Captain's Log: Star Date July 6, 2009 I never cease to be amazed when I travel far and wide, how often one of our products shows up when I least expect it.  I just returned from a great trip to sunny Florida that included a ferry ride on the Sunny Days Fast Cat out of Key West.  Traveling with friends, we had decided to venture to the Dry Tortugas (about 70 miles west of Key West) for a day of snorkeling and exploring.  The only way to get there is by boat and so we took the Fast Cat, which is high speed catamaran.

The crew of the Fast Cat was great and I had the opportunity to speak with the captain (John) while he was at the helm.  I happened to notice that he had a DayMinder Weekly Planner laying on dashboard (do boats have a dashboard?) next to some of his instruments.  In speaking with John, I asked why he had the planner or how he used it as I wouldn't have expected to find it on a boat.

So interestingly, he and the other captain were required by the United States Coast Guard to keep a daily logbook and the DayMinder planner, with it's open weekly format, is what they used.  They logged in daily weather conditions, how many passengers were on board for each trip out to the Tortugas, any maintenance or checks that they performed, along with notation of any of the mandatory drills ("man" overboard drills and lifeboat drills).  The good news was, we didn't have utilize any of their drill skills as the trip was pretty much smooth sailing both ways...well except for that one big sea turtle in the "road"! Captain John performed some evasive maneuvers and the turtle did too (I think he was saying "dive", "dive", "aahoooga" in his little turtle head!)  So, next time you see the aisle of planners and think they are used in basically the same manner by people in offices or at home, think again - those little unassuming planners really get around to more exotic and interesting places!   Please Share:  What interesting and exotic places have you seen a planner, diary or notebook being used in?