My drinking friends have a sailing problem
Why this complete overkill?
After seeing the decadent magic happen year after year, we thought it was time for our alumni to milk it even more.
Your new most important WhatsApp group
A thunder dome of idiotic genius. Find a pint buddy, crash a couch, hang out, have kids… This boiler room will deliver all you need
You’re invited to everything, everywhere
Imagine if paradise had a membership? Well… same idea, but better. Never miss future benders anymore.
Memories, Pictures, People in one place
“Who was there?”, “What did we do again?”, “Top 20 pictures?” - all here, babe
Affiliate Your Own Event
You’re organising the perfect mishap (a sail, a trek, a party), and want to invite your favourite community? We can affiliate your flying circus, and you’ll suddenly participate in the flying circus, and you’ll suddenly be contributing to the legend.
Invites
We publish your event and can manage sign ups. You’ll get the nutheads!
Support
We can help with things, like finding skippers, a good beer deal or a boat
Resources
We’ll open our arsenal. Shopping lists, crew briefings, insurance… we have it in store!
About Our Name
A tale of democracy, memes, and poor life choices
In 2016, the British public was invited to help name a brand-new, multi-million-pound polar research vessel. A rare moment of democracy applied to something serious, expensive and important. The internet did what it does best. The winning suggestion, by an overwhelming margin, was Boaty McBoatface.
It followed a childish British formula of “something McSomethingface”: take an object, describe it literally, add “Mc”, finish with “face”, and destroy all pretence. The humour came from collective irreverence — a shared decision to treat something grand with zero ceremony and a straight face. Peak Britishness.
Authorities hesitated. Headlines exploded. But they flinched and decided for a more serious name.
Profoundly angry and disappointed at what could've been humanity's peak irony, we decided to take it from there. Our ragtag collection of sailors needed a name, and Boaty McBoatclub was born—the spiritual successor to the dream that was stolen from us.
Fun fact: while the big ship was named RRS Sir David Attenborough, the name was eventually given to a small yellow submarine aboard the ship.