Power & Motoryacht

Memory Maker

A career in yacht design doesn’t happen by accident. In my case, the cruising adventures I had as a kid had a lot to do with my passion for boats. This is the story of one of those adventures.

“My dad asked if we want to drive south tomorrow and help his buddies deliver a 70-foot Hattie up to St. Paul,” my high school friend Zach said over the phone.

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