What Snag-A-Slip does

Snag-A-Slip operated a cloud-based, two-sided online marketplace that connected recreational boaters with marina operators and private dock owners for the reservation of boat slips, moorings, and dockage across North America and the Caribbean. The platform was accessible via web and native iOS and Android applications, and included an interactive map-based search with filters for boat specifications such as LOA, beam, and draft, real-time pricing and availability, ratings and reviews, and a Price Match Guarantee. For the supply side, the company operated a Marina Software / Marina Portal back-end that let marina operators manage listings, availability, reservations, and payments.

The business model was a classic marketplace commission structure: boaters used the platform free of charge with no booking fees, while Snag-A-Slip generated revenue by charging marinas and private dock owners to list and transact through the marketplace. Go-to-market was product-led and self-serve, relying on SEO, content marketing via a Captain's Blog and newsletter, organic social, and app store presence rather than field sales. The geographic footprint spanned 11+ regions including the Great Lakes, California, Gulf Coast, Atlantic ICW, Chesapeake Bay, Florida's East Coast and the Keys, the Northeast, the Heartland, the Pacific Northwest, Mexico, and parts of the Caribbean.

Operationally, the company was founded in 2015, headquartered in Baltimore, MD, and operated with 11–50 employees as a privately held LLC. It completed a single disclosed funding round of $4.8M in September 2017 led by Claritas Capital, with the Abell Foundation and TCP Venture Capital participating, and made two acquisitions—Marinalife in November 2017 and SlipSure in September 2019—to consolidate the online marina booking category. The entity ultimately filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection in 2025 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (Case No. 25-11798) and ceased all operations, with the platform no longer actively maintained.

Name

Snag-A-Slip

Legal name

Snag-A-Slip LLC

Website

https://snagaslip.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Closed

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Snag-A-Slip operated a cloud-based online marketplace that let recreational boaters discover and reserve boat slips, moorings, and dockage from marinas and private dock owners across North America and the Caribbean, generating revenue through supply-side listing and booking commissions. The company ceased operations following a 2025 Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Boat Slip Marketplace

NAICS

Marinas (713930), Marinas (71393), Support Activities for Water Transportation (4883)

SIC

Water Transportation (4400), Services-Equipment Rental & Leasing, Nec (7359)

akta.pro primary industry

River Cruise Booking & Distribution (Direct/Agents/OTAs) (THAEACAF)

Keywords

• Boat slip booking
• Marina marketplace
• Online slip reservations
• Dock rental platform
• Marina management software

Headquarters

HQ city

Baltimore

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Marina Listing and Booking Commission: Platform charges marinas and dock owners to list and book boat slips. Boaters pay no booking fees - the company earns revenue through commissions from marina partners and private dock owners who list their spaces on the platform

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Snag-A-Slip operates a two-sided online marketplace platform that lets recreational boaters search, filter, and reserve boat slips, moorings, and dockage at marinas and private docks across North America and the Caribbean. Marina operators and private dock owners list their available inventory and manage reservations and payments through a dedicated Marina Portal. Boaters access the platform free of charge via web and native iOS/Android apps, while Snag-A-Slip earns revenue through commissions from listed marinas and dock owners.

Product overview

Snag-A-Slip is a two-sided online marketplace platform for boat slip rentals. The core Snag-A-Slip Platform connects boaters with marina operators and private dock owners, enabling online booking of slips, dockage, and moorings. The platform is accessible via web and native mobile apps (iOS and Android). For marina operators, the Marina Software/Marina Portal provides back-end tools to manage listings, availability, and reservations. The platform covers multiple regions across the US, Caribbean, and Mexico, with no booking fees charged to users.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Snag-A-Slip Platform (Web Marketplace) Online two-sided marketplace that lets boaters search, filter by vessel specifications (LOA, beam, draft, power), view real-time pricing and availability on an interactive map, and reserve slips, moorings, and dockage at marinas and private docks. Marina operators and private dock owners create and manage listings on the same platform. No booking fees are charged to boaters.
• Snag-A-Slip Mobile App (iOS) Native iOS application available on the Apple App Store that allows boaters to search, explore, and book marina slips and dockage from their mobile devices.
• Snag-A-Slip Mobile App (Android) Native Android application available on Google Play that allows boaters to search, explore, and book marina slips and dockage from their mobile devices.
• Marina Software / Marina Portal Back-end management portal for marina operators to list available slips, manage inventory and pricing, confirm reservations, and collect payments from boaters through the Snag-A-Slip platform.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Dockwa: Dockwa operates a direct-to-boater marina and anchorage reservation marketplace with a comparable two-sided model. It is the closest functional competitor to Snag-A-Slip, offering slip booking, reviews, and trip-planning features for recreational boaters across North America.
• Marinalife: Marinalife is a marina directory and reservations platform serving recreational cruisers. It was acquired by Snag-A-Slip in 2017, making it a direct in-category peer operating the same booking/distribution model prior to integration.
• GetMyBoat: GetMyBoat is a marketplace for boat rentals, charters, and on-water experiences. It overlaps with Snag-A-Slip on the boater-facing demand side and competes for the same recreational boating wallet, although its core focus is chartered experiences rather than slip rentals.
• Boatsetter: Boatsetter is a peer-to-peer boat rental and charter marketplace with insurance-backed bookings. While centered on boat rentals, it competes for the same recreational boater demand and supplier relationships and represents a comparable marketplace business model in the recreational boating vertical.

Emerging players

• Navily: Navily operates a crowd-sourced anchorage and marina mobile app used by cruisers across the Mediterranean and beyond. It is an emerging player with partial overlap on the demand-side discovery and booking experience for transient boaters.
• ActiveCaptain (Garmin): ActiveCaptain, now owned by Garmin, is a community-driven marina and anchorage data platform integrated with Garmin marine electronics. It overlaps on marina discovery and reviews and represents a deep-pocketed potential entrant into the booking layer.

Broad incumbents

• Airbnb: Airbnb operates a global short-term-stay marketplace that includes Airbnb Experiences. It is a broad incumbent that increasingly touches boating-adjacent experiences and represents a credible, well-capitalized competitor for traveler attention and supplier onboarding.
• VRBO: VRBO is a vacation rental marketplace owned by Expedia Group. While focused on home rentals, it competes indirectly for waterfront and destination-based traveler spend and serves as a broad incumbent comparable in the travel distribution space.

Others

• Dockmaster (Scribble Software): Dockmaster is a leading marina management software platform used by thousands of marinas. It is an adjacent ecosystem participant — marina-side operating software — that competes for the supplier relationship that marketplace platforms like Snag-A-Slip depend on.
• ReserveAmerica: ReserveAmerica is an outdoor recreation reservation network for campgrounds, tours, and activities. It is an adjacent thematically related booking platform in the outdoor/experiential travel category that touches a similar supplier base of recreation operators.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/snagslip
• Facebookfacebook.com/snagaslip
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/snag-a-slip
• Instagraminstagram.com/snagaslip

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors3 records

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M&A2 records

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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