Just when you think it’s safe to do some yardwork…surprise April snow storm!
The top two pics are on Friday when I was blissfully raking, trimming and cleaning the property. The bottom pics are what I woke up to on Saturday!
2025 camp license
For any and all interest parties…here is our 2025 camp license which will also be posted in the camp office.
2025 Camp Prep
We are heading at mach 3 towards an amazing 14th season. Never have we had this many campers signed up by February! It has been great to speak with so many new and returning families and help make their summer plans come together. That said…it feels like I have so much to do before we open!
First off…
It’s still winter here! It has been years since our lake froze this thoroughly and (before the recent warm temps this week) we have been absolutely buried in snow. So I’ll have to chill on my property to-do list for now.
But elsewhere in camp prep we are blazing forward. We are half way towards completing our staff with some amazing new talent coming from near and far to coach our campers. I also searched the country and hired a passionate, funny and friendly new chef, Sandra, who I am so excited for you all to meet. Add to that new equipment en route from Supra, Phase 5, Liquid Force, Radar, Mission and Follow so that our campers and staff get the newest and best gear this summer. Our 2025 camp license has been sorted, our fire permit issued and our fishing license applied for and, for the 17th year in a row, I have a clean background check and can continue running summer camps in New Hampshire!
Over the next few weeks my #1 task is to find about three more coaches to join our team. We have had so many applications this year but are selective in who we take on. (If you know anyone 18-24 who fits the bill please send them our way and we will hook you up with our referral bonus if we hire them.) As soon as the snow is gone I will be tackling cabin maintenance, landscaping and a few small projects to make the place look perfect.
Helping me, as always, are my 7 and 8 year old boys, Finn and Kai, and my trusty old doggo Tuckerman.
Hit me up anytime with camp questions and I’ll try to keep this page updated as we get closer to camp.
Electric Boats are coming...
One of the hardest things to deal with at Water Monkey Camp is our impact on the planet. We burn roughly 120 gallons of fuel each day running our wake boats. We have always offset all of our CO2 emissions each season but I would much rather not pollute in the first place! The wake boat manufacturers have been slow to innovate with nearly no electric or hybrid options available (the Nautique GS22e is a one-off).
That’s why this article from a local solar installation company is some good news. The founder of Revision Energy retrofitted his small boat with a fully electric outboard motor. 25 hp is not quite what we need to wakeboard, ski and surf all summer here but it is a step forward for boats and hopefully will get the big companies at least thinking about cleaning up their fleets so that one day we can run clean wake boats on our pristine lake.
Article below:
The GOAT on summer camp...
Tom Brady nails it here in this interview in People mag.
https://people.com/parents/tom-brady-explains-dropping-son-ben-summer-camp-reminded-love-football/
If I could boil down his points it would be as follows:
Camp lets kids be kids.
Everyone is equal.
No electronics.
I couldn’t agree more! Thanks Tom.