Getting Ready For Winter...

This week the Freedom Boat Club team was very busy! We were all working very hard to get the boats ready for the harsh New England winter. Lauren was in the boatyard working diligently to frame all of our boats in order to properly prepare them for shrinkwrapping.  Tuesday was a beautiful day that offered calm seas and fair winds, which provided the perfect opportunity for Chris and Matt to head up to our Danversport club and tow the houseboat back to Boston Harbor for the winter. Overall, the trip took about six hours, but they made it to Boston Harbor safely without any incident.  We are also thrilled to announce Eric Bliss as the newest member of the Freedom team. Eric comes to Freedom from New England Tech where he was certified as a marine mechanic. He will be based out of our Marina Bay location and will be tasked with maintaining our fleet. We are very excited to have Eric and his abilities here at FBC. 

Freedom Boat Club Fishing Team does it again....and again...

Another set of fishing tournaments this week means another set of trophies for the Freedom Boat Club sponsored fishing team.

Of the 3 tournaments thus far, FBC Fishing has placed 1st in all 3 tournaments.  The next tournament will be held July 17th and 18th where the team will seek it's 4th consecutive win and try and keep it's undefeated streak alive.

Freedom Boat Club Fishing Team 1 for 1

Congratulations to the Freedom Boat Club sponsored Fishing Team as they took home 1st prize at the Fox Hill Yacht Club annual striper tournament this weekend aboard our 25' Blue Fin Center Console.

There are 6 more tournaments this summer that our sponsored team will be partaking in - best of luck!

The winning fish - weighing in at 42lbs and over 40 inches, taking first place by 4 lbs.  

Hingham Shipyard In-Water Boat Show

We will be over at the Hingham Shipyard and Marina this weekend for the annual South Shore In-Water Boat Show.

Please feel free to stop by on Saturday or Sunday from 10a - 5p to check out some of our fleet and see some of the other exhibitors at the show.

The development in Hingham continues to grow rapidly.  It is an incredible project with some great retail stores, restaurants, and of course a five-star marina.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Tom

Office Boat moves to Boston

Although it wasn't the nicest day of the year, on Friday we towed our 42' House Boat over to our Boston location for the season.  This will serve as our "floating office" and help us operate our Boston club and meet with prospective new members.  It was an interesting trip to say the least...

As you can see, it lives up to it's name "House Boat" - and it likes being out on the open water about as much as a regular house.  The flat bottom made it difficult to tow in any type of sea or chop.  Thankfully, the commuter boats that regularly pass through this area were very accommodating and slowed down to no-wake speed in order to help us prevent the house boat from rolling over.

Stop by for a tour of our office boat and our club!  We're looking forward to a great 2010 at all of our clubs.

Special thanks to Jake and Mike Goodridge from FBC Newburyport/Portsmouth for allowing us to use their Tow Boat U.S. boat for the morning.

Red Sox Promo Announced!

Join Freedom Boat Club between now and April 17th to receive 2 complimentary tickets to the Boston Red Sox game on April 17th.

The best part?  The seats are in a private Luxury Suite!

18 tickets are left, so join now to take advantage!

Capt. Tom

Open House this weekend!

Come to our Open House this weekend, April 17th and 18th, at our Danversport, Boston, Quincy, Hingham, or Falmouth locations.  We will be available from approximately 12pm - 4pm each day or by appointment otherwise.

Click over to our website www.freedomboatclub.com for more information and directions to your specific club.

RSVP HERE for the Open House.