DAWN OF A NEW ERA

In Aotearoa New Zealand the name Salthouse is synonymous with the craft of boatbuilding. The extended Salthouse family has thrived in the industry for many decades, as builders of traditional wooden vessels dating back to 1956 and high-tech composite race yachts in the last twenty years or so.

Greg Salthouse was proud to work with his father John in the business. He had learnt from the ground up and was respected as a sailor and for his ability to produce exceptional, one-off boats.

With John’s retirement, Salthouse Boatbuilders steered a course towards building composite boats.

“My passion was big race boats,” recalls Greg. At that point the