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Tim Kershaw Joins Delta Marine to Head Sales

Marie Cullen — Tue, 19 May 2026 15:06:46 +0000

Tim Kershaw, whose background spans time aboard superyachts and selling them, is the new director of sales for Delta Marine. He’ll be the first point of contact for brokers, captains, and potential clients stateside and internationally. A New Zealand native, Kershaw entered the yachting industry in 2012 as a deckhand. Following that, he pursued a […]

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Stassi Anastassov Takes Over as Ferretti Group CEO

Diane M. Byrne — Fri, 15 May 2026 04:09:00 +0000

A former Procter & Gamble executive has replaced Alberto Galassi as the executive director and CEO of the Ferretti Group. Stassi Anastassov received the majority vote yesterday in an ongoing shareholder dispute, replacing Alberto Galassi, in place since 2014. During the same vote at the Ferretti Group’s annual meeting, Tan Ning was named chairman of […]

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Thom Conboy Named Turquoise Yachts Representative for the Americas

Diane M. Byrne — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 04:00:00 +0000

A veteran of the superyacht industry is supporting Turquoise Yachts sales and after-sales efforts in the United States. Thom Conboy (pictured, center) is further representing the Turkish shipyard across North and South America. Conboy’s career in the yachting business crosses continents and decades—specifically, four decades and Europe, North America, and South America. Through it all, […]

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Gordon Kay Becomes Stateside Representative for Baltic Yachts

Ken Kremsler — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 14:05:30 +0000

For the first time, Baltic Yachts has appointed a U.S.-based representative, to strengthen its reach among performance-oriented sailing-superyacht enthusiasts. Gordon Kay (pictured, at left, with executive vice president Henry Hawkins) is the new vice president for sales for the country, the rest of North America, and South America. “The Americas are an important and growing […]

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Don O’Keeffe, Longtime Burger Boat Company Naval Architect, Dies

Diane M. Byrne — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 18:35:53 +0000

Daniel Joseph O’Keeffe, better known as Don O’Keeffe, who personally designed more than 100 boats and yachts, has died. A naval architect for Burger Boat Company for about three decades, he was 90 years old. A native of Schull in West Cork, Ireland and born on June 15, 1935, O’Keeffe was one of nine children. […]

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