Yacht Week5.1.0 - App Store

You hold the most critical guide for Yacht Week and Ski Week in your hands.

It’s designed to help you navigate your trip and make sense of what you see, so your experience can unfold in new and exciting ways.

Your itinerary
Keep up to date with the daily schedule of events and happenings. Sign up for exclusive activities.

Share photos
Take and share photos with everyone else on your week directly in the app.

Interactive map and location pins
Never get lost with our interactive map. See where your friends are at all times.

Direct messaging
Chat to other people during your week, make new friends and organise activities together.

This app is handy before, during and after your event to be part of the global family. Our week is made up of 8 days. Day 1-7 is where your event experience unfolds.

Version History App re-deisgn 5.1.0 Sep 28 • Fixed saving videos to your photo library on iPhone and Android
• Improved the safety brief experience
• Stability and performance improvements 5.0.18 Aug 6 Safety Brief
Skippers can show a QR so guests complete the safety brief in-app
Guests can scan the QR, read the brief, and sign
Skippers can record paper sign-offs with a photo (paper safety brief)
Clearer errors and navigation when something isn’t available yet
Guest “sign” stay visible so the flow doesn’t feel broken mid-scroll
Media & profile
Full-screen immersive media viewing
Profile gallery opens in the same media viewer
Fix saving videos to the gallery (Android & iOS) — no bad permission prompts / duplicate saves
Notifications & schedule
More reliable schedule-related push / notification handling 5.0.17 Jul 31 SAFETY BRIEF, NOW IN THE APP
No more paperwork chasing. Scan your skipper's QR code, read the full safety briefing, and sign digitally in seconds.

- Guests: scan, read and sign on your phone
- Skippers: share a QR code and watch your crew's status update live
- Skippers can record paper signatures for crew who are offline by uploading a photo
- Clear roster showing who has signed and who is still pending
- Sign button unlocks once you have read to the end, with a confirmation step so nothing is signed by accident

RICHER PROFILES
- Add a photo gallery to your profile
- Link your Instagram, TikTok and other socials
- Show how many Yacht Weeks you have done
- Crew and staff roles now display clearly on profiles
- Redesigned profile editing that is faster and easier to use

BETTER MEDIA VIEWING
- New full-screen media viewer with smoother gestures
- Immersive playback that makes better use of your screen
- Improved photo and video quality when browsing the feed

SCHEDULE NOTIFICATIONS
- Get notified as soon as your schedule is published
- Tap the notification to jump straight to the day's details
- Clearer unread badges so you can see what is new at a glance

IMPROVEMENTS AND FIXES
- More reliable sharing to WhatsApp, Messages and Mail
- Support for crew with multiple roles on a booking
- Consistent status bar and navigation styling throughout the app
- Various performance improvements, stability fixes and visual polish 5.0.16 Jul 31 SHARE THE FEED
• Share any feed post with a link — great for WhatsApp, iMessage, and more
• Tap a shared link to jump straight to the post in Yacht Week
• Clear guidance if the post is from an event you’re not on yet
COMMENTS & POSTS
• See and add reactions on the post while you’re in comments
• Long posts can expand with “more” so feeds stay easy to scan
• Polished layout for comments and post previews
SCHEDULE & ITINERARY
• Schedule items can show a location and map where your crew has added one
• Cleaner itinerary day picker
• Richer formatting in schedule descriptions (bold text and links) 5.0.15 Jul 24 What's New in 5.0.14

SHARE THE FEED
• Share any feed post with a link — great for WhatsApp, iMessage, and more
• Tap a shared link to jump straight to the post in Yacht Week
• Clear guidance if the post is from an event you’re not on yet

COMMENTS & POSTS
• See and add reactions on the post while you’re in comments
• Long posts can expand with “more” so feeds stay easy to scan
• Polished layout for comments and post previews

SCHEDULE & ITINERARY
• Schedule items can show a location and map where your crew has added one
• Cleaner itinerary day picker
• Richer formatting in schedule descriptions (bold text and links) 5.0.14 Jul 14 Share & discover posts

Share feed posts with a link — recipients get a preview before opening
Tap a shared link to open the post directly in Yacht Week
Clear message if you can’t view a post (wrong event or not signed in)
Comments

See the original post at the top of the comments screen
React to posts from the comments screen
Profile initials when there’s no photo
Expand or collapse long posts with “Show more / less”
Smoother typing — less jumpiness while writing a comment
Schedule

See location details on itinerary items
Chats

Managed chats are now marked on the event chats list
Improvements

Better post preview layout when a post has an image and caption 5.0.13 Jul 7 • Added staff introduction messages — create, edit, preview, and share personalized introductions before events
• New suggested intro templates for crew, hosts, and skippers with customizable details
• Staff can now add and manage their introduction directly from Profile settings
• Added reminders and prompts to help staff complete their introduction before trips
• Improved event access flow with clearer guidance when accounts, bookings, or invitations are not yet available
• Added new awaiting access screens for pending bookings and pre-event staff access
• Improved chat experience with updated headers, avatars, connection indicators, and better staff/guest handling
• Improved unread message badges across Messages, Events, and Profile sections
• Enhanced notification syncing so unread states update more reliably
• Updated Events experience with Upcoming/Past grouping, week labels, and improved timing accuracy
• Added unread activity indicators for events with new feed or chat updates
• Improved feed experience with event week information and better media previews
• Added swipe able media carousels for posts, comments, and previews
• Improved profile experience with redesigned event menus and staff intro reminders
• General improvements to navigation, post-login flow, feedback screens, and overall app stability 5.0.12 Jun 26 Chats & crew
Staff introduction messages — Hosts and skippers can write an introduction on their Day8 profile; it can be posted automatically to your yacht booking group chat before the event (timing set per event by organizers).
Intro onboarding — First-run prompts on the feed and profile nudges when you’re upcoming host/skipper without an intro, with role-based default copy you can adopt or edit.
Intro templates — Insert placeholders like {{role}}, {{event_name}}, and {{destination}} that are filled in when the message is sent.
Booking chat fixes — More reliable auto chats for custom, package, and cabin bookings; cabin-to-yacht crew sync; clearer booking chat types and renaming when assignments change.
Crew visibility timing — Guest and staff “days before event” windows and skipper/host reveal use UTC calendar days so visibility matches the real event schedule.
Chat header — Redesigned chat screen header with safer layout on notched devices.
Unread & live chat — More accurate unread badges; Messages list stays subscribed to all your chats over WebSocket so new messages show up reliably.
Feed, media & comments

Media carousel — Swipe through multiple photos and videos on feed posts, comments, and itinerary items instead of a single static image.
Photo markup — Improved native drawing support on more devices (Skia-backed markup where available).
Smarter @mentions — Tap mentions to open profiles; handles that aren’t on the roster can open Instagram, TikTok, or X when you choose.
Feed polish — Clearer feed header layout and more consistent relative timestamps on posts.
Profiles, access & events

Clearer login states — Dedicated screens when you have no account, no booking yet, or staff access isn’t open yet (~two weeks before the event), with Try again, support, and sign-out paths.
Event week labels — Week labels on events where configured, for easier scanning in the app.
Profile intro — View, edit, and delete your introduction message from profile with last-updated date and required-intro guidance for host/skipper roles.
Feedback detail — Feedback form titles shown on the detail screen.
Reliability & polish

Timezone & reveal — UTC-based handling for crew/chat auto-reveal windows.
Edit profile — Fixes around introduction message dates and profile editing edge cases.
Build stability — Metro and markup build fixes for smoother releases.
For organizers (configured in admin, felt in the app)

Staff introduction settings — Per-event days-before send, fallback modes, and read-only intro previews in admin.
Automatic host/skipper intros — System posts introductions from Day8 profiles (no Quarterdeck copy) into per-booking chats on schedule.
Booking chat automation — Lifecycle timeline, guest/staff day validation, and fixes for cabin, package, and custom bookings.
Event Feed scheduling — Schedule and review timed feed posts; company and event template packs for posts and media.
Platform settings — Central platform configuration surfaced in admin.
Booking sync — More reliable booking–member link queue and gateway booking purge on sync.
Admin UX — Event week labels, soft-delete events with confirmation, booking counts on event bookings, “Event Feed” naming (was Newsfeed). 5.0.11 Jun 4 Chats & crew

Automatic booking group chats — For eligible yacht and cabin bookings, the app can create and keep a dedicated group chat for your crew as you get closer to the event (timing is set per event by organizers).
Smarter crew visibility — Host, skipper, and event crew on the Crews tab can be shown or hidden based on event settings (e.g. only in the days before the event starts).
Clearer crew list — Filter guests vs event crew, improved empty states, and pull to refresh even when no one is listed yet.
Reply in chat — Reply to a specific message with previews for text, photos, videos, contacts, and locations.
@mentions — Tag people from the event roster in chats, feed posts, and comments; tap a mention to open their profile.
Unread chat improvements — More reliable unread badges and chat list updates when new messages arrive.
Feed, media & comments

In-app feedback — Answer organizer feedback forms from the feed, with history and detail screens.
Photo markup — Draw on photos before you send them in chat or comments (where supported on your device).
Richer media — Video thumbnails in grids, loading states for images and video, and save to gallery for photos and videos you’re allowed to access.
Tap links everywhere — Phone numbers, emails, and URLs are tappable in feed, comments, itinerary, and messages.
Profiles, reviews & events

Member reviews — View ratings and reviews for crew and staff from their profile (when your event uses reviews).
Starred events — Mark events you care about for quicker access.
Profile updates — Fixes and improvements when editing your profile.
Itinerary — Schedule items with tappable titles and descriptions; pull to refresh on each day’s list.
Role names — Clearer labels (e.g. Event Crew, Photographer, Film Crew, Medic).
Reliability & polish

Notifications — Better handling of push and in-app notification flows.
Timezone fixes — More accurate times for schedules and visibility windows.
Performance — Smoother scrolling in crew lists, chat, and feed; improved touch handling across the app.
Branding — App experience aligned with Yacht Week naming where shown in the product.
For organizers (configured in admin, felt in the app)

Per-event control of when booking chats open and when skipper/host appear in crew visibility.
Automated sync of booking crew into the right group chats as rosters change. 5.0.10 May 19 Notifications for comments and making it great 5.0.5 Mar 17 Smashing bugs! 5.0.4 Feb 3 Tweaks and wins 5.0.3 12/23/2025 Bug bash complete
We fixed the logout weirdness and those annoying timezone hiccups in the itinerary.
Huge thanks to Taadhimeka Butler for the assist 5.0.1 12/22/2025 A brand new version of the app. 5.0.0 12/18/2025 Welcome to Yacht Week. New logo, new name, same great app. 4.8.4 10/06/2023 Welcome to Day 8. We’ve made some tweaks and improvements in this version to make your Day 8 experience even smoother. 4.7.4 07/08/2022 Welcome to Day 8. We’ve made some tweaks and improvements in this version to make your Day 8 experience even smoother. 4.7.3 07/06/2022 Welcome to Day 8. We’ve made some tweaks and improvements in this version to make your Day 8 experience even smoother. 4.7.2 06/02/2022 Welcome to Day 8. We’ve made some tweaks and improvements in this version to make your Day 8 experience even smoother. 4.7.1 05/05/2022 Welcome to Day 8 (4.5.2). We’ve made some tweaks and improvements under the hood in this version, to make your Day 8 experience even smoother. 4.5.2 02/24/2020 Thank you for using Day 8 app! We're always making improvements to ensure that you don't miss anything. Please keep your automatic updates on for better experience.

Updates:
• Bug fixes and performance improvements. 4.5.1 02/05/2020 Thank you for using Day 8 app! We're always making improvements to ensure that you don't miss anything. Please keep your automatic updates on for better experience.

Updates:
• Bug fixes and performance improvements.
• We also added more love for the style of the app. 4.5.0 11/15/2019 Thank you for using Day 8 app! We're always making improvements to ensure that you don't miss anything. Please keep your automatic updates on for better experience.

Updates:
• Bug fixes and performance improvements. 4.4.9 09/07/2019 Thank you for using Day 8 app! We're always making improvements to ensure that you don't miss anything. Please keep your automatic updates on for better experience.

Updates:
• We added more options to log in to our app.
• In this update we included fix for Facebook login.
• Bug fixes and performance improvements. 4.4.8 08/28/2019