Nathan Nager

Nathan Nager is the newest member of our Hingham crew having been here only twenty years. Nate grew up boating on the South Shore on his parents’ powerboats and fishing the waters of Massachusetts Bay. He has been an avid sailor owning sailboats from 25’ to 38’, cruising the New England Coast with his family. He currently owns a Pursuit center console that is docked close to our Hingham office. Nathan is proud to have earned his certification as a Certified Professional Yacht Broker along with his associates.

Doug Wielhouwer

Doug has been sailing and working on boats since his early teens. What started out as sailing catamarans and helping out at the boatyard on weekends, turned into a lifetime career in the boat industry. Doug has worked for several boat dealerships, and a sailboat steering company over his more than 40 year career. He has been the manager of Eastern Yacht Sales, Inc. since 1989, and now oversees day to day operations for all four EYS locations.

Doug is a hands-on manager. It is not unusual to in the yard, installing electronics, or commissioning a boat, during the hectic Spring launching season.

He is a Certified Professional Yacht Broker (CPYB), Vice President and Treasurer of Mass Marine Trades Association, and a Director of the Yacht Brokers Association of America. Doug also holds Certificates from NMEA and Raymarine, as a certified electronics installer.

Shepard Shove

Shep has been working for Eastern Yacht Sales since 1989 and has been a yacht broker for 31 years. He is an avid sailor having  cruised extensively in the Caribbean and Cape Cod.  A member of the Hull (Ma.) Yacht Club , he is also an EYS customer. Shep currently owns a Catalina 28MKII that he sails with his trusty wirehaired dachshund Mooser.

Peter Galvin

Peter has been a yacht broker for nearly 35 years. Growing up at his family's beach house he learned about lobstering, water skiing and sailing at a very early age. Sailing remains his life long passion and throughout his career has sold boats for nearly every manufacturer in America and Europe. He has an extensive knowlwdge of yacht design and construction of both sail and power boats and will tell you that he's equally happy to be on either, so long as he's on the water. In his spare time he has been invovled in one design and PHRF racing, has helped organize the local racing organizations, helps out with the youth sailing program and is currently the Scituate Recreation Department's senior sailing instructor. Peter lives overlooking Scituate Harbor.

Sean Willis

781.749.8600
C: 781.724.1365
sean.willis@easternyacht.com

Craig Sheard

Craig Sheard brings a lifetime of boating knowledge to Eastern Yacht Sales. A lifelong New England resident Craig spent boyhood summers fishing and sailing. Later his passion for sailing took him to racing in many one-design national and international regattas. As a partner in a boat building and race boat optimization company Craig gained the knowledge and skills that serve him well in understanding both sail and powerboat design and manufacture. While still enjoying the local racing scene Craig now takes a more balanced approach to the boating lifestyle including cruising his sailboat with family and friends along the east coast. He can be found most days manning the Eastern Yacht Sales Marblehead office.

Greg Allen

781.631.7400
C: 781.910.7442
greg@easternyacht.com

Greg Allen, a longtime Marblehead resident began sailing in the Chesapeake Bay in the mid 80’s. While enjoying local cruising and around the buoys racing, Greg has been fortunate to crew on a number of 200 – 1500 mile races and deliveries and a number of Caribbean charters. In 2006 he and his wife wintered in the Bahamas on their 34’ sloop, Southerly. A graduate of the University of Maryland and a member of the Boston Yacht Club, Greg lives in Marblehead with his wife, Martha Quigley. Greg prides himself on working with his prospects to find the boat that they will enjoy for years to come.

John Zomermaand

I spent my teen years in Holland, Michigan and lived barely three miles from one of the "Great Lakes" - Lake Michigan. Being of Dutch Heritage I was immediately drawn to the waters of Lake Michigan and Lake Macatawa.
My first boat, a 22 ft. Pontoon, was purchased with ten high school buddies. We navigated the waters of Lake Michigan between Holland and Saugatuck, Michigan. As you might imagine, we polished our boating skills as well as our social skills during the two summers we owned that boat.
Over the years I've owned a number of boats both sail and power, currently I own a 32 ft Pacific Seacraft PH "Nouvelle", moored in Stonington, Connecticut. I'm also a member of the Stonington Harbor Yacht Club. I've sailed extensively in the Caribbean, mostly in the British Virgin Islands. On my list of personal goals was to qualify for a USCG Captain's license, which I was awarded in 2005.
For a few short years my boating cycle was interrupted by college and the beginning of my business career. After college and a few short-term job-stops later, I landed at Friendly Ice Cream. I worked my way through the organization including a stop in Troy, Ohio (no water there). However, in May of 2006, after 33 terrific years at Friendly's, the last ten as Vice-President of manufacturing, I retired. That summer as a retiree, I could pick and choose the locations and days of sailing, but something was missing - my enthusiastic nature to help customers.
One of our goals at Friendly Ice Cream was to create a product and experience that would exceed our customer's expectations. That is precisely what the Hellier Yacht Sales Team is all about. My goal at Hellier's is to use my experience in business and passion for boating to help our customers receive the yachting experience they desire.

Verne Ray

860.442.1154
 
verne@hellieryachts.com

Hellier's Service Manager Verne Ray has been with HYS for 25 years.
His experience and expertise in all phases of the yacht commissioning and customer delivery process will ensure your trouble free enjoyment of your new boat.
Please contact him for all service and warranty questions.

Pat Raum

207.773.1400
C: 207.229.8986
pat.raum@easternyacht.com

I grew up on an island in the Detroit River and Lake Erie. Started dodging freighters in a 12 Nipper. Then raced and sailed Lightings, Thistles, New York 25s and worked on a 45’ wooden ketch. After U of M (Michigan) sailed a Herreshoff 26 then a Pearson 26. Got lucky and moved to Maine, raced Ensigns and again lucky raced on the Monhegan race in a custom 42. Saw my first whales. Wow!
 We moved  all over the country in my big job, but was able to continue in boating in some of the cities, 25’ Folkboat and Tartan 34 on Long Island sound. Got to crew and skipper in five Pt. Huron to Mackinac races in a custom Ford design 40. We came back to Maine to sell boats into charter fleet in Tortola. Now living in Kennebunkport.
I have been lucky to be associated with Eastern Yacht Sales over the last 18 years and am very excited to be able to be part of the new office in Portland, ME.

Eric Colby

207.773.1400
C: 207.232.1962
eric@easternyacht.com

A lifelong boater, Eric grew up bluefishing in the waters of coastal Connecticut with his late father, Stu. Today, he lives on beautiful Sebago Lake in Southwestern Maine, cruising with the family or towing his two children on a tube or kneeboard. Eric spent 25 years writing about and evaluating boats for such respected publications as Soundings/Trade Only, Powerboat magazine (where I was the Editor in Chief) and Boating magazine, where he authored the well-known Boat Doctor column. He still writes the Yard column for Power & Motoryacht magazine and contributes to the quarterly publication Sportboat, which he helped launch in 2010. He has tested thousands of boats ranging from 16’ bowriders to 80’ yachts. Eric spent much of his career behind the wheel of high-performance boats and competed in Offshore Powerboat Racing, winning a division championship in 1993. He has actually driven a boat at the astounding speed of 172 mph and was fortunate enough to have participated in the Offshore World Championships in Key West, Fla. Eric is looking forward to putting his knowledge to work finding the right boat for customers at the new Eastern Yacht Sales offices in Portland, Maine.

Jim Torinese

401.683.2200
C: 401.487.3606
jim@easternyacht.com

My career as a yacht broker started several years ago. However, my experience with boating goes back almost 40 years. In this time period I’ve gained much knowledge of both power and sail boats having owned and chartered many from Annapolis to the BVI.

As a broker I pride myself in working very hard for my clients with the honesty and integrity they deserve. It gives me pleasure finding them the perfect boat that fits their needs and budget, or in helping them to sell their boat at a competitive price. In my opinion, one of the best compliments any Yacht broker can have is a satisfied return customer.

When I’m not brokering boats I can be found on my 35’ sailboat sailing out of Bristol Yacht Club , RI with my wife Gail.

Stop by our Portsmouth, RI office and say hello or just talk about Boats!

Ham Freeman

401.683.2200
C: 401. 524.2403
ham.freeman@easternyacht.com

Ham grew up racing Widgeons and Shields on Vineyard Sound. But he doesn't choose sides. He's equally at home on the racing circuit as he is casting for stripers on Narragansett Bay. Ham brings a lifetime of experience to the Eastern team, having spent his formative years in various boatyards and running private yachts for some of Newport's more noted residents. His sailing experience includes competition in countless one-design and big boat regattas, extensive pleasure cruising and numerous near- and offshore deliveries. When he's not sailing, you'll have to be the early bird to catch him heading out for bass on his center console.

A graduate of Connecticut College, member of the Barrington Yacht Club (RI) and past member of the Edgartown Yacht Club, Ham lives with his wife and two children in Barrington, RI.