“My dad and I joined and share a membership. He used to own a boat and we were looking into buying one together. He really wanted a pontoon; I wanted a ski boat. With our membership, we can have both! Since I’m a teacher, the club really works great for me since I have more free time in the summer. The biggest advantage for us is the variety of boats as well as the great service. I have a friend who owns his own boat and he’d rather come out on the lake with us. It’s more convenient. We all really enjoy being members.”

C. Jensen

“We went to the boat show and got sticker shock. Instead, we signed up with the club. The convenience sold us. We walk up, they toss us the keys and when we’re done, we toss them back and are on our way. The kids learned to ski and went tubing and when the water’s too cool, we take out a pontoon. We’re out there at least twice a week—which is more often than my friends who own their own boats. It’s great for entertaining, too, and a fun way to spend the summer.”

P. Dunn

“Years ago, I owned a sailboat and a couple of ski boats. It’s a lot of work. I’d been looking for a good way to get back on the lake—either buying a boat or getting together with friends to own one together. But I learned from owning before, you’re either cleaning your boat or fixing it. With the boat club, you just email them your request and show up. They’re very particular about their boats. They clean them up. We just carry our bag of trash off. For us, it’s perfect. I’d give it double paddles up!”

M. Baird

“We joined after reading about the club in a chamber newsletter. We’ve never owned a boat and it’s nice to have access to boats without the maintenance, upkeep and expense. Boating allowed us to spend a lot of family time with our two children, ages two and eight. They loved it. We’ve been able to get a boat pretty much whenever we want it. The boats are very clean, and service has been great. The convenience is so nice.”

J. Jordan