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Your Boat Club I For ALL the ways YOU BOAT! I Great Boats - Great Availability! - U... Page 1 of 2 <br /> Reservation Center 612-208-1800 For ALL the ways <br /> Convenient&Hassle Free YOU BOAT! <br /> dub <br /> rsV How The Club Works FAQs Your Locations Memberships Request Information <br /> ,mompoe <br /> ...4,- 4, ._. <br /> ... <br /> Business Journal Article . <br /> Business Journal <br /> Business Journal Article <br /> YINNNEUPOLILIIJou1uiL <br /> U.PAULBusiiss TRY BEFORE YOU BUY <br /> FREE BOAT RIDE! <br /> Friday,January 29,2010 CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO <br /> Former Crystal-Pierz Marine exec OUR MEMBERSHIPS ARE <br /> FILLING UP FAST <br /> launches Your Boat Club APPLY TODAY! <br /> Minneapolis/St.Paul Business Journal-by John Vomhof Jr.Staff writer <br /> ft Mt <br /> Read article on Minneaoolis/St.Paul Business Journal site BUSINESS JOURNAL <br /> Luke Kujawa,former president and CEO of Crystal-Pierz Marine,is setting sail on a new boating READ THE ARTICLE <br /> business in the wake of a deal to sell the majority of his family's boat dealerships. <br /> Kujawa launched Your Boat Club at the Minneapolis Boat Show last weekend.The club BO ',I'M <br /> t g <br /> operates like a time share for boats,with members paying an annual fee and monthly dues for l\l>t',flit c7 <br /> unlimited access to fishing boats,speed boats and pontoons. READ THE ARTICLE <br /> "We want to take as many of the costs,limitations and hassle that we can out of boating," <br /> Kujawa said."What's left is flexibility and fun with your family on the water." <br /> Your Boat Club will start with 40 boats at three Minnesota locations:Prior Lake,Ramsey and <br /> Brainerd.However,Kujawa said the business model is designed to accommodate rapid growth. <br /> He hopes to expand to between 25 and 30 locations throughout the Upper Midwest within three <br /> to five years,and the company also might consider selling franchises at some point. <br /> While the company favors locations on the water,it also will consider centrally located spaces in <br /> resort towns,such as a vacated service station.The club also will deliver boats to its customers <br /> for an additional fee. <br /> Your Boat Club is split into two main types of memberships:the entry-level Explorer package at <br /> an annual fee of$1,500 and the higher-end Voyager package at an annual fee of$2,500.Both <br /> packages require a one-year commitment and include unlimited boat usage.Explorer allows <br /> members to reserve boats for just one day at a time,whereas the Voyager package allows <br /> members to book three days at a time. <br /> From there,memberships are broken into three tiers-or"piers"as the club refers to them- <br /> based on the quality of boat that the member wants.Pier 1,which has an average boat value of <br /> $16,995,costs$89.95 per month;Pier 2,which has an average boat value of$29,995,costs <br /> $199.95 per month;and Pier 3,which has an average boat value of$39,995,costs$299.95 per <br /> month. <br /> The total annual cost of club membership will be about half the cost of owning a boat,Kujawa <br /> said.The club will be capped at about 300 memberships to ensure members have access to <br /> boats when they want them."It's a concept that takes awhile to explain,but once people <br /> understand it,the response is overwhelmingly positive." <br /> http://www.yourboatclub.net/businessjournal.php 6/25/2010 <br />