SupaSailing
Guild
Clubs & Associations

Membership Software for Yacht Clubs and Nautical Associations

Members, dues, applications, directory, events and general meetings in one platform, under your club's name. Start free, designed to go live in two weeks without writing code.

Guild membership management software for yacht clubs and nautical associations on a laptop at a yacht club terrace overlooking the marina

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Roles that use Guild

Module workflows are designed around how these roles actually work day-to-day. Pick the one that matches yours.

Yacht club manager at the clubhouse office desk with a laptop open on the membership register and dinghies on the water outside
Guild

Yacht Club Manager

Members, renewals, dues, events and the club inbox — run from one platform instead of a spreadsheet, a mailing list and three payment tools.

Yacht club commodore in a blazer standing on the clubhouse terrace holding a tablet with the club board report, flagpole and marina behind
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Commodore & Club Board

Govern the club with real numbers — membership trends, renewals, admissions and meetings with recorded attendance, a quorum frozen at opening, secret ballots and numbered resolutions.

Director of a yachting industry association at a boat show stand reviewing the member directory on a tablet, with superyachts moored behind
Guild

Nautical Association Director

Run a professional or industry association for the yachting world — vetted applications, a trusted member directory, sponsors, events and dues in one platform.

6Languages
EUData hosting
CSV + JSONFull data export

Proven Results in the Industry

€0

Free plan to get started

250

Members included in the free plan

6

Languages for staff and members

24h

Undo window on every import

Key Benefits for Your Business

Discover how this module can transform your operations and deliver measurable results

Less Admin for the Board

Renewals, invoices, reminders and receipts run on their own, so volunteers spend their time on the club, not on spreadsheets

Dues Followed Up Automatically

Renewal invoices go out on their own, with automatic reminders before and after the due date and online card or SEPA payment available on request

Members Who Update Themselves

A self-service portal where members keep their profile, certificates and consents up to date

A Board That Decides With Data

Year-on-year membership trends and a board report ready for every council meeting

Everything a Club Needs, From Joining to Voting

From the first application to the AGM vote, the whole life of your club in one place

Guild members CRM with membership tiers, renewal status and qualification expiry alerts for a yacht club

Members CRM

One register for every member, company and prospect: tiers, renewal history, status from active to lapsed, qualifications with expiry alerts and a full activity log.

Guild applications board with review stages, applicant documents, referees and a verifiable membership seal

Applications & Vetting

Public application form with documents and referees, a review in configurable stages, and an approval that creates the membership, issues the invoice and sends the portal invite.

Guild member directory with interactive coastal map, clustered member pins and service filters

Member Directory & Map

Searchable public and members-only directory with an interactive map: find a member or a service by name, category or area of the map, with the visibility each member controls.

Guild dues and payments screen with membership invoices, paid and overdue status and card or SEPA checkout

Dues & Payments

Membership fees invoiced automatically at renewal, with reminders before and after the due date, payments and refunds recorded and receipts issued in the platform. Online card or SEPA payment into the club's own Stripe account is built in and activated on request.

Guild member portal on smartphones with membership status, invoices and profile

Member Portal

Members update their profile, upload certificates, check their membership and invoices, download receipts and manage consents from their phone, under the name and colours of your club.

Regatta registration desk checking in a sailor with a QR ticket on a tablet using the Guild events app

Events & QR Check-in

Regatta registrations, dinners, courses and conferences with sessions, member and non-member tickets, waitlists and a QR check-in app that keeps working offline on the dock.

Guild general meeting screen with quorum gauge, motion ballot results and attendee proxies

Meetings & Voting

Board and general meetings with attendance and proxies, a quorum frozen when the meeting opens, secret ballots cast in the console and counted without revealing who voted what, minutes, meeting documents and numbered resolutions.

Guild reporting dashboard with year-on-year membership chart, joiners, renewals and lapses, and an email campaign summary

Reports & Campaigns

Year-on-year membership and renewal trends, segmented email campaigns and, on the Pro plan, a board report with PDF export and sending from the club's own domain.

More for Clubs and Associations

The details that let a volunteer board run the club without a full-time office

Sponsors & Partners

Sponsor tiers with the benefits you owe tracked through to delivery, banner slots on the portal and directory, and an exposure report that justifies the renewal.

Import from Excel & Wild Apricot

Guided import with column mapping, a dry run before anything is written and a 24-hour undo. Renewal history is rebuilt too, not just today's list.

Your Brand, Your Domain

Your logo and colours on the portal, directory, application forms and every email members receive. On the Pro plan, your own domain too, such as members.yourclub.com.

Works With Your Website

Embed the member directory on the site you already have, on every plan; the map, event calendar and application form widgets come with Pro. No rebuild, no styling conflicts.

Sections & Fleets

Regional sections, class fleets or local branches with their own admins and segmented visibility, all under one association.

Roles & Permissions

Owner, admin, staff and reviewer seats, plus roles you define, such as treasurer or admissions committee, each with its own permission grid.

Verifiable Member Seal

Every approved member gets a seal they can show on their own website, linked to a public page confirming they are in good standing today.

GDPR by Design

Consents recorded per purpose, a full audit trail on member data, EU hosting and a complete export of your data whenever you want it.

Your Own Member Fields

Add the data only your club needs, such as boat class, sail number or berth, and choose which changes wait for approval before they are published.

Start Your Club on Guild Today

A free plan built for associations

Set up your association, import your members and open the member portal. Start on the free plan and upgrade when your board needs more seats or governance.

Start Free Now

No credit card required • Start in 30 seconds

Available in Multiple Languages

This module is fully translated and ready to use in the following languages

🇬🇧English
🇪🇸Spanish
🇫🇷French
🇩🇪German
🇮🇹Italian
🇵🇹Portuguese

Why Choose SupaSailing Guild for Your Club or Association?

Most yacht clubs and nautical associations are run by a volunteer board and a small office, and the tools rarely keep up. The member list lives in a spreadsheet, dues are chased by email and bank transfer, applications arrive as PDF attachments, and the general meeting still depends on paper proxies and a show of hands. Generic association software helps with part of it, but it knows nothing about boat classes, sailing certificates, regattas or berths, and it rarely brings the directory, the events and the vote into one place. The result is the same work typed two or three times, renewals that slip, and a board that cannot say how membership has changed since last year.

SupaSailing Guild brings the whole life of a club into one platform. The membership CRM tracks every member, company and prospect with tiers, renewal history and certificate expiry. Dues are invoiced automatically at renewal, with reminders before and after the due date, and online card or SEPA payment into the club's own Stripe account is built in and activated on request. Applicants use a public application form, and the board reviews them in stages before approval creates the membership and invites the new member to the self-service portal. The directory and map show who is who, the events engine issues tickets and checks guests in by QR, and governance tools run board and general meetings with attendance, proxies, a frozen quorum, secret ballots and numbered resolutions. Everything carries your club's name, colours and domain.

How a Club Goes Live on Guild

A typical onboarding starts with the list the club already has. The office uploads its Excel file or Wild Apricot export, maps the columns and runs a dry run that shows every issue before a single record is written, with a 24-hour undo if anything looks wrong. Renewal history is rebuilt, so the board sees trends from day one. Next come the brand and domain, the membership tiers and the application form, followed by an invitation that brings members into the portal to check their own details. The go-live checklist tracks each step, and the platform is designed so an association can be fully operational in about two weeks without writing code.

The change shows up in the everyday work. Members update their own certificates and consents, find their invoices and receipts in the portal, and find each other in the directory from a phone on the dock. The office stops re-typing the same data, and renewal invoices, reminders and receipts go out on their own. The board arrives at the council meeting with a year-on-year report instead of a spreadsheet assembled the night before, and every meeting keeps its attendance, quorum, ballots and resolutions on record. With data hosted in the EU, consents recorded per purpose and a full export always available, the club keeps control of its members' information.

Bring Your Club Online

Find out how Guild fits your association, and what it takes to move your members over.

Effortless Migration from Spreadsheets and Wild Apricot

Already using another system? Our team of experts specializes in hassle-free data migration from your existing software to SupaSailing. We preserve all your historical data providing access to our modern and intuitive platform.

Our Migration Process Includes:

Our Migration Process Includes:

Complete analysis and mapping of your data
Preservation of historical records
Data cleanup and improvement
Parallel system running during transition
Complete staff training

Key Advantages

See how Guild replaces spreadsheets, email chains and paper forms with one platform your board and your members both use.

Automate renewals, invoices and payment reminders
Review applications in stages with documents and referees
Publish a member directory and map your members control
Run meetings with attendance, proxies, a frozen quorum and secret ballots
Track sponsor benefits and prove their exposure
Issue event tickets and check guests in by QR, even offline
Centralize all documentation and certificates
Generate comprehensive operational and analysis reports
Enhance security with digital checklists and procedures

Bring Your Club Online

Find out how Guild fits your association, and what it takes to move your members over.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yacht clubs, sailing clubs, class associations, federations of clubs and professional associations in the nautical sector: any organisation that manages members, dues and events.

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