Thanks for all of the new designs. It's helping us to understand what we're trying to say about our product.
We're thinking that my suggestions about using some type of book are creating logos that don't look very nautical. They won't make other boaters think that the logo is about boating. They're also a little too complex for hats.
The logos we have liked so far have involved waves. So we're thinking that perhaps the right image to project is one of being "active" on the water. #30 and #44 are starts in those directions.
I've also been writing a lot about things that we don't like. I'm honestly trying to be helpful - I hope all of the feedback is being taken that way. It made me think that I'm not showing enough things that we really do like. So we hunted around and found a couple of logos that we think are really nice:
http://www.oceanleadership.org/http://www.nycia.com/graphic_design/logo_portfolio.asp?id=1The thing that we like about them is that they really stand out. They'll look great on hats. We seem to like "waves" and the "ocean". There's also a simplicity about those designs.
Please let me know what other types of feedback would help.