Boat International US Edition

Members’ Logbook

Owner of Broadwater

Length: 184ft

Year: 1994

Location: Newport

Congratulations on your World Superyacht Award for Best Refit. How did it feel to win?

On the one hand it feels impossible – there were some really deserving entries this year; on the other, it feels like validation. I have a team that worked through crazy amounts of regulatory issues and other things – such as the pandemic – to pull this off. My designer, Adam Voorhees, was fantastic and Peter Wilson from MCM Newport from a project management point of view was invaluable. Never mind the crew, who helped put it all together

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