intellectual Property that was developed here : Scheduling software and Embark
- Comprehensive base owner training program
- A significant path of growth that includes new and exciting product offerings
- Professional Website
- A secure portal that you use to operate your fleet, maintenance, members, owners, etc. All the tools you will need to manage your business are built in to our support and backend software.
- Professional Print and Web Marketing Materials
- An exhaustive and simple to follow marketing plan refined and tested in North America and Europe
- Partnerships with major manufacturers and other industry leaders
- Startup and Operational support
- All legal Agreements
- Member Manuals
- Promotional Materials
- Insurance programs with leading Insurers
- Vessel financing program with leading national and regional financing companies
- Experienced Management Team
Franchise Opportunities
When you become a SailTime franchise owner, you are joining the team that pioneered membership-based fractional boating products. SailTime is committed to being an innovative leader in the marine industry.
Providing attractive membership pricing in exchange for an ongoing monthly membership fee is one of the key innovations of the SailTime concept.
The membership fee and automatic payment structure is designed to encourage ongoing member participation and visits, a steadier, more predictable sales cycle and to reduce administration time and billing time.
In addition to potential membership and core service fees, SailTime has created and continues to develop new and improved products that maximize sales through additional potential revenue centers.
Please see our site for existing products as upcoming products we will not mention here.
Our Technology Leads The Way
The SailTime Scheduler
- Allows members to schedule their sailing slots on-line and in real-time without your intervention or need for review. They can swap schedules amongst themselves, create wait lists and confirm or cancel their reservations on-line.
- It is programmed to insure that all members receive a fair share of the available weekdays, week evenings, and weekends including public holidays.
- The system drives reminders and notifications automatically via email. You don’t have to be involved.
SailTime Embark
- Members use cutting edge technology to check-on and off their boat, update their reservations, and log their sailing adventures.
- When the Member comes on and leaves the boat they inventory predetermined important items with the Embark system.
- If an item is not in place, not clean or needs attention they simply check the appropriate box. The appropriate individuals are instantly notified so that any issues can be resolved efficiently and tracked effectively.
- With this tool, Members are electronically trained to leave the boat in perfect condition and you only visit the boat when you must.
SailTime Business Application
Please complete the application below to express your interest in a SailTime Franchise Location
