Guild Wars: Guild of the Week: The Boat Crew [boat]

The Guild of the Week has been announced on the official site. The honor goes to The Boat Crew [boat]:

The Boat Crew was founded in March of 2006 in the sunny ocean port of Lion's Arch. Most of the members jumped ship from failing or floundering guilds, where tiny membership left players yearning for a more active community. To help maintain a close-knit sense of family, The Boat Crew eventually started The Boat Crew Oarsmen as a sister guild. New players begin in the Oarsmen, and the two guilds are run as a single unit.

The guild aims to enjoy all aspects of Guild Wars while appreciating each other's company. They consider themselves a very social guild, and encourage anyone to join them for activities and community gatherings. When it comes to recruitment, a player's ability comes in a distant second to how well that person gels with current members.

Currently, The Boat Crew hovers at a roster-size of about 40 players across both guilds. They like to keep the membership small to promote a friendly environment where nobody gets drowned out and everyone participates.

In both guild and alliance, The Boat Crew organizes regular social events and elite mission outings. In the international player community, they're known for being active in organizing gatherings and games. Members don't limit themselves to in-game events either; some went to GenCon and won the Guild Wars tournament there. Some members also attended the launch parties for both Factions and Nightfall. The Boat Crew strongly encourages community participation.

The guild is also famed for a collection of "Gaile Logs." Whenever Gaile Gray makes one of her appearances with her froggy friend, chances are there's a member of the Boat Crew on hand to compile a record of what she says. They take screenshots of her interactions with the community, and then post them on fan forums for the entire Guild Wars world to view at their convenience. Although not the only guild that keeps tabs on Gaile's discussions, members are proud to share the responsibility with other players.