Share it with someone you trust.
Choose a friend, relative, marina, or yacht-club contact who understands the plan, knows when to act, and can reach the appropriate rescue authority if the boat is overdue.
Float plans
Leave the plan with someone ashore.
Build a float plan from a saved trip and share it with a trusted person ashore. They receive the route and timing, vessel, people aboard, contacts, communications, safety details, and your overdue instructions.
What is shared
What the trusted person ashore receives.
Route, stops, departure, and expected return
Vessel identification and distinguishing features
Operator and people aboard
Shore contacts and overdue instructions
Communications, navigation equipment, and safety gear
The recipient does not need a Seaward account. You can share a read-only link or a printable PDF.
It is not filed or monitored.
Emergency services such as the U.S. Coast Guard do not accept Seaward float plans directly. Keep the holder informed if the plan changes, and give them a PDF or saved copy as a backup to the hosted link.
A float plan starts with a saved trip.
Draw the route and save the trip, then add the details your shore contact will need. Review and republish the float plan after any material change.