Boatjump

Boatjump (BOATJUMP S.L.) operates an online boat rental and yacht charter booking platform that lets users search a destination, boat type and dates, compare available vessels by year of build, length and included services, and book online. The company states it lists sailboats, catamarans and motorboats across international charter destinations including the Balearic Islands and Valencian Community in Spain, Croatia, Greece and the Caribbean, and that its site was the first boat rental website to show availability in real time.

The booking flow allows a boat to be blocked free of charge for two days, with a reservation confirmed on payment of 50% of the charter price by bank transfer or credit card (card payments processed via RedSys); the remaining 50% is due at least 30 days before the charter, and optional extras are typically paid directly to the boat owner at the destination. Boats are offered both bareboat, for customers with the required licence, and with a skipper. Alongside the booking service, Boatjump runs a customer-support model in which each client is assigned a team member, plus a "Happiness" service that assists with mooring reservations, restaurants, weather reports and travel logistics before, during and after the charter, and publishes route and itinerary guides.

Founding story

According to the company, three founders — Alfonso, Pablo and Jaime — left salaried jobs in March 2016 to build an international boat rental platform. Based in Majorca, they observed that the yacht charter industry remained slow and opaque online and set out to make renting a yacht as easy as booking a hotel room, a rental car or a flight; the company describes its beginnings in a Majorcan living room.

Business model

Boatjump acts as an online intermediary between boat owners/charter operators and holiday customers, sourcing fleets from boat providers and handling search, comparison, reservation and customer support. Its stated data-protection notice describes the company's purpose as intermediating in a contract; after a reservation the customer is put in contact with the boat owner, who issues and signs the rental contract.

The company states that clients pay no commission and that the displayed price is the final price, including taxes and mandatory extras set by the boat owner. Customers pay 50% of the charter price to reserve, with the balance due at least 30 days before departure and extras paid to the owner on site.

Traction

Self-reported figures include more than 18,000 registered boats worldwide, more than 429 searchable locations and over 10,000 boats on the search platform; one site version cites 5,124 boats, 384 ports and 2,126 clients from more than 14 countries, while other pages cite more than 50,000 customers, clients from 35 countries and over 1,000 Google reviews with a 5/5 rating. The team is described as more than 20 people.

Latest developments

Company pages describe international expansion following participation in the Lanzadera accelerator, with the establishment of the Valencia international headquarters and a Miami office serving North America, and report a fleet of more than 18,000 registered boats and a customer base exceeding 50,000.