Honolulu
Yacht Management
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Sailboat masts and moored yachts at the Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor at dusk, with Honolulu towers behind

Boat & yacht care on Oʻahu

Your boat, looked after.

Monthly care, detailing, repairs and instruction from a USCG-licensed captain. Ala Wai, Keʻehi, Hawaiʻi Kai and Ko Olina.

Monthly plans

Three plans. One captain.

Month to month, cancel anytime. Plan prices cover boats to 45 ft. 46–65 ft adds 25 percent. Over 65 ft is quoted.

Dock Watch

$149/mo

Twice a month I walk your dock and go aboard. Lines, fenders, bilge, batteries, shore power, covers.

  • Photo report after every visit
  • Text alert the moment something is wrong

Clean & Watch

$349/mo

Everything in Dock Watch, plus the boat stays clean above and below the waterline.

  • Freshwater washdown every two weeks
  • Diver bottom clean monthly, with anode check

Full Management

$749/mo

Everything in Clean & Watch, plus I run the boat and manage the work you never want to chase.

  • Monthly engine start and systems run
  • Quarterly detail
  • Haulout and vendor coordination
  • Insurance-survey prep and a full service log

Skipper add-on — the captain moves, delivers or runs your boat: $275 half day, $525 full day. Full plan details

Start here

The free dock check

Twenty minutes at your slip. I look at lines, power, bilge and bottom growth, then send a photo report the same day. No charge. If the boat is fine, I tell you so.

  1. 1Tell me where she sits — harbor and slip.
  2. 2I meet you at the dock, or go alone with your OK.
  3. 3You get the report by text or email.

Book a free dock check

Boats in their slips on a clear day at the Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor

Detailing & restoration

Salt off. Shine back.

Wash and wax at $12/ft. Full detail $30–45/ft by condition. Oxidation removal and gelcoat restoration $55–75/ft, ceramic coating $40/ft after restoration. One-time diver bottom clean $5/ft, $125 minimum.

Detailing prices

A catamaran under sail off Waikīkī with Diamond Head behind

Instruction

Learn your own boat.

A licensed captain teaches you on your boat, in your harbor. Docking, lines, systems, and the habits that keep a boat alive in Hawaiʻi. Your Boat, Your Harbor — 4 hours, $495.

On-water skills instruction, not the State of Hawaiʻi boater education certificate.

Class details

Where I work

Four harbors, one island.

  • Aerial view of the Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor beside Waikīkī and Magic Island

    Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor

    The biggest small-boat harbor in the state, next to Waikīkī. My home dock.

  • Keʻehi Small Boat Harbor

    Working slips and moorings off Sand Island. Quiet water, honest boats.

  • Aerial view of Hawaiʻi Kai and the Koko Marina channels on Maunalua Bay

    Hawaiʻi Kai / Koko Marina

    East-side slips on Maunalua Bay, under Koko Head.

  • A sailboat silhouetted against the sunset off the leeward coast near Ko Olina

    Ko Olina Marina

    The leeward side. Deep slips, long sunsets.

The captain

Run by the owner.

Honolulu Yacht Management is owned and run by Rich Riley, a USCG-licensed captain. One point of contact. The person who answers is the person on your dock. About the captain

Start with the free dock check.

Twenty minutes at your slip, photo report the same day.