The idea for MyDockMates was spawned by Hurricane Dolly which threatened the Galveston/Clear Lake area in July of 2008. We had moved onto our boat just a couple of months before. Great timing! We had a number of dockmates who were out of the country, and I wanted to get in contact to see if there was anything I could help them with in securing their boat before evacuating, but I had no way of contacting them.

Then, a few months later, along came Ike, and once again, I was wishing for a way to get in contact with people who I knew, but not well enough to have swapped phone numbers. I didn't even know last names in many cases.

I decided to do something about it, and MyDockMates was begun. This site has been developed in my spare time while here on the boat at our slip in Clear Lake. We have a Beneteau 423 that we keep for the moment at Waterford Harbor Marina in Kemah, TX.

Share the word with your dockmates about this site. If you have questions, comments or suggestions about this site, please direct them to suggestions@MyDockMates.com .