Seakeeper Elite Dealer Tri Sea Stabilizers Newsletter 8
PASSED THE WAKE OF THE STORMS….
HELENE AND MILTON
as we have Finally passed the wake of the storms and we are getting the 8th newsletter out.….We want to gve a big Thank you to all of you that gave encouraging words, offers to help and tough elbow grease and labor to move in and out of the Tampa shop…twice…. to prepare for these storms. No matter how many storms we have lived through, it will never prepare you for the damage, heartache or impact each one brings individually to so many.
We do our best to prepare before and be ready to help and assist after but there is no social media video or photo that can prepare us for what we have all seen in person in some of these storms. As a company, we have all shared our stories. “Wilmington” X marks the spot for Barb growing up there, but many of us went through Irma, Ivan, Ian and the list goes on, depending on our ages. devastation is not measurable in the heart but can be manageable by working together.
For those of you not working in the Tampa area, Helene brought 6 feet of water and ick into the shop that the crew there had to clean out. but, we are very grateful to inform everyone that we weathered the second storm with little to no damage other than the headaches and preparations of a second move out and back in. Everything is operating as normal in our shop there. Our thoughts are still with some of our tech’s family’s, as well as our clients and Industry Partners who have more work ahead. But thankfully everyone is safe and Well and that is most important.
We were very fortunate and lucky through both of these storms were others were not. Barb and the kids spent as much time as possible donating their energy to efforts to help in Western North Carolina area. Tri Sea, as a company, also donated not only the use of trucks, generators and other equipment to people in the Tampa areas and across Western NC. It’s hard to figure out where to start and stop helping and where to maintain a balance of work life in a regional company like ours. But, all we can all do is our best at both that still keeps both afloat.
EVENT LISTS
See the added Tri Sea, Seakeeper sponsorships and events we have committed to through the End of 2024. We will update this monthly as it changes:
Oct 30-Nov 3: FORT LAUDERDALE INTERNATIONAL BOAT SHOW
ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND THE BOAT SHOW ON ONE OF THEIR DAYS OFF IS FREE TO PAY FOR THAT DAY WITH YOUR COMPANY CREDIT CARD AS LONG AS YOU WEAR A TRI SEA STABILIZERS BRANDED SHIRT TO THE SHOW:) WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE:)
EMPLOYEE NEWS:
Anniversary’s
THERE ARE SOME DOOZY’S THIS MONTH :) Join us in Saying Happy Anniversary to your Team mate!
JOHN - Seakeeper Service Manager Florida and North Carolina
JOHN LEDESMA 4 Years / FORT LAUDERDALE, FL
Wow, 4 years! 2020 was an interesting year for us all but the second John walked into our lives we knew he was a keeper:) John came to the the Marine Industry after working for a time in the oil fields in Louisiana. I will start with a little known fact right here: John wanted in the marine industry so bad he ran around Fort Lauderdale annoying local Yacht and boat industry business owners offering to sweep floors. He got his start in Dania and after a time he ended up a lead tech at Ferretti before he made the leap to come to our little mom and pop operation. John busted his Butt and went the extra mile every day from the second he started with us. He used his off hours to read the install manuals and anything Seakeeper he could get his hands on because John started BEFORE there was an SWI-106 or any troubleshooting guide at all. He proved himself day in and day out and when the time came that we knew he was ready to handle it, He was promoted to Service Manager.
John has not stopped there and will continue to grow and thrive here because of his drive not only at the office but at home with his family.
LITTLE KNOWN FACT: OMG I know I promised but under the circumstances I figured everyone could use a smile and you would not mind. Our Best little known fact is that, in his past he had an amazing career as an employee at Victoria Secret! :) Sorry John!
KELSEY ROCKWELL 2 Years
For those of you that do not know Kelsey came to us straight from Seakeeper. Weekly, Kelsey supported us through every aspect of the process there, from service parts to gyro inventory to just getting things done and helping us maneuver the corporate environment we found ourselves in. When John heard through the grape vine ( Thank you John) that she was looking for something else we were very distraught and decided we were going to do everything we could do not to lose her.
Kelsey is like Carmen San diego… she could be in tokyo and no one would ever know. She would be up and at it doing what she does without missing a beat. She is hard on ownership when we need her to be, and loyal to the bone. We are very grateful, every day, to have her here with us.
LITTLE KNOWN FACT: Kelsey Love Love Loves her amazing dog “Athena” and lives just outside of Seattle the majority of the year near the Navy base where Top Gun and Maverick were filmed. Much of her family is in Northern Florida.
KELSEY - Seakeeper Business Administrator for Tri Sea Stabilizers
OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS:
FRANK CHAVEZ-SEGOVIA
KRISTEN SMITH
DANIEL SAWYER
NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS
TIMOTHY NICHOLS
BARBARA KORNEGAY
JOEY WNATROBSKI
TYLER KINNETT
MARK BREWER
LEVI JOHNSON
GYRO AND CO. SHENANIGANS
For those of you that are not aware, Tim’s worst nightmare is being stuck in a place with thousands of people making noise! So, close to 2 years We bet our oldest daughter she could not stick with running Track and cross county and hold an “a” average in school. But, if she did, Tim would take her to Taylor Swift in Miami. The general ideas was that she would lose and we would sell the tickets right? Wrong! he lost, lol. She also added in that she could choose his outfit, lol. I think she went easy on him:) But for those of you that never thought you would see it - Tim walked right into his worst nightmare with is daughter a few weeks ago, a Taylor swift concert! Also including a few photos of the rest of the team so you can see How everyone is doing!
The day arrived!
Halloween Preparations
Siblings hanging out