What a weekend!

Funny enough but the wife and I were talking about this same subject. Our club is an adult crowd. I can't help but feel another place with kids the same age, a pool, little playground, etc would be better.
 
Rob, you might consider coming UP the Hudson a bit, too. For example, the Anchorage Marina where my boats are is very kid-friendly and you don't even have to leave the dock to have a good time. My "boating" paraphernalia includes a shovel to plant my tomatoes, a nice new SS gas grill, a lounge chair, a water fountain, wood chips, a gazebo and a granite picnic table. Oh, and once in awhile we do use the boat, but we leave the granite table behind :) ...

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Rob,

I think you really to ask yourself who is the boss.. You or your 3 year old daughter..

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Rob, I feel for ya'. Mine are now 7 and 13 and have been boating since birth. They had to conform to our lifestyle not the opposite. It is now their lifestyle. We didn't force it on them, it was just what we did. My 13 yo has had her own "boat" (our tender) since she was 7. They kept busy at a very early age by cleaning, helping out and learning to navigate when under way. They still have friends at the marina that they look forward to seeing every weekend. Things got boring for them from time to time but they would have gotten bored at home too. We just let them find their own fun and ...they always did and do now. Good luck to you as it would be a shame to give up on such a wnderful FAMILY lifestyle for the desires of a three year old who only has mom and dad to mold her.
 
Pete, the wife and I noticed your setup the last time we were there. We did look for you but we got up the creek Monday instead of Sunday. We tried twice on Sunday, as soon as we motored away it drizzled for a few minutes...weird!!

I'm a member of Croton YC, its a working club and most of the time its fun but there's not much for the kids to do at the dock or in the clubhouse. They have been taking the dinghy to "shore" and exploring on the riprap but that's about it.
 
So the amenities up there are all included right? :D

Let's see, chandelier, faux granite table, lawn edging, plants, light house, canopy, stone path, torches, did I miss anything?
 
Is everyone "bow in" because of depth issues near the shoreline?
 
I keep my boat in Stony Point Bay Marina and I'm ther about 7 years and it is kid friendly, we had about 12 kids on our block island trip and they kept on another busy. LEE WHEN ARE YOU COMING BACK!!! Hope to see you and the family soon Patti say's Hi.
 
Hi guys, sorry I've been away a couple of days actually trying to earn a living...

Chris, sorry we didn't connect. We'll have to do it next time. Did you get to the
"beach" with the kids on your way up/back???

Dan, I let Mark buy most of that stuff so for me the amenities were mostly included
(LOL!). All I supplied were the tomato plants and some lumber. As for the granite table, well,
that's the benefit of having an old Italian craftsman as a nearby slipmate - he moved
"up" to a larger granite table, and gave us his old one!!!

John, yes, for the most part its advisable to dock bow in because it generally is
shallow along the bulkhead. Not terribly so, though, because most people probably
could dock stern-in if they tied the boat up right - a few times its been done so
people could have engine work done or something. The main reason why WE tie our
boats up that way? Just look at the VIEW we have out our cockpits every morning :) !!!

Plus, its easier for the kids to jump off the swim platforms and go swimming with the
stern facing out...
 
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