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years 1984 and 1985, the Malaguena was chartered a total of 17
days and 16 days, respectively. With the exception of occasional
references to refunds, the log contains little financial
information regarding the operation of the charter boat service.
The log also includes entries unrelated to the sailboat, such as
Hans Hammann's impressions regarding his employment with the
union.
Petitioners attempted to solicit business by circulating
flyers to incoming tourists at area airports. They also relied
upon "word of mouth" referrals from previous customers. Other
than these two methods, petitioners used no advertising. They
did not offer the charter boat service through brokers or rental
agents. Petitioners would generally charter the boat only on
weekends or other times that did not conflict with Hans Hammann's
employment with the union. Petitioners were always present on
the Malaguena during the charters. They would only allow a
member of a charter party to actually sail the boat if the person
passed a sailing proficiency test administered by Hans Hammann,
who was an experienced sailor. When a member of a charter party
was sailing the sailboat, petitioners described themselves as
"the crew". From time to time Cheryl Hammann would prepare meals
in advance and serve them to the charter party while sailing.
Usually wine was also available, but after an unpleasant
experience petitioners did not allow the consumption of other
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