CAptain's Mate vs CROO

This application gives Cruising Association members access to the CA’s huge database of cruising reports and allows them to share information, experiences and opinions on destinations they reach in their boats. It also includes facilities to find other CA members nearby (on an opt-in basis), identify discounts available to CA members, and look up the CA's Honorary Local Representatives, worldwide. To use it, you must be a Cruising Association member with a CA website account. The Cruising Association is Britain's leading organisation for cruising sailors. With more than 6300 members across the globe, we provide services, information, help and advice worldwide. Founded in 1908 to meet the needs of cruising sailors, the CA has been a home to many of the great names in sailing. It publishes an almanac which covers the whole of the British Isles and Atlantic seaboard of Europe and has local representatives all over the world.

CROO is the private, members-only network for verified airline crew — cabin crew and pilots — who want to make the most of every layover. Flying means landing in a different city every few days, often alone, on a schedule no one around you shares. CROO connects you with other verified crew who are in your city right now, so a layover doesn't have to be a hotel room and room service. VERIFIED CREW ONLY Every member is checked against a real airline ID before their profile goes live. No civilians, no scrapers, no fans — just crew. It's a trusted space because everyone in it does what you do. SEE WHO'S AROUND Find verified crew currently on layover in your city. Filter by airline, base, and rest window so you're seeing people who are actually free when you are — not locals on local time. GOING OUT Post a plan ("dinner at 8, who's in?") or RSVP to someone else's. Every plan opens a group chat so the whole table can sort out the details. Turn an empty evening into a night out with people who get the lifestyle. CROOVIEWS Crew-vetted spots in your layover city — coffee, food, sights — with ratings and notes from people who've actually been. Share your own favourites for the next crew passing through. I'M HERE Drop a real-time photo and pin from where you are right now. Verified crew nearby can see it, and it auto-expires — so you're never on the map by accident. CONNECTIONS Send a connection request to crew you meet — or scan each other's CROO Code in person. Once they accept, you can chat one-to-one. The crew you met in one city show up again in the next, so your network compounds across every roster. ROSTER & LAYOVERS Import your schedule by photo, PDF, or screenshot. CROO reads it automatically and turns every trip into a layover the app can use to connect you with overlapping crew. Compare rosters with crew you know and spot when you'll be in the same place. PRIVACY BY DESIGN You're only visible when you choose to check in, and location is shown at city level — never a live pin. Check-ins expire automatically. Crew ID photos are used only to verify you and are deleted from review queues after a decision. CROO is free for verified crew during the beta. Questions? Visit meetcroo.com.