Fleet management
Create boat classes and boats, set specs and crew rules, and manage boat status.
Your fleet is the heart of the club. Zeil organizes it in two layers: boat classes and individual boats. Manage both under Admin → Boats and Admin → Boat classes.
Boat classes
A boat class describes a type of boat — typically a make and model (for example, "Beneteau First 36"). Classes hold the shared characteristics, so you don't re-enter them for every hull. Endorsements can be granted at the class level, clearing a skipper for every boat of that type at once.
Create your classes first, then add boats to them.
Boats
Each boat belongs to a class and carries its own details:
- Name and the class it belongs to.
- Specs — hull length, displacement, sail area, notes, and a photo.
- Home coordinates (optional) if a boat lives somewhere other than the club's home location.
- Crew rules (below).
- Status (below).
Crew and skipper rules
These rules are what Zeil enforces before a sail can be confirmed:
| Setting | What it controls |
|---|---|
| Minimum crew | Fewest confirmed crew needed to sail. |
| Maximum crew | Most people allowed aboard. |
| Minimum skippers | How many eligible skippers must be on the crew. |
| Minimum skipper certification level | The certification level a skipper needs for this boat. |
Set these thoughtfully — they directly determine who can take the boat out and with how many people. See how members experience them in Building your crew.
Boat status
| Status | Effect |
|---|---|
| Active | Bookable; appears in calendars. |
| Maintenance | Hidden from booking while out of service. |
| Retired | Removed from the active fleet. |
Set a boat to maintenance rather than deleting it when it's temporarily out — that preserves its history and makes it easy to bring back.
Skipper requirements depend on certifications
The "minimum skipper certification level" only means something once you've defined certifications and granted endorsements. Set those up under Certifications & endorsements.