Sailing safety plan
Leave the boat, the passage and your ETA with someone ashore, with the time to call the coastguard if they haven't heard from you.
Nothing is uploaded. The plan is written into the link itself, and the draft stays in this browser.
Pebbls isn't an emergency service and can't send help. In an emergency, call the local emergency number.
What the coastguard will ask
If you're overdue, the coastguard will want the boat's name, type and colour, her call sign or MMSI, who's aboard, where you left from and where you're bound. The plan asks for each of those and puts them on one page.
Your passage on the map
Tap or click your legs across the water, or load a GPX from your plotter or planning app. Add waypoints with rough times so the person ashore can see how far you should have got.
Not the whole passage plan
A proper passage plan covers tides, weather, hazards and places to run for, and that's for you and the skipper. This is the part for the person ashore.
Questions people ask
How is this different from a passage plan?
Your own passage plan covers tides, weather, hazards and bolt holes. This is the short version for the person ashore: the boat, the route, the ETA and when to raise the alarm.
Who do they call if we're overdue?
In the UK, 999 or 112, asking for the Coastguard. For other countries the plan shows the numbers from the coastguard's or the government's own pages. At sea, VHF channel 16 is the distress channel.
Should I still tell the Coastguard about the boat?
The UK's free scheme for that, RYA SafeTrx, closed at the end of 2025. HM Coastguard now asks you to tell someone where you're going and when you'll be back, which is what this plan is for.
Does it work for a delivery or a few days at sea?
Yes. Choose a few days at the start, then set a check-in each day, or your own times for each port or waypoint. Your contact gets a worry time for each one.