OnBoard Magazine - Issue XVI - 2024 Season

Once a year, Bluewater Yacht Sales honors the hard work and efforts made by everyone on our team and recognizes the success that individuals reached in he prior calendar year. “This event is highly anticipated by our salespeople, admins, the marketing team and all involved,” explained General Manager Wyatt Lane. “It is the one time a year everyone can take a break from the day-today details to stop and recognize just how much we achieve as a team.” In January of 2024, the Bluewater team came together to celebrate in the fun town of Charleston, South Carolina to recognize the successes of 2023 and prepare for another great year in 2024. The Annual Sales Meeting kicked off on Monday, the 15th with a welcome reception and Lowcountry oyster roast, providing an opportunity for team members arriving from Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina and Florida to unwind and catch up with each other. On Tuesday, we reconvened with business meetings, heard from keynote speaker Katheryn Burchett, Executive Vice President of Western Operations of Safe Harbor Marinas, as well as Bluewater executives Randy Ramsey and Jud Black, before holding break-out strategy and goal sessions for the New Year. The full team evaluated sales performance data together, and also focused on the growing achievements of our central marketing efforts. “We may be a small company by some outside measures, but what we pull off for our customers is huge!” explained Wyatt. This busy, but exciting day concluded with an annual awards dinner, where the entire company celebrated our 2023 top producers and the employees best exemplifying our company culture. This year, Bluewater had twenty-four awards presented to eighteen individuals. The most prestigious awards went to Clark Sneed for Top Sales Overall and Top New Boat Sales, and Scott James earning Top Brokerage Sales and the Top Gun Award, for selling the most units last year. Bluewater Sales Manager Baxter Lusink acknowledged their achievements, “Both Clark and Scott work tirelessly for their customers. Whether their goals are met via high value vessels, or a large number of transactions, they are always at or near the top of our highest performers year-in and year-out. This is a testament to their product knowledge, around-the-clock availability and genuine character that is extended to everyone they work with.” Marketing Director Blake Tice received the Jan Boone Memorial Award for his exceptional drive and work ethic, and Brandi Burch the Excellence & Dedication Award for her work supporting sales efforts from the Hampton, Virginia, office. “WhenBrandi first joined us, we instantly knew she was going to make a fantastic closing admin,” recalled Wyatt. “She now works hand-in-hand with clients, HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENTS TOP SALES AND SUPPORT CONTRIBUTIONS CELEBRATED AT THE BLUEWATER ANNUAL MEETING 30 BLUEWATER

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