![]() “I think (the agreement will lead to) a different kind of tenant in the marina,” Jaeger added. Jaeger said 60% of the club’s members are “younger families,” 65% “have never owned a boat previously” and 95% “have never had any intention of buying a boat.” Their users are trained by United States Coast Guard certified instructors, and not just in the classroom - they also take (members) out on the water and show them how to use the boat.” “They do offer a really good training program for safety,” Jaeger said. Members must complete a safety training course at their “home location” before they can reserve boats, according to the club’s website. When Freedom Boat Club launched, this new offering presented an exciting new alternative that opened the waterways to newcomers as well as lapsed boaters.” The exclusive fraternity of boat owners stored their vessels at marinas, home docks or at the yacht club. There were no boat clubs, fractional boating, boating timeshare, or even many boat rental facilities. “Boaters were either traditional boat owners or friends of boat owners. “(When the club was founded in 1989), the concept was considered revolutionary and breakthrough,” the club’s website states. The club takes care of maintenance, cleaning, repair, insurance and storage. In exchange for a monthly fee, Freedom Boat Club members gain reciprocal access to a variety of vessels, including bowriders, bowriders, pontoons, offshore/inshore fishing boats, deck boats and wake boats, from the club’s 370-plus locations in the United States, Canada and Europe. (This agreement will) bring people to our marina, which in turn brings people to our communities. “When I was in that demographic, I was involved with the (Portland-area) Hayden Island Yacht Club, which has the same principles as Freedom Boats,” said commissioner Larry Keister, a former recreational boater. ![]() On Wednesday, May 16, Port commissioners approved a docking agreement with the Florida-based Freedom Boat Club to bring its services to east Clark County. The Port of Camas-Washougal is partnering with the world’s largest membership-only boat club to make Parker’s Landing Marina accessible to people who don’t own a vessel of their own.
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