You know, like business cards, except with your boat name, make, length, home port, your address/phone? Curious how many people have their own "boat cards" made up to give to people you may meet out on the water or instead of a business card?
Boat cards?
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Family Cards
My wife, who works full-time as a mother of four (I couldn't do her job), had some "Family Cards" made up which I guess that you could call her business card. It has our address and family info, which she passed out to some of the folks on our dock when we changed piers. I think adding boat info for a "Boat Card" would be just fine. With most computers, color printers, and precut card stock nowadays it should be a snap, and you could easily change them with the season (or when 2-foot-itis is cured).
T J
My wife, who works full-time as a mother of four (I couldn't do her job), had some "Family Cards" made up which I guess that you could call her business card. It has our address and family info, which she passed out to some of the folks on our dock when we changed piers. I think adding boat info for a "Boat Card" would be just fine. With most computers, color printers, and precut card stock nowadays it should be a snap, and you could easily change them with the season (or when 2-foot-itis is cured).
T JHere's Mine
This is the one I made up. I have a map to our house on the back. The boat in the foreground is our MAC 23. Some of you from Nova Scotia might recognize the boat in the background
This is the one I made up. I have a map to our house on the back. The boat in the foreground is our MAC 23. Some of you from Nova Scotia might recognize the boat in the background
Boat Cards
A few years back we decided it would be nice to exchange boat cards with fellow like minded sailors we met along the way. I found a website that offered free business (boat) cards as a come on for other products (I'll post the website later as I have forgoten it at the moment)(of course the shipping and handling cost pay for the cards, $4.99 I think). I logged on, designed a simple card with a picture of a lighthouse and added out boat's name, homeport, our names, cell number and an email address. As we meet people along the way we trade cards. I think it is nice that you don't need to be impressed by peoples standing in business life, I enjoy the company of fellow sailors and don't necessarily need to know that they are the president of some company or a bus driver - I have sailor friends in both catagories. So I agree it is nice to have a boat card and a way to connect with others on ocassion that you meet along the way. Happy Sailing, the seasons about to begin _ Bob and Camille sv Kathryn, Stamford, Ct H356
A few years back we decided it would be nice to exchange boat cards with fellow like minded sailors we met along the way. I found a website that offered free business (boat) cards as a come on for other products (I'll post the website later as I have forgoten it at the moment)(of course the shipping and handling cost pay for the cards, $4.99 I think). I logged on, designed a simple card with a picture of a lighthouse and added out boat's name, homeport, our names, cell number and an email address. As we meet people along the way we trade cards. I think it is nice that you don't need to be impressed by peoples standing in business life, I enjoy the company of fellow sailors and don't necessarily need to know that they are the president of some company or a bus driver - I have sailor friends in both catagories. So I agree it is nice to have a boat card and a way to connect with others on ocassion that you meet along the way. Happy Sailing, the seasons about to begin
_ Bob and Camille sv Kathryn, Stamford, Ct H356
Make Your Own
I make my own and also for members of my sailing association (I'm the Secretary). You can buy the stock and get a program for your computer to create and print them (I use MicroSoft Publisher).
I make my own and also for members of my sailing association (I'm the Secretary). You can buy the stock and get a program for your computer to create and print them (I use MicroSoft Publisher).
You can make cards in MS Word
In Word, you can download all the Avery business card and mailing/shipping label templates (go to the help file and search for "Avery" to find out how)...then just follow the steps in the "wizard" to make the cards. If you want to add art (line art or photo), all you have to do is find what you want anywhere--even on the net...right click on it to copy/paste it onto your card...then size it to fit. When you're done, save the sheet to print as many as you need whenever you need more.
In Word, you can download all the Avery business card and mailing/shipping label templates (go to the help file and search for "Avery" to find out how)...then just follow the steps in the "wizard" to make the cards. If you want to add art (line art or photo), all you have to do is find what you want anywhere--even on the net...right click on it to copy/paste it onto your card...then size it to fit. When you're done, save the sheet to print as many as you need whenever you need more.
Used Picture It
The one below was done with "Picture It" by Microsoft. I used it to edit the picture. The boat in the background is Blue Nose II. It was putting up its sails in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia. When sailing on inland waterways, it is not allowed to put up all of its sails. I added the uppers. The photo of our boat was taken on Bull Shoals. It was cut and pasted onto the Blue Nose II shot. A few motorized crafts which were out watching the show were edited out. The whole photo was then given a "art look" by Picture It. It was not one of my better efforts. It was an early experiment from several years ago. "Picture It" also has provisions for making cards out of ordinary photo paper.
The one below was done with "Picture It" by Microsoft. I used it to edit the picture. The boat in the background is Blue Nose II. It was putting up its sails in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia. When sailing on inland waterways, it is not allowed to put up all of its sails. I added the uppers. The photo of our boat was taken on Bull Shoals. It was cut and pasted onto the Blue Nose II shot. A few motorized crafts which were out watching the show were edited out. The whole photo was then given a "art look" by Picture It. It was not one of my better efforts. It was an early experiment from several years ago. "Picture It" also has provisions for making cards out of ordinary photo paper.
Go with Vistaprint.com
Finally, I can top Peggie on a subject. If you go to www.vistaprint.com, you can design your own boat cards (and other hobbies if you wish) and have 250 of them sent to you for about $9.00 dollars. It's cheaper than buying the blank cards and printing them up in MS world. We have family cards, vacation condo cards, and several hobbie cards including our boat and yacht club. They are all excellent.
Finally, I can top Peggie on a subject. If you go to www.vistaprint.com, you can design your own boat cards (and other hobbies if you wish) and have 250 of them sent to you for about $9.00 dollars. It's cheaper than buying the blank cards and printing them up in MS world. We have family cards, vacation condo cards, and several hobbie cards including our boat and yacht club. They are all excellent.
I dunno if that's cheaper, Les...
A box of 100 sheets (1000 cards) of medium weight card stock is about $18...plus the cost of the ink used just for cards...I have no idea what that adds to it, but it's nowhere near a whole cartridge. (And I didn't have to buy MS Publisher, either). But the only thing that really matters in this discussion is, it's easy to make your own business or personal cards--as plain or fancy as you want 'em to be (fancier just requires a bit more of a learning curve), and there's all kinds of software available to help you do it. Most are free to download, so try 'em all and pick the one(s) you like best. Hey Dan...See what happens if you go with a 10% screen on your background, then add your info on top of it. If the background is too light, increase to a 20% screen.
A box of 100 sheets (1000 cards) of medium weight card stock is about $18...plus the cost of the ink used just for cards...I have no idea what that adds to it, but it's nowhere near a whole cartridge. (And I didn't have to buy MS Publisher, either). But the only thing that really matters in this discussion is, it's easy to make your own business or personal cards--as plain or fancy as you want 'em to be (fancier just requires a bit more of a learning curve), and there's all kinds of software available to help you do it. Most are free to download, so try 'em all and pick the one(s) you like best. Hey Dan...See what happens if you go with a 10% screen on your background, then add your info on top of it. If the background is too light, increase to a 20% screen.
Changeability is a good thing too..
Meaning, if you print your own, you can print 100 or so, then reprint more if/when you need them. Lots of things change like email addresses, cell phone numbers, etc., etc. Plus, the more you travel and collect other's cards, the more ideas you will have and want to change your own. Trust me, I've thrown away many, many business cards through the years, and now have a collection of "favorite" boat cards to used when redesigning mine someday soon.
Meaning, if you print your own, you can print 100 or so, then reprint more if/when you need them. Lots of things change like email addresses, cell phone numbers, etc., etc. Plus, the more you travel and collect other's cards, the more ideas you will have and want to change your own. Trust me, I've thrown away many, many business cards through the years, and now have a collection of "favorite" boat cards to used when redesigning mine someday soon.
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