Gatherings on the water

We don't run the gatherings. We make them easier to happen.

People have gathered on the water for generations — two boats rafted up, a bay full of friends, a fleet crossing an ocean together. This site is the tool that helps a gathering happen: find one, join one, or host your own.

Join a gathering

See what's on, sign up for a seat. For many gatherings you don't need a boat.

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Bring a boat or a craft

Captains, boats, and skills that gatherings can call on. Introduce yourself and we'll put you in reach.

Introduce yourself →

Host a gathering

Pick the kind of gathering, set the basics, and use the tools here to get people and boats to the same place at the same time.

Start hosting →

What's on now

real gatherings, real datesSee all →
Gathering
Hosted by a Yahull host
Linthlop Islet 7 days for Fishing
Sep 5 · 11:00
East Cove · Vancouver Island
1 boat · 0 aboard
Private
Private gathering
Wigwam Dock Chill
Details are private — this one may open up
Keep an eye out
Journey
Hosted by a Yahull host
7-Day Desolation Sound Cruise
Sep 18
join all or any part
5-day journey
Hosted by a Yahull host
5-Day Desolation Sound Cruise
Sep 22 – Sep 26
join all or any part
Gathering
Hosted by a Yahull host
Yacht Meditation Retreat
Sep 22 · 6:00 pm
Bed Well Bay · Vancouver BC
1 boat · 0 aboard
1-day journey
Hosted by a Yahull host
Squamish Escape Day
Sep 23 – Sep 23
join all or any part
Bring people togetherJust for fun

Our waters — now and next

We start where we live. The rest of the chart is where we're headed.

NowVancouver, BC
On the chartFrench Riviera
On the chartGreek Islands
On the chartDalmatian Coast
On the chartSydney Harbour
On the chartCaribbean · BVI
On the chartBay of Islands, NZ

Legendary gatherings

See them all →

People have been doing this for generations. A few of the famous ones, so you can see what it's all about.

Sandbar raft-up

The Raft Off

Big Muscamoot Bay, Lake St. Clair, Michigan, USA

Friends-turned-tradition

Jobbie Nooner

Gull Island, Lake St. Clair, Michigan, USA

Association raft-up

Lake Cumberland Raft-Up

Lake Cumberland, Kentucky, USA

Sandbar gathering

Party Cove

Anderson Hollow Cove, Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri, USA

Raft-up ritual

Non-Mariners Raft-Up

Mangrove Bay, Bermuda

Ocean rally

ARC — Atlantic Rally for Cruisers

Las Palmas → Saint Lucia

In our waters

The same thing happens here, in the bays we call home.

Anchorage gathering

Prideaux Haven

Desolation Sound, British Columbia, Canada

Raft-up

Pendrell Sound

East Redonda Island, British Columbia, Canada

Three easy steps to the water

1

Discover a gathering

See what’s on the water near you — or ask Ora and she’ll find it.

2

Come aboard

Join with just your name — Ora sorts the rest as the day nears.

3

Grow into the Crew

Come back, bring people, and Kai helps you become part of the Crew.

Meet Ora

Ora is our AI host — the first voice you'll meet here. Ask her what's on, how a gathering works, or where to begin. She answers from what's really here — real gatherings, real dates, real bays — and when she doesn't know, she says so.

Strangers when you board.
Friends by the dock.

Life is a journey — best made together.