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Once again, it's that time of year where the weather is cooling off and many of us are putting our boats away for the season.  Is it just me or does it seem like summer went by too quickly?  If you are like me, you really don't want to put your favorite floating toy up until spring.  Do we really need to do that? Let's think about this for a bit.  There are plenty of things we can still do with our boats over the winter months.  Don't misunderstand me.  I know that if you live in upstate New York and you keep your boat on a trailer in your back yard, you are going to have to winterize. But do you really have to leave it there until spring?  Here are some things that you can do to enjoy the boating lifestyle during the winter months and make the boating off season on season. Fall Foliage Cruise Fall is an awesome time to cruise local rivers and lakes to check out the colorful showcase that nature presents.  The air is cool and crisp but...

Sometimes on a beautiful day, I find myself sitting in my office staring out the window daydreaming that I am on my boat.   The thought of casting off the lines and heading out with the sunshine glistening on the water creeps into my head as a smile finds its way prominently onto my face.   That is usually when someone walks in and asks me a question about vendor management issues and I am immediately brought back to reality.   I guess I’ll have to wait for retirement to experience boating every day.   Does it really have to be that way?   Do we really have to wait until we are at retirement age before we can cast off the lines and point the bow towards paradise?   According to some, the answer is no.   Right now, while you are reading this article there are many individuals doing this very thing, and many of them are not of retirement age. Such is the case with Sheldon and Cyndi, a couple from Ottawa, Canada.   I first found out about ...