How to use Upwind

Create your account with an email and password. It's free to start — no card needed until you decide to upgrade.

On the Profiletab, upload your CV and write a bio covering your experience, certifications, and what you're looking for. This is the raw material every cover letter gets written from, so the more real detail you give it, the better — specific vessels, certs, dates, not just job titles.

On the Criteriatab, set the kind of role you want — position, department, vessel size, location, and the rest. This mirrors Yotspot's own search filters, but saved permanently on your account so you never have to re-enter it.

On the Agenciestab, paste in the agencies you're already registered with, along with their real website. If a job you scan or land turns out to be posted by someone not on your list, Upwind flags it in red so nothing slips through — you can add them on the spot from that flag.

This is what lets Upwind actually read Yotspot job pages and fill in cover letters — it only works from a desktop Chrome browser, not a phone. Set it up here (about two minutes).

Most people start on the Freeplan — a handful of scans and cover letters a month, manual "Scan now" always included at no cost. See how it feels day to day, then upgrade to Pro or Unlimited from the Accounttab once you're relying on it and want more scans, more letters, or faster automatic scanning.

New matches land in your Home tab automatically, best-match first. Click Review to read the AI-written cover letter, then Land it & submitto actually apply — Upwind never submits anything you haven't looked at first. Anything you haven't gotten to within 24 hours moves to the Archivetab, where it's auto-discarded after the time limit you set (1 day up to 1 month) unless you apply or discard it yourself first.