SailCom
| SailCom Cooperative | |
|---|---|
| legal form | cooperative |
| founding | June 8, 1998 |
| Seat | Zurich |
| management | Peter Auf der Maur, managing director |
| Number of employees | 100% job percentage and approx. 240 public officials |
| sales | CHF 760,000 |
| Website | www.sailcom.ch |
The SailCom Cooperative (also SailCom Swiss Boat sharing or short SailCom is called), the market-leading Swiss Boatsharing -Unternehmen headquartered in Zurich .
aims
According to the entry in the commercial register, the company aims to operate all types of sailing boats at home and abroad in a way that conserves energy, raw materials and the environment through joint self-help (holding, using, waiting) . For this purpose, the cooperative provides sailing boats of all kinds for use against payment as an ecological and economical alternative to private property. With the same objective, it can also offer other goods for use in return for payment. "
The fleet includes boats of various categories, from dinghies to large cabin yachts.
Key figures
SailCom has 70 sailing boats in 14 sailing areas throughout Switzerland and had around 2,500 members at the end of October 2015. The company has no employees. All activities are carried out by volunteers . Only the office is paid a flat rate for its work. 210 public officials ensure that the sailing boats are ready for use in perfect condition. In 2014, SailCom generated sales of around 760,000 Swiss francs .
functionality
The boats are reserved over the Internet or by telephone. This is also possible at short notice and around the clock. Charges are made for the duration of use. All costs for berth, fuel, insurance, taxes, maintenance and depreciation are included.
history
SailCom emerged in 1998 from Mobility, which in turn was created in 1997 through the merger of the two Swiss car sharing cooperatives AutoTeilet-Genossenschaft (ATG) and ShareCom. These predecessor companies were both founded in 1987, ATG in Stans and ShareCom in Zurich. The two companies already cooperated in 1991 and made it possible for their members to use the vehicles mutually. In the same year, they helped found the European Car Sharing (ECS) association. In 1996 ATG took over the Geneva cooperative CopAuto (founded in 1993). ShareCom developed the first on-board computer in the same year.
The SailCom cooperative was founded in 1998 by 230 members. The number of members increased slightly every year. When Alinghi won the America's Cup in 2003, a boom in sailing began in Switzerland. Since 2004 SailCom has grown by around 150 members annually. The expansion of the boat fleet is running parallel to the membership growth. While there were 7 small sailing boats when it was founded in 1998, the fleet today (2015) comprises 73 ships throughout Switzerland.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d SailCom Cooperative. (No longer available online.) Commercial Register of the Canton of Zurich, formerly the original ; Retrieved May 5, 2014 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ History. Retrieved May 7, 2014 .
- ↑ Sailcom - organization. Sailcom website, accessed March 12, 2014 .
