Water sports booking software

• keyboard_arrow_downHow is Anolla's water sports booking software different from regular online booking?
  Standard online booking calendars only let you reserve a paddleboard or a jet ski ride time. Anolla is a comprehensive all-in-one revenue-optimizing booking and workflow platform for water sports centers, designed specifically for paddleboard rental, surf schools, windsurfing lessons, kayak tours, water-skiing, and other marine activities. The platform combines booking flows, water sports customer management (CRM), and automated communication with surf school, rental station, or yacht club visitors in one environment. Unlike a static calendar, Anolla uses artificial intelligence to optimize berths, instructors, equipment availability, and the overall water sports center schedule. Anolla supports dynamic pricing for different surf packages, group classes, private lessons, and equipment rental. From a single calendar you can manage hourly SUP and wakeboard sessions as well as multi-day sailing courses or sea trips in parallel, without double-booking equipment or instructors.
• keyboard_arrow_downDoes Anolla support hourly and multi-day water sports bookings at the same time?
  Yes, this is one of Anolla’s biggest advantages for water sports centers, surf schools and rental stations. Unlike many simple booking solutions, Anolla does not force a surf club to choose only an hourly SUP rental model or only a day-based yacht and kayak rental model. The same water sports platform supports, in parallel, hourly wake park sessions, surf lessons and surfboard rentals, as well as day-based or multi-day sailing courses, SUP trips, sea excursions and camps. Flexible time management also lets you define variable-duration water sports services, such as wind-dependent surf sessions or individual sailing coaching. All bookings – vessel rentals, water sports equipment usage, instructor schedules and group classes – are consolidated into a single calendar under one water sports business account, making Anolla an ideal solution for hybrid business models such as surf schools, yacht clubs, wake parks and SUP rental points.
• keyboard_arrow_downHow does the Anolla AI assistant help reduce administrative workload and human errors in water sports centers?
  Anolla’s automated water sports customer support AI assistant operates 24/7, answering repetitive questions from surf school prospects and boat rental clients without the surf club administrator constantly having to monitor phone or email. The smart helper automatically resolves up to 79.3%¹ of all standard water sports booking queries—for example, questions about paddleboard availability, training times, location, weather-dependent rules and payment terms. The AI assistant can also cover up to 52.4%¹ of first-level technical support, including dock access codes, door control instructions, equipment return conditions and online booking changes, without any involvement from yacht club or surf center staff. Automated customer communication reduces a water sports center’s administrative time by up to 39.3%¹, minimizing double bookings, wrong times and oversights and resulting in a much lower administrative burden and minimal human error on the busiest days of the season.
• keyboard_arrow_downHow does Anolla's dynamic pricing help water sports businesses intelligently adjust their prices?
  The Anolla dynamic pricing module automates a water sports centre’s pricing strategy for SUP boards, tow-surf lines, kayaks, yachts and training packages. The water sports club can set detailed pricing rules according to time of day, day of the week, season, weather conditions, equipment type or customer group (e.g. regular members, surf camp participants, corporate events). All price changes are applied automatically according to the selected business rules so that low-demand morning hours, cool days or longer rental periods are offered at more attractive prices. At the same time, the system helps increase prices during peak hours, hot weekends, high season and limited-capacity surf trainings to maximize sales revenue. The outcome is well-balanced pricing that increases equipment utilization, optimizes instructors’ schedules and grows both turnover and overall profitability for the marine sports business.
• keyboard_arrow_downIs Anolla suitable both for a small surf club and a multi-location water sports chain?
  Yes, Anolla’s water sports booking software is built to scale from a single beach-based SUP rental to a multi-marina, multi-beach water-sports chain. A solo instructor, small surf school, or kayak tour guide can start with a powerful free plan covering essential water-sports scheduling, online booking, and client communication. Multi-location operators—such as yacht clubs, surf-center networks, or wake-park chains—can use centralized management to keep all beaches, marinas, equipment depots, and training spots in one system. The platform lets you add unlimited water-sport locations and users: surf coaches, instructors, skippers, guides, administrators, and marketing teams. Flexible role- and location-based access control (RBAC) ensures each team member sees only the calendars, berths, and equipment statuses they need, keeping day-to-day operations secure and clear.
• keyboard_arrow_downWhat water sports business tools does Anolla integrate with?
  Anolla water sports booking software is built with an API-first architecture and supports the key integrations that beach clubs, surf schools, and marine tourism companies need every day. For payment processing, there is a built-in integration with Stripe payments that enables secure collection of prepayments for SUP rentals, surfing courses, kayak trips, and yacht charters both on the web and on mobile. Strong analytics integrations with Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, and Meta Pixel help track booking page conversion, campaign profitability, and seasonal demand for different water sports services. Where needed, raw data can be exported to BI/ML tools to analyze surf course occupancy, weather-dependent sales, and the most popular rental packages. In addition, the platform includes a powerful API and integrations with other systems – such as websites, accommodation platforms, gift card environments, or marine tourism portals – to make the entire water sports customer journey smooth and automated.
• keyboard_arrow_downWhat does the free water sports plan include and what do the paid modules add?
  Anolla’s free plan brings together all the key water sports tools needed to start smooth online booking for SUP rentals, surf school classes, boat hire or kayak tours without any upfront investment. This level is perfect for solo instructors, small surf clubs or newly opened water sports centers that want to test digital workflows, booking calendars and client communication. Paid modules add unlimited automations – for example automatic emails and SMS notifications before a surf session, weather-based alerts, waiting list management and dynamic pricing. Paid plans also unlock advanced integrations, multi-location management, customer loyalty and gift card modules, allowing you to manage client credits, points and discounts, and increase every surf club customer’s lifetime value.
• keyboard_arrow_downHow does Anolla’s usage-based pricing help reduce risks for a water sports business?
  Anolla’s usage-based pricing model is specifically designed for seasonal water sports and weather-dependent beach clubs where demand fluctuates from day to day and month to month. Surf schools, SUP rentals, boat hire companies and businesses offering sea trips do not have to pay high fixed monthly fees during periods when the weather does not favor going out to sea or the season is just beginning. Costs are always proportional to the actual booking volume, payments processed and active water sports resources, helping you grow safely without overinvesting. This pricing is ideal for seasonal water sports businesses, weekend rental points and services with highly variable demand such as wind-dependent surfing, sailing trips and kayak tours.
• keyboard_arrow_downHow quickly can I get my water sports center up and running with Anolla?
  Getting started with Anolla usually only takes a few minutes – whether for a small surf spot, a SUP rental or a yacht club with several docks. The setup process is guided by a 24/7 context-aware AI assistant that helps you enter your surf equipment inventory, define the number of paddleboards and boats, configure training packages, group sessions and the rental calendar. According to Capterra, the platform’s ease of use is rated 5/5¹, and nine out of ten team members master the core features of the water sports booking software in under 30 minutes¹. This means that surf instructors and rental staff can focus on the customer experience on the water instead of complex system training.
• keyboard_arrow_downWhy is Anolla’s water sports platform a future-proof solution?
  Anolla is a future-proof water sports booking solution thanks to its scalable modular architecture that evolves with the needs of surf clubs, marinas and marine tourism services. The platform is built on cloud-based infrastructure and AI that learns from the booking patterns, seasonality and customer behavior of water sports businesses to provide increasingly smart recommendations. Unlike static booking software, Anolla is built around a powerful API that enables integration of new marketing channels, payment solutions and marine tourism partners. The extensible modular platform also supports an IoT ecosystem – for example, smart door access in boathouses, surf equipment rental machines, pontoon access cards and sensors that can track equipment usage or life jacket rentals. This architecture allows us to continuously integrate the latest water sports and marine tourism technologies, keeping surf clubs, rental stations and marinas’ digital tools at the forefront of the market.

¹ Percentages are approximate indicators calculated based on our historical and current data. These figures are based on client feedback, surveys, and other analyses. The final result may differ. The outcome depends on the specific scope and sector of the application.