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Tidewater Booking App

A booking flow for a boat rental company that cut the steps from search to confirmed booking from nine to four.

Client

Tidewater Rentals

Year

2025

Role

UX research, UI design and build

Stack

Next.js, Stripe, Postgres

Tidewater Booking App

The project

From the first question to the shipped result

Every case study follows the same three steps: the problem in the client's words, what I did about it, and what changed after launch.

01

The challenge

Customers dropped off halfway through a nine step booking form, mostly on phones. The rental team spent evenings confirming bookings by email.

02

The approach

I watched six customers book on their own phones, then rebuilt the flow around three decisions: when, which boat, who is coming. Availability updates live and payment sits on the same screen as the summary.

03

The results

Bookings completed on phones rose clearly in the first season and confirmation emails are now automatic (template figures).

Details

What was built

Flow

Date first, then boats that are actually free, then guests and payment. Every step can be edited from the summary.

  • Live availability calendar
  • Saved details for returning customers
  • Admin view for daily departures

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