MooringMate was born at sea.
While sailing across the Mediterranean, the Caribbean, and the Pacific with my family, one thing became clear in almost every bay we visited: finding a safe, reliable mooring buoy was far harder than it should be.
Not because solutions don't exist — but because the system around them often doesn't.

A challenge sailors and communities share

Across countries and regions, the same problems repeat themselves:

No clear information on mooring availability

No reliable way to know whether a buoy is suitable for a specific vessel

No simple booking or payment process — and often no one to even pay

No way to report damaged or missing buoys

And little to no digital infrastructure to manage it all

No possibility to book additional services like tours, restaurants, fresh fruits, vegetables or bread

For sailors, this creates uncertainty and frustration.
For local communities, it means missed opportunities — economically and environmentally.

The bigger picture

Anchoring damages the seabed, especially in sensitive areas with seagrass meadows and coral reefs.
Well-designed mooring buoys are a proven, sustainable alternative.

They:

Protect marine ecosystems

Improve safety on the water

Create local jobs

Generate fair, recurring income for coastal communities

But without a shared platform to manage, book, and promote those moorings, even the best systems remain fragmented, underused, and hard to maintain.

Why we're building MooringMate

MooringMate is being built by a growing team of sailors, technologists, and problem-solvers who believe the sea deserves better tools.

 Our goal is simple and focused: 

Help sailors and providers find, book, and manage mooring buoys — safely, sustainably, and simply.

MooringMate is more than a booking platform.
It's a tool designed to:

Give sailors confidence and peace of mind

Enable providers and communities to earn fair income

Support governments and NGOs with data and management tools

And ultimately, protect the waters we all depend on

Join Me in Building This

I’m starting with the sailors and providers who’ve faced the same frustrations I have. Together, we can shape a solution that works for everyone — from a solo sailor in Sardinia to a marine park in the South Pacific.

If you believe in that vision too, I’d love to have you on board.

See you out there — on the water, not circling a bay looking for a buoy.
Fair winds,

Jan 
Founder of MooringMate 
Sailor, Dad, Problem-Solver

A shared vision for better mooring — worldwide

A shared vision for better mooring — worldwide

A challenge sailors and communities share

The bigger picture

Why we're building MooringMate

Join Me in Building This