Essential Pre-Departure Checklist for Boaters (eBook Download)

Stay fully prepared before every trip with this Essential Pre-Departure Boat Checklist — a practical tool designed for recreational boaters, yacht owners, and captains. Developed by an experienced Royal Navy sailor and RNLI crew member, this digital boat departure checklist helps ensure your vessel, safety equipment, and voyage plans are fully in order before leaving the dock.

This downloadable pre-departure checklist for boats includes:

• Core Boat Checks: Engine, fuel, bilge systems, and electronics.

• Safety Equipment Verification: Lifejackets, flares, VHF radios, fire extinguishers and more.

• Weather, Tide, and Route Planning: Key review points to plan a safe and efficient trip.

Formatted for easy use on screen or printed out, this boat trip checklist features tick boxes and space for notes, making it a trusted companion for professional skippers, private owners, and serious cruising enthusiasts alike.

Whether you’re preparing for a short coastal run or a long-distance passage, this marine pre-departure checklist will help build better routines and safer voyages.

✅ Digital download

✅ Ready-to-print checklist format

✅ Designed for serious boaters, motor yacht owners, and explorer yacht captains

If there’s a digital product, manual, or eBook you’d like to see developed, feel free to get in touch by emailing me at john@yacht-buoy.com. I’m always open to new ideas from the boating community