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Old 07-08-2013, 12:44 PM
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Default Re: Why do we tip the mates?

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Originally Posted by jswany04
When on a boat that has 4 mates how does one go about tipping each one? At 20% of the fare for each one is expensive.
My son just started mating oi a boat out of Belmar this summer. According to him they divide the tips evenly; if there are 3 mates working that day and the tips add up $300, they each get $100.