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You have got to be kidding.... I have never read so much drivel in my life. If you are wondering why you receive so much resistance in your chosen industry, then maybe you shouldn't be so quick to start pointing fingers at past and potential employers. With all your so called education, it amazes me that you could be so ignorant to think that attacking the owner of a superyacht will do anything to help launch your career or (what is more likely your intention) provide compensation to you for something that he has no knowledge of. I was actually part of the crew and remember you well, which is unusual, seeing as we used to employ hundreds of temporary workers like yourself. The reason I remember you, is because from the first moment you came on board, you started complaining about conditions. This is unusual for someone who is looking for potential employment. YOU ARE THE REASON that many Americans have a hard time getting employment in the industry, so you only have yourself to blame. People like you who cry "Oh poor Me" and put your hand out. If there was any reason you were not offered permanent employment it is because you were substandard and all you had to offer was a potential lawsuit....So on behalf of Americans in the industry I say THANKS! Oh and one other thing, I have never heard of anyone so unprofessional that would use a totally unrelated sight to slander a man who is involved in so many charitable and great causes. I can't believe you have dragged me down to your level in order to defend myself and the crews reputation.

[some information deleted] I have written and sent you a letter a few months back. I understand I may not have received a response from yourself for any particular reason. You may have not received the first letter that I sent you, so this may all be new to yourself at this time. I did try and convey a matter to you in discreet earlier on through your company, Call Wave via email. I am assuming an assistant of yours received my requests before passing them to yourself. I am sending you this message in a final attempt to resolve a concern that I’ve had for a couple of years now.

In the initial letter, I tried to convey to you that I had experienced, at least from what I had learned, some fair amount of slander and harassment by a supervising crew member, Grant Kitely. I believe he is a lead deckhand or perhaps bosun on m/y Reverie. To this day I think about my experience in trying to deal with such matters from this yacht. I need to say by now that I have become pretty weary about this in which I’ve allowed myself to act in an unseemly manner towards this individual and once to a few others from this yacht. I understand fully that I have a lot of faults by now when it comes to reacting to adversity. I don’t at all believe that an apology by myself will makes things much better. My leaving all of this behind might be better for any crew member of m/y Reverie or yourself, but I don’t believe it would be fair to myself regardless of my reactions thus far. I don’t believe my actions towards any individual is “punishment” enough or cancels anything they have done against me beforehand.

For what it’s worth, Mr. Sperling, being from the US and working in an industry like this that is already bent against the hiring and ethical treatment of Americans hasn‘t been too easy for myself, and I believe for many other hard working and decent American crew members as well. And for what it’s worth, I still consider myself a decent individual who would never treat any crewmember in the way I was treated on your yacht no matter what my position would be. I thought that based upon my positive experiences as a stewardess, my college and maritime education, and my gained references in yachting would give me an opportunity to thrive in this industry without so much adversity. But by now, I believe I’ve faced too much of it so far..unwarranted many times over. I did not need what happened to me on m/y Reverie to be an obstacle for me in this industry. As someone from the US who has tried with much effort and cooperation to eek out a living in this industry, it has been challenging enough just do so.

My experiences have taught me that there are issues among those who face problems in this industry based upon their nationality, gender, and age regardless of positive references and experiences with other crew members. I certainly don’t expect someone such as yourself to empathize with me especially since you may already have seen me in a bad light more times over. But please bare in mind that no matter what I’ve done along with my feelings towards anyone in any way, I did not deserve to be treated in the manner that Grant Kitely and few others had treated me as a day worker on m/y Reverie. It is still my hope that you can come to terms with what I’m conveying to you in this letter and help me resolve this. By now, since I firmly believe that Grant Kitley and a few others have at least once acted in an unprofessional manner over myself for absolutely no reason during my day working on m/y Reverie, that he and others should be disciplined immediately. I’ve already explained this in my first letter to yourself as painful it was for me to do so. And I would hope that if you considered being a part of resolving these concerns that you would kindly convey that to me. You are the owner from what I understand, and I believe ultimately you incur some responsibility in resolving this situation. I hope you can think about what I’m conveying in this letter to you and kindly respond in an attempt to resolve these concerns that I have at this time. Thank you,