MtSurf

I’m starting a new organization.  It’s called the Boater Wave Society, or BWS for short.  BWS is about keeping it real and bring back what I remember for the early days.  I remember when you pulled into a new town, you would just flagged down any vehicle that was carrying a kayak.  And you got the goods.  Where to paddle, where to eat, where you could find parking or a shuttle.  Maybe even grab a beer at a boater friendly bar. 

BWSis more than just a group of paddlers.  It’s a family of like minded folks.  It says: hey there mister plumber, banker, dentist, bar tender, car salesman, dog cleaner, cube working, telemarketing, college studying, peace loving, liberal, conservative, yogi…. we got a lot in common.  Nice to see you there on the other side of the highway.  Hope you had fun paddling where ever you were, maybe pass you again.  Maybe just maybe I’ll see you on the river.

Cost of membership is free, just follow these easy steps. 

Step 1:  Identify a fellow boater.  Look for some of the tell tale signs.  Such as: kayak-stackers, a paddle of the roof, J-racks mounted to the side of a topper, a kayak in the passanger seat of a Jeep, or sixteen tightly strapped plastic boats stacked on a homemade steel ladder rack.

Step 2:  make eye contact.  If their on board with BWS, they’ll be the ones staring back.  (Some folks may need to jump ahead to Plan B)

Step 3: lift an arm, wrist, wrist, elbow, elbow.  You can always replace the classic Miss 4H Fair wave with any of the following:  the two finger tilt just off the wheel, the Harley hand drop, or the head nod hat tip combo {Warning: only works with straw cowboy hats and trucker caps}.  

Your welcome to come up with your owe moves and variations.  Just don’t only lift the middle finger- that’s rude (or it’s bud- and then it’s cool).

Plan B: raise both hands at the same time and flipp’em around like a maniac.  People tend to stare and well that’s just never good.  But, it helps to lock in those eyes.  Then flash the wave and move on.

Spred the word: the Boater Wave is coming back.