Ahoy, Tugboat

Hello, and welcome to the Tugboat Tribune.

Tugboat was a name given to me this year after an incident several years ago. My fellow classmate Jordan Climie and I hit the lakes in Fenton, Mich. in my parents' pontoon to enjoy a nice summer day — and to impress girls.

We jumped into the water, only to find that we had no way back onto the boat, as the ladder was left on shore. I was able to give Climie a boost onto the boat, but I still did not have a way back on the boat.

I offered to swim to shore and let Climie meet me there with the boat, but he could not figure out how to start it. Long story short, I ended up pulling the boat to shore behind me with a tow rope.

This year we were assigning each other nicknames and the name "Tugboat" stuck instantly.