Unfortunately, this will most likely never happen. The husband and I have a standing Friday Floating Happy Hour date, and you’d be amazed how hard it is to find friends to take out with us. Traffic is an issue, work is brutal, the weather isn’t “ideal” enough, and for whatever reason kids’ karate lessons become exponentially important.
Right now, with the most brutal winter in years in our immediate rear view mirror, let’s all just say that these excuses are lame. With the winter we’ve had, I don’t want to hear about anyone trading in their time on the water for Jiu Jitsu, brunch with in-laws, or craft shows. I’ll tell you that right now.
And I think you, Reader, will agree with me. After all the snow shoveling and windshield scraping that we’ve done this year, it’s time to really enjoy the boat while we can. So to get you all onboard, we’re going to create a challenge. We want you to be a part of the PropTalk Century Club. It’s an elite group of folks who get out on their boats 100 days out of the year.
Now I know what you’re thinking: there is no way we could do that. Gas! Traffic! The Admiral will that this idea! But you’re just making excuses to keep yourself from having the best summer of your life. You are the only thing getting in your own way.
Look at it from a statistical perspective. There are 171 days between the printing of this issue and the first of October. Of those 171 days, 48 days are weekend days. Make a dockside happy hour a staple of your Fridays, and take the family out for a put-put and swim one day each weekend and you’re halfway to your goal. Pack a picnic and have brunch with the in-laws on the water: the Admiral is going to love this idea, trust me. There are still 71 days for you to cut the grass.
Reader, if I am anything, I am a realist. I know the hours and hours that a boat requires before she’s even splashed. So reward yourself for taking on the fiberglass patches and the brightwork and count those work days as well. You’re out there with your baby, and PropTalk wants to commend you for skipping Jiu Jitsu for her.
And what if you go out on a friend’s boat? Count that day as a day well spent. We sure will. What if you (gasp) go sailing? Well, it beats being dragged to a craft show, so count that, too.
When you start to put everything together, the Ultimate Summer really does become a possibility. And after the Crappiest Winter Ever (and I’m being polite with my language here), aren’t you ready for this?
We don’t expect you to just do this for your own benefit (although be warned, the side effects include improved relationships, increased vitality, better overall health, and more friends). At the end of the summer, there’s a PropTalk Party with you as the honored guest. There’s a special PropTalk Century Club burgee for you to fly proudly. And there’s an entire feature with you and your family planned in these pages. It’s going to take a lot of work, and we expect to reward you for your efforts.
The PropTalk Century Club is a club of honest folk, so we’re willing to take your word for it. All you need to do is find a way to physically track your boating adventures either using an online calendar or a physical planner. Shoot me a line at [email protected] and let me know you’re in, and I’ll plan on checking in once in a while. Find us at boat shows, dock bars, flotillas, and admittedly having our own floating happy hours, and let us know you’re part of the Club.
It’s a big challenge, and we get that. But isn’t it about time? Don’t you want Summer 2014 to be the best summer of your life? We sure do.
Monday, April 28, 2014 - 11:07
If I counted all the offers I have to go out on friends’ boats “as soon as they’re in the water,” Reader, my dance card would be full. I’d have enough sunset gin and tonics to make Ernest Hemingway jealous. I’d be a regular at every dock bar up and down the Bay. You wouldn’t have to ask me “what have you been up to?” because I’d have a permanent sunglasses tan to clue you in.
Unfortunately, this will most likely never happen. The husband and I have a standing Friday Floating Happy Hour date, and you’d be amazed how hard it is to find friends to take out with us. Traffic is an issue, work is brutal, the weather isn’t “ideal” enough, and for whatever reason kids’ karate lessons become exponentially important.
Right now, with the most brutal winter in years in our immediate rear view mirror, let’s all just say that these excuses are lame. With the winter we’ve had, I don’t want to hear about anyone trading in their time on the water for Jiu Jitsu, brunch with in-laws, or craft shows. I’ll tell you that right now.
And I think you, Reader, will agree with me. After all the snow shoveling and windshield scraping that we’ve done this year, it’s time to really enjoy the boat while we can. So to get you all onboard, we’re going to create a challenge. We want you to be a part of the PropTalk Century Club. It’s an elite group of folks who get out on their boats 100 days out of the year.
Now I know what you’re thinking: there is no way we could do that. Gas! Traffic! The Admiral will that this idea! But you’re just making excuses to keep yourself from having the best summer of your life. You are the only thing getting in your own way.
Look at it from a statistical perspective. There are 171 days between the printing of this issue and the first of October. Of those 171 days, 48 days are weekend days. Make a dockside happy hour a staple of your Fridays, and take the family out for a put-put and swim one day each weekend and you’re halfway to your goal. Pack a picnic and have brunch with the in-laws on the water: the Admiral is going to love this idea, trust me. There are still 71 days for you to cut the grass.
Reader, if I am anything, I am a realist. I know the hours and hours that a boat requires before she’s even splashed. So reward yourself for taking on the fiberglass patches and the brightwork and count those work days as well. You’re out there with your baby, and PropTalk wants to commend you for skipping Jiu Jitsu for her.
And what if you go out on a friend’s boat? Count that day as a day well spent. We sure will. What if you (gasp) go sailing? Well, it beats being dragged to a craft show, so count that, too.
When you start to put everything together, the Ultimate Summer really does become a possibility. And after the Crappiest Winter Ever (and I’m being polite with my language here), aren’t you ready for this?
We don’t expect you to just do this for your own benefit (although be warned, the side effects include improved relationships, increased vitality, better overall health, and more friends). At the end of the summer, there’s a PropTalk Party with you as the honored guest. There’s a special PropTalk Century Club burgee for you to fly proudly. And there’s an entire feature with you and your family planned in these pages. It’s going to take a lot of work, and we expect to reward you for your efforts.
The PropTalk Century Club is a club of honest folk, so we’re willing to take your word for it. All you need to do is find a way to physically track your boating adventures either using an online calendar or a physical planner. Shoot me a line at [email protected] and let me know you’re in, and I’ll plan on checking in once in a while. Find us at boat shows, dock bars, flotillas, and admittedly having our own floating happy hours, and let us know you’re part of the Club.
It’s a big challenge, and we get that. But isn’t it about time? Don’t you want Summer 2014 to be the best summer of your life? We sure do.
Unfortunately, this will most likely never happen. The husband and I have a standing Friday Floating Happy Hour date, and you’d be amazed how hard it is to find friends to take out with us. Traffic is an issue, work is brutal, the weather isn’t “ideal” enough, and for whatever reason kids’ karate lessons become exponentially important.
Right now, with the most brutal winter in years in our immediate rear view mirror, let’s all just say that these excuses are lame. With the winter we’ve had, I don’t want to hear about anyone trading in their time on the water for Jiu Jitsu, brunch with in-laws, or craft shows. I’ll tell you that right now.
And I think you, Reader, will agree with me. After all the snow shoveling and windshield scraping that we’ve done this year, it’s time to really enjoy the boat while we can. So to get you all onboard, we’re going to create a challenge. We want you to be a part of the PropTalk Century Club. It’s an elite group of folks who get out on their boats 100 days out of the year.
Now I know what you’re thinking: there is no way we could do that. Gas! Traffic! The Admiral will that this idea! But you’re just making excuses to keep yourself from having the best summer of your life. You are the only thing getting in your own way.
Look at it from a statistical perspective. There are 171 days between the printing of this issue and the first of October. Of those 171 days, 48 days are weekend days. Make a dockside happy hour a staple of your Fridays, and take the family out for a put-put and swim one day each weekend and you’re halfway to your goal. Pack a picnic and have brunch with the in-laws on the water: the Admiral is going to love this idea, trust me. There are still 71 days for you to cut the grass.
Reader, if I am anything, I am a realist. I know the hours and hours that a boat requires before she’s even splashed. So reward yourself for taking on the fiberglass patches and the brightwork and count those work days as well. You’re out there with your baby, and PropTalk wants to commend you for skipping Jiu Jitsu for her.
And what if you go out on a friend’s boat? Count that day as a day well spent. We sure will. What if you (gasp) go sailing? Well, it beats being dragged to a craft show, so count that, too.
When you start to put everything together, the Ultimate Summer really does become a possibility. And after the Crappiest Winter Ever (and I’m being polite with my language here), aren’t you ready for this?
We don’t expect you to just do this for your own benefit (although be warned, the side effects include improved relationships, increased vitality, better overall health, and more friends). At the end of the summer, there’s a PropTalk Party with you as the honored guest. There’s a special PropTalk Century Club burgee for you to fly proudly. And there’s an entire feature with you and your family planned in these pages. It’s going to take a lot of work, and we expect to reward you for your efforts.
The PropTalk Century Club is a club of honest folk, so we’re willing to take your word for it. All you need to do is find a way to physically track your boating adventures either using an online calendar or a physical planner. Shoot me a line at [email protected] and let me know you’re in, and I’ll plan on checking in once in a while. Find us at boat shows, dock bars, flotillas, and admittedly having our own floating happy hours, and let us know you’re part of the Club.
It’s a big challenge, and we get that. But isn’t it about time? Don’t you want Summer 2014 to be the best summer of your life? We sure do.