Business View Magazine | October 2020

14 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE OCTOBER 2020 Sea Tow Services International found that from Memorial Day Week to Labor Day weekend, requests for on- water assistance increased by 34% compared to the same timeframe in 2019 • Jump starts (8%) • Fuel Delivery (8%) • Dock-to-dock tows (8%) Job reports also showed that member services comprised 60% of all Sea Tow requests for service, non-member services comprised 36%, and salvage and recovery 4%. “We continue to prioritize servicing our members, but the numbers show we assisted a good number of other boaters as well,” said Frohnhoefer. “We’re closing out one of our busiest seasons on record and trends post-Labor Day are showing that as long as the weather stays nice, boating and the need for on-water assistance is showing no sign of slowing down.”