Just as many people use boats on Fridays now as they do on Saturdays and Sundays, she said, which could mean people are treating Friday as a special work day on the water - maybe even giving them a head start on a weekend trip. Fifteen percent of new members in the first quarter of the year were weekday only, a rate that Freedom’s Brenna Preisser attributes to people’s increased ability to work remotely, the lower cost ($299 a month on average, with a $5,000 initiation fee), and a growing number of retirees with flexible schedules.

And for some dedicated boaters with the ability to do so, that means getting out on the water when summer arrives.įreedom Boat Club, which has a fleet of fishing boats, deck boats, pontoons, and other motorized vessels that members can reserve around the country, including 43 locations in New England, started offering weekday-only memberships at all its clubs earlier this year, based on the popularity of a previous pilot program. The definition of “shaking it up” varies widely, of course, but people with more freedom to work remotely since the pandemic loosened their ties to the office are getting creative about where they do their jobs. “Being at home all the time or at a WeWork or whatever, you still need to shake it up a little bit.”

“It doesn’t really matter where you work now, so you might as well work somewhere that makes you happy and productive and satisfied,” he said. When it doesn’t matter where you work, why not work from a boat? Reporter Katie Johnston stops by to tell us about the trend that’s making waves.

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