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Dave Christensen Christensen Shipyards megayacht

Dave Christensen, Founder of Christensen Shipyards: 1931-2018

By Diane M. Byrne on 10.21.18

Few people launch new businesses nearly halfway through their lives. Dave Christensen did that at age 50, establishing Christensen Shipyards. The founder of one of America’s best-known megayacht builders died last week at age 87 in Washington State, after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Unlike many in yachting, Christensen wasn’t born into a maritime family.Continue Reading

Southern Wind Shipyard sailing superyachts

Southern Wind Shipyard Plots Its Future Course

By Diane M. Byrne on 06.11.18

A combination of longtime shipyard executives as well as customers now runs Southern Wind Shipyard. This follows the sudden death of the shipyard’s founder just last month. Willy Persico, who established the shipyard in South Africa in 1991, died on May 12. According to a statement from Southern Wind today, Persico had already mapped outContinue Reading

Oyster 885 superyacht owner Eddie Jordan

Oyster Yachts Adds Eddie Jordan, Rob Humphreys to Board

By Marie Cullen on 06.08.18

PHOTOS: Mike Jones Several weeks after new ownership took over, Oyster Yachts has added Eddie Jordan, a high-profile auto-racing and yacht-owning figure, to its board. Furthermore, it’s added Rob Humphreys, a well-known yacht designer. Oyster Yachts re-emerged with entrepreneur Richard Hadida at the helm in March. This followed the company suddenly going into administration theContinue Reading

Jan Timmerman Royal Huisman superyacht managing director

Jan Timmerman Now Managing Director at Royal Huisman

By Marie Cullen on 06.02.18

With broad international experience, Jan Timmerman is taking the helm at Royal Huisman, effective on August 1. Timmerman recently served as managing director and president of a company in the aluminum business. He also held similar roles at a lighting-solutions supplier to both luxury architectural projects as well as original equipment manufacturers. In addition, Timmerman hasContinue Reading

Grant Colin Henderson sales manager for the Americas for Baglietto CCN megayachts

New Manager for the Americas for Baglietto, CCN

By Diane M. Byrne on 02.13.18

Just in time for this week’s Miami Yacht Show, sister shipyards Baglietto and CCN have a new sales manager for the Americas. He’s Grant Colin Henderson. Henderson, based in the Fort Lauderdale office, is no stranger to yachting. He’s also no stranger to Italian shipyards. For example, just prior to joining Baglietto and CCN, heContinue Reading

Tony Hambrook Alloy Yachts

Tony Hambrook, Former Managing Director of Alloy Yachts: 1946-2018

By Diane M. Byrne on 02.02.18

Antony Brian Hambrook, known throughout the yachting industry as Tony Hambrook, who helped take Alloy Yachts to prominence, died this week. He was 71 years old. Born in August 1946 in New Zealand, Hambrook grew up in Motueka, a small rural town at the top of the country’s South Island. In his father’s engineering workshop, heContinue Reading

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