.boats FAQ

.Boats domain names are restricted to Registrants that provide products, services or information that benefit the marine community. The registrant must be an individual or a legal entity with a bona-fide nexus to the .BOATS sector. The registrant must be able to reasonably demonstrate a link or interest at time of registration and throughout the duration of the domain life.

All registrants will go through a verification process before a domain name is registered. Prior to a successful verification, the domain name will be held in a pending status and not function on the internet. Registrants will be contacted directly to provide any necessary documentation to confirm their eligibility. Failure to provide such information within ten (ten) days will result in deletion of the domain name.

Names primarily representing a geographic or place name (e.g., Cincinnati, Arizona, VA, Philly, tristate), names composed of letter and/or number combinations representing postal codes in any country and names primarily describing watercraft types (e.g., pontoon, flybridge, aft cabin) will be allocated via a Request for Proposal (RFP).

Registration requirements, verification procedures and use criteria information can be found in the .boats Registration Policy.

Application fees are non-refundable.

Some domain names may be permanently or temporarily reserved or restricted for registry operations, as premium domain names or to comply with ICANN requirements.

To comply with ICANN requirements, all two-character domains shall be initially reserved, however may be released in the future. In addition reserved names for a) International Olympic Committee, b) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, and c) Intergovernmental Organizations, for new gTLDs., are not available in accordance with ICANN. The list of these names can be found here.