regatta35boats registered
Oct 16–18
2026 Wild Oyster Regatta
Charleston, SC
Lightning
The crew network for competitive sailing
Race programs find crew. Sailors find starts.
Laylines connects 100K+ sailors, 6,100+ boat designs, event discovery, and roster confirmations so both sides of race week work from the same roster.
Match sailors to real race history by class and role.
Give crew a faster path to events they can actually sail.
Keep open seats and sailor availability in one place.
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Weekend series board
Spring series / race four
3 positions locked
Saturday warning / 10:30
Charleston Harbor · J/105 · 8 crew slots
Forecast
14-18 knots
Confirmed
6 of 8 locked
Next reminder
Tonight / 18:00
Helm / tactician
Owner confirmed · J/105
Locked
Bow
Awaiting final yes from Saturday crew
Pending
Trimmer
Two qualified sailors available nearby
Open
Crew interest
Manage your sailing crew from first interest to race day.
Sailors find your events and express interest. Boat owners and crew managers use Crew Chief to manage invitations, availability, and race-day rosters, with public event discovery supporting the crew search.
Sailors find your event
Public event pages help sailors find races, follow updates, and say when they can crew.
You see who’s available
Claim the event to review availability. Contact details stay private unless you invite a sailor who shares them.
You invite, confirm, and remind
Crew Chief handles matching, invitations, reminders, and race-day rosters.
Find races fast
See what’s coming next and what just finished with results, then jump straight into the events you care about.
Why the data matters
Evidence in the places owners actually make decisions.
The product earns trust by showing the right proof at the right time: who has raced the boat, who is available, and who is actually locked in.
100K+
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Search by boat class, role fit, and recent racing history.
6,900+
event listings
Source-backed discovery from Wednesday-night series to championship weekends.
6,100+
boat designs
Useful when you need actual overlap, not just a generic resume.
490K+
historical crew entries
Race-history evidence helps owners see who has sailed what.
Organizers need crew. Sailors need starts.
Laylines keeps both sides of race week in view: the program building a dependable lineup and the sailor looking for the next right boat.
For organizers
Turn interest into a race-ready roster.
Publish the plan, match sailors to the right seats, and keep confirmations visible as the start approaches.
- See source-backed race history before you invite.
- Track confirmations, waitlists, and reminders in one place.
- Keep crew decisions tied to boat class, role, and event context.
For sailors
Find starts that match how you actually race.
Discover events, show availability, and build a profile that reflects real results instead of word-of-mouth.
- Browse relevant events without chasing social threads.
- Express interest while keeping contact details protected.
- Carry race history forward as organizers evaluate fit.
100K+ deduped sailors
6,100+ boat designs
Privacy-aware interest lists
Public event discovery
How it works
Two workflows, one race-week signal.
The network works because organizers create real opportunities and sailors turn those opportunities into visible racing history.
Organizer workflow
- 01Post event
- 02Invite crew
- 03Run race
From public opportunity to confirmed lineup, every step preserves the operational signal organizers need.
Sailor workflow
- 01Discover event
- 02Join crew
- 03See race history
From discovery to the results archive, sailors can see where they fit and what their record says next.
Pricing
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Sailors stay free. Skippers, race programs, clubs, and fleets can compare every plan on one page.