“One of the great things about this location here in Quinnipiac is that there's active harvesting of oysters all the time, and you can see right over here, looks like the Mary Coleman ship is a big pile of oysters right there,” Makadok said. That fresh seafood is served at the marina’s Fair Haven Oyster Company. One highlight for boaters navigating Connecticut waters: catching sight of oyster boats harvesting. We can give them a short training on the local waters in a local area.” ![]() “We also have a fun little training called ‘Local Knowledge.’. “They can take training as much as they want, they can redo training, or they can take refreshers,” Brown, Connecticut lead captain and training instructor, said. All members get included one-on-one training with a certified captain, like Scott Brown. Skippers are not sent to salty situations either. We're just open in Australia, Spain and France.” “We have locations in Canada, which is really exciting, United Kingdom. “As soon as the colder weather comes here, everybody kind of heads down to Florida,” Kosinski said. On top of that, they can utilize 380 locations across the world. Members in Connecticut get unlimited access to eight locations across the state, as well as another six in Rhode Island. Roughly 900 people in Connecticut are taking advantage of the Freedom Boat Club. These boats have amazing stereo systems so they're really great to go out with family and friends for an afternoon, have a great lunch, or a picnic on the boat.” “Plenty of room for a dozen or so people on here. “These pontoon boats are great,” Makadok said. Since the boats the club uses are all new members can expect to be at the helm of a vessel worth about $65,000. ![]() Then monthly dues range from $300 to $600. New members pay a one-time entry fee of $5,750 to join as a family. ![]() There are some just beautiful homes, they’re Great Gatsby-style old mansions and beautiful places to tuck into.” “One of my favorite places to go is straight across Long Island to Cold Spring Harbor. “I love going out of Stamford, we have 35 boats in Stamford,” he said. Makadok is also a member of Freedom Boat Club and hit the water 55 times last year. Tire comes off of tractor trailer, hits State Police cruiser on I-95
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