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Zeil is sailing-club management software for US yacht clubs and sailing centers — membership, boat scheduling, racing, and AI Sail Briefs in one mobile-native platform.
Press
Press kit
Everything a journalist needs to write about Zeil accurately. Questions, interviews, or anything missing: hello@zeilapp.com.
About Zeil
Three lengths, ready to lift. For press use, the boilerplate is the 100-word version plus: “Founded 2026. zeilapp.com · hello@zeilapp.com”.
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Zeil is the sailing-first club operating system for US yacht clubs and sailing centers. Membership, boat scheduling, race management, and communications live in one mobile-native platform — and Zeil writes every skipper an AI Sail Brief before they cast off. Volunteers get their weekends back; members get on the water.
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Sailing clubs run on volunteer time — and most of it disappears into spreadsheets, email chains, and Facebook groups. Zeil is the sailing-first club operating system built for US yacht clubs and sailing centers: membership and renewals, boat scheduling with eligibility checks, race series management, and segmented club communications in one mobile-native platform. Before every sail, Zeil reads the forecast, the boat, and the skipper’s qualifications and writes an AI Sail Brief — a plain-English briefing no other platform offers. Switching is safe: a 60-day full-featured trial, no credit card, and free white-glove migration from spreadsheets or your current tool.
Fast facts
- Founded
- 2026. Based in New Jersey, US.
- What it is
- A club operating system for US yacht clubs and sailing centers.
- Pricing
- $99, $199, $349 and $599 per month by tier. 60-day full-featured trial, no credit card. Free white-glove migration from spreadsheets, ClubExpress, or SailingClubManager.
- How it’s built
- Zeil is built and operated AI-first by a crew of one human and a fleet of AI agents.
- Membership and roster records
- Boat scheduling with database-enforced overlap prevention
- Eligibility checks against certifications and endorsements at reservation time
- Crew assembly with minimum/maximum enforcement
- Live marine forecast in the reservation
- The AI Sail Brief
- Club announcements and a weekly email digest
- Race series and RRS-compliant scoring, and duty rosters — beta October 15, 2026, general availability December 1, 2026
- After that: regatta registration and payments, self-service dues and renewals, sailing-school tools, a dedicated mobile app, and marina slip management
Brand assets
The Zeil mark is the International Code of Signals flag for the letter Z (“Zulu”), recolored into the brand palette. Don’t recolor, stretch, or rotate it; keep clear space; on navy grounds use the foam variant.
Product screenshots
Current product screenshots are available on request at hello@zeilapp.com. Any image showing a Sail Brief carries its disclaimer — “AI-generated advisory; verify before sail.” — uncropped, and sample data is labeled as such.
Contact
Charles Albaut, founder — hello@zeilapp.com · zeilapp.com