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ne of the things which epitomizes island living is the ability to enjoy the vast array of beautiful waterways meandering through the marshes coupled with the diversity provided by the inlets to the Atlantic Ocean. The opportunities to explore those waterways have recently multiplied with the opening of a local branch of Freedom Boat Club on St. Simons Island. Freedom Boat Club has over 25,000 members nationwide, over 2,300 boats in the national fleet, and more than 190 locations. Most locals are familiar with Dunbar Yachts, the longstanding sail and powerboat dealership located at Morningstar Marina that has been offering boating opportunities to the community and its visitors since the 1970s. Lucy Bowie, one of the owners of Dunbar Yachts, explains the thinking behind opening the local Freedom Boat Club branch: “We are committed to providing opportunities for everyone to get out on the water. We had people come into the dealership who had either never boated before, and were a little daunted about becoming boat owners, or people who had owned boats but were finding the maintenance overheads to be burdensome. So, we decided to bring Freedom Boat Club to 46
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