boat hackathon

Code aboard a historic boat in the San Francisco Bayand ship something that makes waves 🌊

THE BOAT:

The Historic KlamathPier 9, San Francisco ↗

THE CHRISTENING:

Boat Hackathon KickoffNov 14 · 1–4pm

Historic Klamath Conference Center · Pier 9, San Francisco

Delicious lunch from Bi-Rite will be provided.

  1. Early BoardingFor accepted builders
  2. BoardingFor Luma guests
  3. Opening KickoffBoat.dev, Context.dev, NY Token Exchange & Teamily AI
  4. Team formations & building beginsFind your crew and start shipping
  5. Submissions openSubmit your build for rolling acceptance
Luma for Christening & Kickoff ↗

THE HACKATHON:

Code Aboard DaysNov 14, 16–20 · 9am–5pm

Join us on the Sun Deck or Roof Deck for any or all six Code Aboard days. Programming, mentorship, food, and drinks are provided only at Christening & Kickoff; the other days are self-directed.

Working remotely? To demo, you need an accepted BoatBuilder application and posted photo evidence of shipping at least one line of code aboard the Historic Klamath—or any boat you can access.

Apply as a BoatBuilder ↗Already accepted? Open your builder dashboard ↗

THE DEMO DAY:

ShowBoat Demo DayNov 21 · 1–5pm

Historic Klamath Conference Center

Invite only with priority given to Investors and Technology Professionals who own boats. Come and see the latest and greatest in today’s technology, learn something, make a friend, and possibly make an early stage investment that will pay for your next boat!

THE SUBMISSIONS:

Submit your buildOpens Nov 14 · 3:30pm

We will begin accepting submissions on Nov 14 at 3:30pm and will accept qualified builds on a rolling basis until Nov 20 at 5pm or capacity is reached. Improvements are allowed up until your time to pitch. Pre-existing projects using boat.dev may also demo (out of competition) and are still required to post a photo from a boat.

The Sponsors

THE SCHEDULE:

Nov 14–21, 2026
NEXT PORT OF CALL / YOUR CITY?Request Boat Hackathon in your city next

Celebrating $1M ARR at boat.dev

Boat Hackathon announcement

Aerial view of The Historic Klamath at Pier 9
THE HISTORIC KLAMATH

The boat from above

Take a quick tour of the boat at Pier 9.

Venue photos and plans courtesy of The Historic Klamath ↗

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Your application will be saved for organizer review.

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Your boat details will be saved for organizer review.

Applications are reviewed by the Boat Hackathon team. Demo Day is invite only.

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