Swelb

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Swelb

Hire a reliable, skilled skipper to transport your boat

Through Swelb, boat owners find a reliable skipper and skilled skippers find great sailing jobs. Swelb takes care of the conditions.

Swelb checks the qualifications of skippers and crew and ensures skippers can verify the seaworthiness of a boat.

Swelb, everything for a safe voyage!

Swelb services
  • Boat transport
  • Crew member
  • Charter
  • Coaching / Lessons

Our services

How Swelb helps you

Boat transport

Your boat is somewhere and needs to be somewhere else. From a yard in France to your home port, from the Caribbean back to Europe, or a delivery between two charter bases in the Mediterranean. A Swelb skipper takes the helm.

For example

You've bought a yacht in Palma de Mallorca and want her delivered to Hamburg. You don't have three weeks to do it yourself. Post a request and a qualified skipper, with crew if needed, gets your boat there.

What's included

Qualified skipper, optional crew, fuel and harbor fees by arrangement, regular updates on progress.

Coaching / Lessons

Just bought a yacht or stepping up to something bigger? A Swelb skipper joins you on board and teaches you the ropes — on your own boat, at your own pace, in the waters of your choice.

For example

You've just bought a 45-footer but you've only ever sailed 30-footers. An experienced skipper joins you for a week in the Greek Cyclades, teaches you to maneuver in 25-knot winds, and builds your confidence at sea.

Ideal for

New boat owners, partners learning to sail, or owners exploring unfamiliar cruising grounds.

Charter

You've planned a great trip but don't want to take on skipper responsibility yourself. Or you want to host guests on your own boat without the stress. Hire a Swelb skipper for the duration of your trip.

For example

You're sailing the British Virgin Islands with family for two weeks. Everyone wants to relax, nobody wants to keep checking anchor positions. A Swelb skipper sails, you enjoy.

Ideal for

Multi-day trips, family sailing holidays, business trips where you want to host guests without operating the boat yourself.

Crew member

An ocean crossing, a sailing race, or a bigger boat where you need extra hands on deck. A Swelb crew member rounds out your team with someone who knows what they're doing.

For example

You're sailing from the Canary Islands to the Caribbean in November and want a four-person watch system. Post a request and get an experienced crew member who matches your boat and skill level.

For

Ocean crossings, sailing races, offshore trips, longer voyages where you want a second helmsman.

Quality standards

What we check

Verification of skipper certifications and experience

Insurance check for both skipper and boat owner

Detailed vessel documentation with photos so the skipper can assess the boat remotely

After mutual agreement, a paid on-site boat inspection takes place first. Once the skipper confirms seaworthiness, the full assignment proceeds.