Comments on: #56 – Cruising Friendships, Part Two – Keeping Track!

By: Gwen Hamlin

Gwen Hamlin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:54:11 +0000

Hi Laurie, I wouldn’t say there is any “proper” etiquette for boat cards. These days, cruisers get pretty creative!
Typically, people include their boat name, their own names, homeport (if
your homeport is actually connected to you…rather than say Wilmington, DE
as a corporate base), and some means of getting in touch, e.g. email
address. Also, cruisers usually choose some way to help people recollect
them from the crowd, e.g. the type of boat your boat is, a picture of the
boat, a picture of YOU, etc. My first cards used a graphic that suggested
that we were sailors and scuba divers; later I used a photo of our boat
under sail. Do try to keep the card in standard business card size and shape,
because it simplifies keeping track of all the ones you collect.

Gwen

By: Laurie

Laurie — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 01:04:41 +0000

I have a question about Boat cards: What is the proper etiquette regarding name & designation of our vessel on the card? I can’t seem to find any info on it, and I would hate to offend by being ignorant!

By: Brittany

Brittany — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 04:51:22 +0000

Love this series!! I also wrote about cruising friendships (though nowhere near as in-depth!). http://windtraveler.blogspot.com/2011/04/cruising-friends.html