ON BOARD WITH Dave Hagewood
I always wanted a spaceship, ” says Dave Hagewood, owner of Galaxy, a recently refitted 184ft Benetti superyacht. “My dad was in the space program - he worked on the Saturn V rocket - and I always dreamed of experiencing the freedom of space travel. The more time I spent on boats, the more I felt like this was the closest thing to having that feeling on Earth.”
A lifelong pursuit of freedom has been the key driver behind many of this first-time yacht owner’s decisions. “When I was younger, I manifested a future where I could have the freedom to do what I wanted and go where I wanted, but I also knew that I needed to be very successful and have the funding to be able to live that lifestyle, ” he says.
Hagewood, who grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina, dedicated the first half of his life
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