Monday, May 13, 2013

Well the months have unfortunately gone very quickly since my last post!  Hard to believe that we are well into the Spring...wish we had some Spring-like weather instead of the mid 40s that we have been plagued with since March!  Despite the chilly temps and rainy days we are still delivering boats and helping get new families out on the water to share in the boating lifestyle!  You can see all of their maiden voyage pictures on our facebook page!
The Spend-A-Day Rental Department is getting into full swing also!  This weekend, the new crew braved the wind and stood out on the docks while I taught them how to tie a half hitch.  "Pull the rope tight against the dock post, flip the rope over itself to make a backwards "D" and then flip over the dock post, then pull tight."  It didn't take them long to be pretty efficient at this simple yet widely used knot.  They were very anxious to learn how to moor the fleet of new 2013 Bennington Triple Tube boats and 2013 JC TriToons correctly.  We are just getting started in this department so I am sure there will be more stories to share as they get going.  Most of the kids are boating novices so boater's licences, docking practice, and boating basics are in their future.
On a more personal note, my four and a half month old daughter is ready for her first boat ride!  She has a boating hat, boating sunglasses, and even little boat shoes!  I am sure her Daddy will have a rash guard for her too when we get out the wakeboarding boat.  After all, she has to look the part:)