Please forgive all of my notifications about split cost fishing charters over the last month. I have been trying to come up with a system that effectively gets my customers "paired up" on split cost charters without bombarding you all with weekly notifications. The conclusion that I have come to is that, at the beginning of every month (starting now), I will send one email out to see who is interested in being notified about split cost charter opportunities over the next month. Then, when I have an inquiry, I will only go back to those who requested to be notified about the opportunity. So, if you are interested in a split cost charter during the month of November, please respond to this email so I can put you on the list. If you would always like to be contacted when there is a split cost charter opportunity, let me know and I will put you on the permanent list (in this scenario, you may be called several times a month).
Another difficulty that I have been trying to overcome on these type of trips is the increased logistics of putting them together. One inquiry may generate up to a half dozen emails and phone calls for me before the parties are squared away. Beyond this and more importantly, there is also twice the likelihood of a cancellation (as there are two parties involved). In this scenario, I am left with the choice of cancelling the trip (and potentially aggravating the remaining customer) or running a heavily discounted trip. So, in order to continue to provide this split cost charter service to my customers, I will need to charge an additional $25 to each side of the split. Thanks for your understanding.