SailTime / PowerTime Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
SailTime is a recreation franchise operating membership sailing and boating clubs offering shared access to boats. Franchisees run the clubs, managing memberships, fleet maintenance, and scheduling at local marinas.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A SailTime / PowerTime franchise requires a total initial investment of $75K – $152K, including a $25K – $35K franchise fee. The 2025 FDD does not disclose unit-level revenue (no Item 19). FranchiseVerdict grade: B (Above average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $75K – $152K
- 6th pct Recreation & …
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Royalty
- N/A
- Units
- 23
- 30th pct Recreation & …
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Recreation & Entertainment · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Recreation & Entertainment avg · No shading = within ±10% · Red = unfavorable by >10% · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Bottom line
- COSTTotal investment $75K – $152K including a $25K franchise fee.
- RETURNSNo Item 19 financial performance data disclosed. The franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- RISKVerdict B (Above average), verdict score 53/100 (higher is better).
- DECLINESystem contracting at -8.3% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven (consolidation) or franchisee-driven (economics).
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- The SailTime Group, LLC
- Parent company
- Sea Style Acquisitions, LLC
- Predecessor
- The SailTime Group, LLC (Georgia LLC, formerly SailTime Licensing Group, LLC, formerly STLG Again, LLC)
- Prior franchisor entity
- CEO title
- President and Chief Executive Officer
- Todd Hess
- Incorporated in
- Maryland
- HQ
- 105 Eastern Avenue, Suite 102, Annapolis, MD 21403
- Auditor
- Costabile & Steffens P.C.
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $1.0M
- vs $1.4M prior year
Affiliated brands
- SailTime Yacht Sales
Other brands the franchisor or its parent operates (Item 1).
Overview
About
- CEO
- Todd Hess
- Headquarters
- MD
- Founded
- 2006
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 17
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 91% below the typical recreation & entertainment franchise.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 5–7
Full Item 7 breakdown15 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Feenot refundable | $25K | $35K | |
| Equipment - 1st Boatnot refundable | $28K | $32K | |
| Travel and Living Expenses During Initial Trainingnot refundable | $500 | $3K | |
| Lease Costsnot refundable | $1K | $4K | |
| Fixturesnot refundable | $1K | $5K | |
| Signagenot refundable | $1K | $5K | |
| Computernot refundable | $2K | $3K | |
| Inventorynot refundable | $1K | $5K | |
| Utilitiesnot refundable | $500 | $2K | |
| Advertisingnot refundable | $5K | $15K | |
| Business Licensesnot refundable | $200 | $500 | |
| Employee Wagesnot refundable | $0 | $12K | |
| Employee Uniformsnot refundable | $250 | $1K | |
| Insurancenot refundable | $2K | $5K | |
| Additional Funds (three months)not refundable | $8K | $26K | |
| Total initial investment | $75K | $152K |
Line items extracted from FDD Item 7. Ranges reflect the franchisor's stated low and high per line. Total is the sum of line-item lows / highs — actual costs may fall outside this range depending on market and build-out scope.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $75K – $152K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $8K – $26K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $25K – $35K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Royalty
- The greater of $8,700 annually or 7% of Gross Revenue (br…
- Ad fund
- $250 per brand or $400 for both per month
- Total fee load
- 7.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Transfer fee | $5K |
| Renewal fee | $0 |
| Total fee load | 7.0% of rev |
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
SailTime / PowerTime did not disclose financial performance in FDD Item 19. The ROIC and return models require Item 19 revenue. Without it all inputs are estimates. You can still run the calculator with your own assumptions by entering an expected revenue figure.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one SailTime / PowerTime unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Estimated return on your total franchise investment, before any debt financing.
81%
Above the 30–60% band. Verify revenue is per-unit average
These models are for research and scenario planning only. Not investment advice. Actual results depend on your specific location, management, and market conditions. Consult a franchise attorney and accountant before signing any franchise agreement.
Item 19 · Source: 2025 FDD
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 7.0% — below the Recreation & Entertainment average of 8.8%.
Disclosure
Franchisor chose not to disclose financial performance representations. You will need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
Operator retention
System contracting at -8.3% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven consolidation or franchisee exits.
Source: FDD Item 19 financial performance representations and publicly filed FDD data. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Verify all figures with the franchisor and current franchisees before making any investment decision.
vs Recreation & Entertainment averages
How SailTime / PowerTime Compares
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 23
- Opened
- 1
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Terminated
- 0
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 18.2%
- Company-owned
- 1
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 96%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (3-yr)
- -8.3%
- Net unit change over 3 years
- 3-yr CAGR
- -8.3%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 1
- Closed (3yr)
- 0
- Terminated (3yr)
- 4
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 0
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Termination rate
- 0.2%
- Franchisor-initiated terminations
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 12 · 17 states reported
The Territory Map
FDD Item 12 reports the state count, but the specific list isn't in our current data. The map will appear once we re-extract from the FDD or enough franchisee contacts are available.
17
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
What could kill this investment?
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21
Risk & Legal
SailTime/PowerTime shows financial distress with $1.0M revenue and no Item 19, and units declined 8.3% to 23. No litigation, bankruptcy, or going-concern note. Stacked minor concerns: distress flag plus unit contraction.
Litigation (Item 3)
0 case reference(s): 0 pending, 0 settled.
Largest disclosed settlement: $67,000
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Costabile & Steffens P.C.
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: No
- Must buy proprietary products: No
- Restricted to system-approved products: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 53 / 100 verdict
- 01MEDfinancial_distress=true; net unit decline -8.3%
- 02MINORNo Item 19 disclosure
- 03HIGHNo litigation, bankruptcy, or going concern
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 7.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 10 years |
| Territory type | Geographic area determined by population and access to waterfront and marinas |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Online sales rights | Granted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Optional |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| RoFR response window | 30 days |
| Termination notice | 90 days |
| Termination groundsℹ | 3 |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 1 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Maryland |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
0 case reference(s): 0 pending, 0 settled.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 21 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 15 hrs
- Training location
- On-site and corporate
- Franchisor financing
- Offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- Embark, Quickbooks
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Embark, Quickbooks
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
17 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
SailTime / PowerTime · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a SailTime / PowerTime franchise?
The total investment to open a SailTime / PowerTime franchise ranges from $75K – $152K, with an initial franchise fee of $25K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do SailTime / PowerTime franchise owners earn?
SailTime / PowerTime does not disclose average franchise owner earnings in their FDD Item 19. Not all franchisors are required to make financial performance representations. We recommend asking existing franchisees directly about their financial experience.
What is Item 19 in the SailTime / PowerTime FDD?
The FDD section where a franchisor may disclose financial performance of its outlets. Disclosure is optional and formats vary; figures are typically gross sales, which is revenue before expenses, not profit. FranchiseVerdict extracts these figures directly from the SailTime / PowerTime FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is SailTime / PowerTime's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for SailTime / PowerTime (fewer than 10 loans on file). Charge-off rates are one way to gauge franchise risk, but not all franchise loans go through the SBA program. We recommend reviewing turnover and closure data in the FDD and speaking with current franchisees.
How many SailTime / PowerTime franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, SailTime / PowerTime has 23 total units in the United States, including 22 franchised units and 1 company-owned units. 1 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is SailTime / PowerTime a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates SailTime / PowerTime as a B-grade franchise with a verdict score of 53 out of 100 (higher is better), based on our analysis of investment costs, revenue data, SBA loan performance, and growth trends. Our rating is based solely on publicly available FDD and government data; we recommend speaking with current franchisees before making any investment decision. This is not investment advice.
Data sourced from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) FOIA records. Not financial advice.
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Data extracted from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) loan disclosures (FOIA). This information is provided for research purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice. Verify all figures with the franchisor's current Franchise Disclosure Document before making any investment decision.