Nautical Stationery was developed in Rochester, NY as a result of a fellow sailor wanting a specific "boat card" to share with new friends that he & his wife meet during their summer sailing expeditions. The card would grace not only their contact information, but their boat name and a nautical chart identifying their homeport location. The Maerz's approached their friend, Paul Schumacher who had extensive experience in the print industry, brokering high profile projects with customers such as Kodak and Xerox. Paul thoroughly understands the latest print technologies and discovered a new waterproof material that would make an excellent boat card for the nautical community.

In 2001, Paul was in search of a designer who could fulfill his friends' request. He met Lynne Menz, a free-lance web designer on-line and a month later, "proposed" to Lynne... to design a website for his new product. Unfortunately, he had not found a product designer, so she agreed to take on the challenge of both product design & website design. Several years later, while no romantic match had bonded, a wonderful business and subsequent new career was formed.

To inspire her nautical creativity, Lynne relocated her home & studio to the shores of Lake Ontario where she continues to create new nautical designs and products. She has been actively involved in the annual Oak Orchard Wooden Boat Festival as the festival coordinator and graphic designer for Orleans County Tourism. As a result of expanding her designs to other products, she developed NauticaLyn Designs, featuring merchandise such as glass cutting boards, boat christening plaques, coozies, mouse pads, coasters, puzzles, decorative pillows and apparel, all printed with nautical charts and icons. View her catalog at www.lynnemenz.com.

Lynne attributes much of the success of Nautical Stationery to her "Nautical Brides" who have sought out her designs throughout the US for their wedding stationery. Though distance has no baring, Lynne works closely with the engaged couples to create beautiful stationery products, including wedding invitation packages, save-the-date cards, menu and placecards. The responses that she has received from the brides, grooms and their mothers have been especially motivating (see testimonials below).

Please call or email Lynne (Designs) or Paul (General Info). They will be happy to work with you!

Contact a Nautical Stationery Representative:
General Info: (585) 442-1002 Designer: (877) 266-1850

Privacy Policy: We respect our customers' privacy and will not share your records with anyone. The information that you provide us will only be used by Nautical Stationery to fulfill your order.
Disclaimer: Authentic nautical charts are used with permission from NOAA. Our designs are not to be used for navigational purposes.