More Time Sailing.
Less Time Organizing.
Cogit is a sailing crew management app that replaces the email chains, unanswered texts, and spreadsheet juggling with one simple dashboard — so skippers can focus on racing, not admin.
Free to try — no credit card required.
Try Cogit Free →More time on spreadsheets = less time sailing.
Off the water, keeping your crew organized is a grind. The same tasks, every season, eating up time you'd rather spend sailing.
Sending the same race invitation email to eight different people, then chasing responses one by one.
Updating a spreadsheet with every response email — and hoping it stays current through all the last-minute changes.
Manually sending reminder messages the week before every race because people forget.
This is the unglamorous side of being a boat owner. It's solvable — and it shouldn't take hours of your time every season.
How Cogit sailing crew management works.
Cogit is designed as a closed loop — you set things up once at the start of the season, and from there the system keeps your crew organized automatically.
Set up a race or your whole season
Create a single race or a full series in one click. Set the dates, add your crew roster, and you're ready. No need to repeat this for every race.
Send invitations — and customize them
Invite your crew with a single action. Personalize the message for any race, or let Cogit send a clean default. Invitations go out instantly.
Crew responds with one click — or you mark them in yourself
Crew gets a clean email and taps In or Out. No app to download, no account to create. The barrier to respond is as low as it can be.
You're notified the moment crew responds
As soon as a crewmember responds, you get an email letting you know their decision — and the dashboard updates automatically. No follow-up needed, no spreadsheet to maintain. Just peace of mind.
Follow up from the dashboard — no chasing required
Message your crew or send a targeted reminder to anyone who hasn't responded, all without leaving Cogit. The loop closes itself.
Built by a sailing product manager.
Alex Quintana at the helm of his friend's J-105
- •Sailing since age 8
- •Greenwich High School sailing team
- •Vanderbilt University sailing team
- •Crewing on a J-100 at American Yacht Club, Rye NY
- •15+ years in product management
- •Priceline, Expedia, Quizlet, PagerDuty
- LinkedIn: alexquintana
Cogit was founded by Alex Quintana — a sailor since age eight and a product manager with 15+ years building simple, high-quality digital experiences at companies like Priceline, Expedia, Quizlet, and PagerDuty. He knows what it takes to build something people actually want to use — and he brought that same standard to Cogit.
What Alex loves about sailing is what draws so many people to the sport: it is a lifelong pursuit where you are constantly learning and applying that learning to make your boat go faster.
“Over the last few summers I kept noticing how much time my skippers were spending on logistics. Sending emails, updating spreadsheets, chasing me — and other crewmembers — down to see who was in. It looked like a constant drain. I built Cogit because I wanted to give my skipper a simple place to handle all of that. A single dashboard where they could create a race (or a series), invite the crew, and automatically see who's in or out. Spreadsheets should be for work, not sailing.”
— Alex Quintana, Founder of Cogit
Cogit is the product he always wished his skipper had.
Sailing crew management designed by a skipper.
Most scheduling tools are built for soccer teams or corporate meetings. Sailing has different rhythms — race series, seasonal rosters, last-minute substitutions. Cogit is built around how racing sailors actually think.
Series-first scheduling. Set up your whole race calendar once and invite your crew to the entire season — not one race at a time.
Sailor-built, not repurposed. Cogit is not a generic team app bolted onto sailing. Every design decision was made by someone who has been racing for over 30 years.
Radically simple. One dashboard. No feature bloat. If you can send an email, you can run Cogit — and you will save the time you used to spend on those emails.
Built to a high standard. Alex has spent his career building consumer products at Priceline and Expedia. Cogit reflects that same standard of quality and simplicity.
Common questions about Cogit.
What is Cogit?
Cogit is a sailing crew management app built for skippers and boat owners. It replaces email chains and spreadsheets with one dashboard — create your race schedule, invite crew by email, or just mark who's confirmed yourself. Always know who's on the boat. Free to try, no credit card required.
How does sailing crew management work with Cogit?
You set up a race or an entire race series once, then invite your crew. Each crew member receives a clean email and can respond In or Out with one click — no app download or account required. The moment they respond, you get a notification and your dashboard updates automatically. No spreadsheets, no chasing.
Do crew members need to download an app or create an account?
No. Crew members receive an email invitation and respond with a single tap — In or Out. There is no app to download and no account to create. Cogit is designed so the barrier to respond is as low as possible.
How much does Cogit cost?
Cogit is free to try. No credit card is required to get started.
What makes Cogit different from other scheduling apps?
Cogit is built specifically for sailing, not repurposed from a generic scheduling tool. Its signature feature is race series creation — invite your crew to an entire season in one click, not one race at a time. It was designed by a sailor with 15+ years of professional product management experience, so it reflects how racing sailors actually think.
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Try Cogit Free →Cogit is a sailing crew management app for boat owners, skippers, and racing sailors who want a simpler way to organize their crew. Whether you are managing a full season of buoy races, a weekend regatta, or occasional club races, Cogit helps you create a race series, invite crew, send automated reminders, and see confirmed attendance — all in one place.