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Every boater deserves
a place to dock.

Anchor is the elegant, offline-ready home for everyone on the water — from recreational cruisers and wake surfers to kayakers and fly-fishermen. Track your vessel, discover waterways, and belong to a crew that gets it.

⚓ No credit card required 📱 Works offline on the water 🔒 Privacy-first
142,000+
Waterways Mapped
Offline-First
Built for the Water
v1.3.3
Shipped This Week
Zero Ads
Forever
Features

A single app for everything that happens between the dock and the horizon.

Anchor replaces the half-dozen apps, group chats, and dusty binders most boaters use today — with one refined, beautifully fast home for your whole water life.

My Fleet

Every vessel in one sleek profile — photo galleries, full specs, engine hours, a Home Dock you set with a pin or address, registration renewals, full service history, and a built-in Trip Log for every outing.

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Maintenance & Upgrades

Log every oil change, impeller, and audio install with costs, photos, and product links. Color-coded categories and running totals keep your investment visible.

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Waterway Finder

Explore 142,000+ lakes, rivers, bays, and reservoirs on a satellite-or-terrain interactive map. Search any address, filter by type, find launches Near Me, and tap Get Directions in one move.

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Community Feed

Share your day with photos, videos, location tags, and your boat auto-linked. Likes, comments with media, and category filters — no algorithm, no noise, just your crew.

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Private Pins & Waypoints

Save personal pins for your secret coves, fishing spots, and go-to launches. Add waypoints to public waterways for hazards, fuel, and no-wake zones — keep them private or share with a hand-picked crew.

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Groups & Crews

Create public or private groups for your marina, brand community, or tournament team. Member posts, polls with live voting, join requests, and member-only feeds.

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Marketplace

List parts and accessories with photos, condition badges, and categories. Buyers make offers, negotiate with counter-offers, and rate sellers after the deal.

Just Shipped

We're in pre-launch — and shipping every week.

Anchor improves while you sleep. Here's what's landed in the most recent releases — pulled straight from the changelog so you always know what's new.

New v1.3 · Trip Logs

🧭 Trip Logging

A dedicated 4th tab on every boat. Capture every outing — date, hours, route, weather, photos, and notes — and it rolls up into your fleet timeline automatically.

New v1.3 · Map

🛰️ Smarter Waterway Map

Satellite & terrain views, address geocoder search, type filter chips, Near-Me launches, state-count bubbles, and one-tap Get Directions. Find water faster — anywhere in North America.

New v1.3.3 · Boat

🏠 Home Dock

Pin your home dock with a sectioned address picker or by dropping a pin on the map. Anchor opens where you actually boat — with your home base front and center on every map view.

New v1.3 · Pins

📍 Personal Pins & Waypoints

Save personal locations and add waypoints to public waterways — no-wake zones, fuel docks, hazards, or hidden coves. Keep them private, or share with a hand-picked crew.

New v1.3 · Notifications

🔔 Lock-Screen Push

Native Web Push for likes, comments, group invites, and join-request alerts to owners. Anchor reaches you even when the app is closed — and a Pending badge shows up on the Members tab.

New v1.3 · Community

✏️ Suggest an Edit

Spot a wrong depth, a missing ramp, or an outdated amenity? Submit a fix in seconds. Our admin team reviews each suggestion and rolls verified knowledge into the map for everyone.

New v1.3 · Map UX

🌊 Respectful First-Visit Flow

The map now waits for your tap before requesting location — a calmer, privacy-first welcome with glass chrome and no surprise prompts. Allow once, dismiss anytime.

Inside the App

Every screen built for the water. Take a closer look.

From an interactive map with 142,000+ waterways to private pins you share only with friends — here's a glimpse of what's waiting inside.

Waterways
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📍
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All
Lakes
Rivers
Popular
Regional
My Spots
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📰Feed
🗺️Maps
Boats
👥Groups
🛒Market
Waterway MapSatellite · Near Me · Search · Directions · Private pins
My Boat
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🚤
Sea Star
2021 Malibu 24 MXZ · 142 hrs
24'
Length
V8
Engine
$847
Maintenance
$2,340
Upgrades
Recent Service
Oil Change
Apr 9 · 140 hrs
$62
Impeller Replaced
Mar 22 · 128 hrs
$185
Tower Speakers
Mar 15 · Upgrade
$890
📰Feed
🗺️Maps
Boats
👥Groups
🛒Market
Boat ProfileSpecs · Maintenance logs · Upgrade tracking
Lake Powell Crew
👥 38
Posts
Polls
TL
Tyler Lang
4h ago
Who's launching from Wahweap this weekend? Water's at 3,588 ft.
❤️ 9 💬 12
Best ramp for early morning launch?
Wahweap 52%
Antelope Point 31%
Bullfrog 17%
23 votes · Closes in 2d
📍 Hidden Inlet — shared
Private
Secret cove off mile marker 42. Calm water, great for anchoring overnight.
MK
RJ
TL
Shared with 3 friends
📰Feed
🗺️Maps
Boats
👥Groups
🛒Market
Groups & PollsPrivate groups · Live polls · Shared waterways
Why Anchor

Built by water people — not by a social media company.

Generic social apps treat your boat like a hashtag. Legacy marine tools feel like tax software. Anchor takes a different route: a premium, mobile-native community that respects your time, your water, and your wallet.

Offline-first, truly

Logs, waterways, and your last feed page stay with you even when the cell tower doesn't. Syncs the instant you're back in range.

One home for every craft

Whether you cruise, tow, paddle, or cast — you'll find your people here. No more splintered forums for every niche.

Never-an-algorithm feeds

Chronological, opt-in groups, and quality over engagement bait. You see what your crew shares — nothing more.

Ad-free & privacy-first

We don't sell your data and we don't track you across the web. The experience stays calm, fast, and yours.

Sea Star · 24 MXZ
2021 Malibu · 142 hrs
Healthy
Next service 58 hrs remaining
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Hidden Cove — Private
Shared with 3 friends
Mine
MK
RJ
TL
Only your circle can see this
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Tower Speakers — $280
Like New · Accessories
For Sale
2 offers · Posted 3h ago Make offer →
How it works

Three steps from shore to full-fleet.

01

Add your watercraft

Snap a photo, drop in a few details, and you've got a beautiful profile for every vessel you own — from your bass boat to your paddleboard.

02

Find your crew & your water

Join groups near you, explore waterways on an interactive map, and follow members whose runs, reviews, and rigs interest you.

03

Log, share, repeat

Every outing adds to your history. Every service is one tap. Every good day on the water is remembered for the next.

Early members

Loved by captains, paddlers, and pros.

The group polls settled a marina debate in ten minutes that would've taken a week on our old group chat. Plus I've saved six private spots that only my crew can see.

I used to track maintenance in a spreadsheet. Now I see running costs, upgrade totals, and my registration renewal all in one place. Sold a prop through the marketplace in an hour.

The map is gorgeous — 142,000 waterways and I can drop private pins on my favorite launches. Shared a hidden cove with my buddy and he found it on his first try.

Membership

Premium for everyone. Priced for no one to miss out.

Founding Captain
All-Access
$0 / forever, while we grow

Every feature. Every waterway. For every founding member who joins before we leave beta.

Unlimited watercraft, maintenance logs, upgrades & trip logs
Home Dock with address picker or drop-a-pin map
Community feed with photos, videos & location tags
Groups with posts, polls, join approvals & owner alerts
142,000+ waterways · satellite/terrain · search · directions
Personal pins & waypoints — share only with friends
Marketplace with offers, counter-offers & ratings
Lock-screen push notifications & offline-first sync
Founder badge — locked in for life
Become a founding captain →
Questions

Good question. We've got answers.

Do I really need an app just for my boat? +

You don't need one — you'll just wonder how you lived without it. Anchor pulls together the three things every boater already does (tracking maintenance, finding water, and sharing the day) into a single, fast, beautifully designed place.

I only have a kayak — is this for me? +

Absolutely. Anchor was built for everyone on the water — kayakers, paddleboarders, fishermen, wakeboarders, yacht owners, jet skiers, and everything in between. Your craft, your community.

Does it work without cell service out on the lake? +

Yes. Anchor is a progressive web app built offline-first. Your logs, saved waterways, and recent feed stay available while you're off the grid, and sync automatically the moment you're reconnected.

Will you sell my data or show me ads? +

Never. Anchor will always be ad-free and privacy-first. We don't sell member data, we don't track you across the web, and we don't surface algorithmic noise. Your feed is your crew — that's it.

Do I need to install an app from the App Store? +

Nope — Anchor runs in your browser and installs to your home screen in one tap. You get the polish of a native app without the friction of a download. It's the same experience on iPhone, Android, iPad, and desktop.

What are private waterways and how does sharing work? +

You can long-press anywhere on the map to drop a private pin — your secret fishing hole, a calm cove, a reliable launch. These spots are invisible to everyone else. When you're ready, share individual pins with specific friends so they can see them on their own map. You stay in control of who sees what.

How often is Anchor updated? +

Constantly. We're shipping pre-launch refinements every week — most recently Trip Logging, smarter map upgrades with satellite/terrain views and Get Directions, Home Dock, personal pins & waypoints, and lock-screen push notifications. Every release is automatically version-bumped, and the in-app update banner lets you reload to the newest build with one tap. See what's new above.

How do I get founding-captain status? +

Sign up before we leave beta. Founding captains get a permanent badge, every premium feature free for life, and a direct line to the team shaping Anchor's roadmap.

Your crew is already out there.
Drop anchor with us today.

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