Sailing Montauk Has a New Look for the 2013 Season
You want to know something funny? It’s my wife, not me, who is the paid, published author. Yeah, I’ve got my bylines at The Atlantic, two different bylines in fact. But it’s my wife who actually got paid to write a book.
And that’s not even her day job. This is her day job:
That’s a screen shot for the new Sailing Montauk website that we launched today. My wife Amelia built it. She builds websites.
I have said here and elsewhere that no less than 35% of any enterprise is marketing and promotion, and whatever success I’ve had is due in no small part to my having access to a first-rate designer, writer, and communicator, who has been willing to put her time and talent in service of my dreams and ambitions.
So cheers to my wife, Amelia. And thanks. I couldn’t have done any of this without you!
Since she’s a writer, what’s her opinion on the whole “Fort Pond Bay” name? I’m still thinking you can come up with something better, perhaps matching “Montauk” or maybe going with something Hawaiian like “Ka’anapali Bay,” which just has a nice ring to it.
If we can rename Cape Canaveral on a whim, surely a few signatures and a city council meeting can bring change, even if you have to go for the obvious “Obama Bay” or “Michael Bay.” Then again, you’ve got a place named “Ditch Plains Beach” (which surely must sit on Fort Pond Bay), so maybe some kind of geographical intervention is required, in consultation with every tourist board from Key West to the Gold Coast. While they’re at it, see if they can come up with a real name for Long Island.
Beautiful website, though. 🙂Report
Some other Montauk place names: Shagwong Point, Rocky Point, Culloden Point, Hither Hills, The Walking Dunes, Turtle Cove, North Bar, Oyster Pond, Hidden Pond, Caswells, Radar Base, Shadmoor, and Umbrella BeachReport
Lovely site, David. Here’s to talented wives!Report
Have you finished up with the rigging?Report
Dear lord, that’s an ominous/awesome gravatar.Report
Very nice website. Kudos to the wife.
I hope to be in your neck of the woods one day soon. If so, I hope to see you then.Report