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With anny, you digitally map your boat rental. You manage boats as resources, rent them exclusively to groups, and automate bookings, memberships, and invoicing.

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Thinking sailing schools the anny way

In anny, everything that can be booked is a resource. For sailing schools, this means: boats, berths, and tours are each their own resources. Each resource gets at least one booking option that defines how and at what price it is booked. The central principle for boat rental: you group multiple boats of one type as child resources and activate Exclusive time slots. This way, a boat is blocked for other orders after the first booking and is not shared with other groups.
The following features must be activated in the account settings under Features:
  • Multiple availability with assignment: to create individual boats as child resources
  • Communities: to create protected booking areas for members
  • Subscriptions and memberships: to offer recurring memberships
  • Payment processing & invoicing: to accept online payments and create invoices automatically

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Step-by-step setup

1

Create boat resources

In the menu bar, open Resources and click +New in the top right. Create one resource per boat type (e.g. “Canoe” or “Sailboat 420 dinghy”).Then navigate to Resource → Availability → Child resource and create the individual boats (e.g. “Canoe 1”, “Canoe 2”). For each child resource, add the Available quantity according to the person capacity (e.g. 4 people per canoe).At the availability level, activate the Exclusive time slots toggle. This way, a boat is treated as fully booked for other orders after the first booking, and the group stays among themselves.
2

Define booking options

Go to the Booking option tab within the resource. Define:
  • Duration: Fixed duration (e.g. 2-hour boat trip) or flexible (e.g. half a day).
  • Price: Booking price per time unit.
  • Booking type: Set the booking type to Complete. This setting is mandatory in combination with exclusive time slots.
  • Min. booking quantity: Define how many spots must be booked at minimum (e.g. 1).
Deactivate “Customer may choose option” for the child resources. Only then does the exclusive time slot logic work correctly.
3

Set up communities

Under Communities, create a new community (e.g. “Sailing club members”). Assign to the community the resources that should only be visible and bookable for members.Members can be added in two ways:
  • Manually: Invite individually by email address.
  • Automated: Customers are automatically assigned to the right community when they take out a subscription plan.
4

Create subscription plans

Under Subscriptions, create a new subscription plan (e.g. “Annual membership” or “Season pass”). Define:
  • Term and billing interval
  • Price
  • Associated community (so members automatically get access)
Your customers can request memberships themselves, take them out directly, or end them on their own.
5

Set up invoicing

Navigate to the Account settings and set up your Stripe account under Payment processing & invoicing. After verification, customers can pay online directly and invoices are created automatically.

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Typical examples

1

Create a resource

Create the resource “Canoe” with an image and description.
2

Add child resources

Navigate to Resource → Availability → Child resource. Create 4 canoes (Canoe 1 to 4), each with an available quantity of 4 (people per boat). Activate Exclusive time slots and deactivate “Customer may choose option”.
3

Configure the booking option

Define the booking option “Rental” with a price per hour, booking type Complete, and min. booking quantity 1.
4

Result

Customers book a canoe for their group. After booking, this canoe is blocked for other orders in the time slot. The group stays among themselves.
1

Create a berth resource

Create the resource “Berths A-jetty”. Navigate to Resource → Availability → Child resource and create the individual berths (e.g. “A-01”, “A-02”).
2

Configure the booking option

Define a booking option with flexible duration (e.g. season or monthly booking) and price.
3

Set up membership

Create the subscription plan “Annual harbor membership” with monthly billing. Link the plan to the community “Harbor members”.
4

Control visibility

Set the berth resources so they are only visible and bookable for members of the community “Harbor members”.

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Additional settings & options

Exclusive time slots

Prevent boats with multiple capacity from being shared between different groups. A time slot belongs exclusively to one single order.Learn more

Subscriptions and memberships

Map fixed berth contracts or club memberships as recurring subscriptions and automate the monthly billing without extra effort.Learn more

Booking packages

Offer booking quotas, for example a 10-session card for boat trips or discounted multi-tickets for your club members.Learn more

Invoicing

Automate the entire billing process from online payment to invoice creation to the automatic refund on cancellation.Learn more

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FAQ

Activate Exclusive time slots in the resource availability. After the first booking, the time slot is treated as fully booked for other orders, even if spots are still free.
Create a resource per boat type and add the individual boats under Resource → Availability → Child resource. Customers book the boat type and anny automatically assigns an available boat.
Yes. Customers can request, take out, or cancel their subscription plan on their own via the booking page. You define in the subscription settings which actions are possible.
This is expected behavior with exclusive time slots activated. The boat is exclusively reserved for an existing order. In the admin area, you still see the actual occupancy.
Good luck with the setup! 🥳