Talk:Boat sharing

List of examples of boat sharing
I would like to find an acceptable home for this information. Should we start an article 'List of boat sharing operators' as with carsharing? TobyJ (talk) 13:56, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

==Examples of boat sharing== - ===SailCom=== - The oldest and so far largest boat sharing organisation is the Sailcom cooperative in Switzerland. Founded in 1991 under the name ShareCom as a combined car sharing and boat sharing cooperative, in 1997 the car sharing department merged with Auto Teilet Genossenschaft ATG to form Mobility Carsharing Switzerland, whereas the boat sharing department turned into today's independent Sailcom cooperative. It has 1425 members (as of February 2006) and 57 sailing boats on 16 lakes in Switzerland. In the years 2002–2004, the number of members grew by 10–15% p.a. which is quite a challenge for a not-for-profit cooperative, that mainly depends on its members' spare time efforts and only very few part time employees. -   - Only members may use Sailcom boats; to become a member, one has to: - * have an official Swiss licence for sailing boats with more than 15 m2 sail area ("Bootsführerschein Kategorie D" or "D-Schein" for short), and - * buy a share of SFr. 600.—; this amount is refunded when membership ends. -   - Members can make reservations for sailing boats by internet (this is the vast majority of reservations) or by a 24-hr telephone call center. Boat usage is charged per hour or per day reserved. Daily rates are fivefold hourly rates; slightly higher rates apply on weekends and holidays. Rates vary according to size and equipment of the boats. -   - === Sloepdelen=== -   - In Amsterdam Sloepdelen.nl offers subscription-based access to electric boats (sloepen) from two sites, one in the western and one in the eastern harbour. The mooring in the Eastern Docks, which were redeveloped for housing in the 1990s, is on the Borneosteiger, where it can be supervised from the Jaap Hannis' restaurant. Some eight boats are available there from 10 a.m. till 10 p.m. (during the night rhe batteries are charged up.) Members open the key cabinet with their smart card. Bookings are made through the internet, and in addition to the seasonal or monthly subscription a steep hourly charge is levied, which makes the service too expensive to use for shopping trips or visiting friends, but viable for group use. Casual boat hire is also available. == See also == == See also == Line 30: Line 16: ==References== ==References== - http://www.sailcom.ch  - http://www.sloepdelen.nl