Denison Yacht Sales Announces Opening of Michigan Office

Denison Yacht Sales is proud to announce the opening of a new Great Lakes office in Holland, Michigan.

The new office is located at Eldean Shipyard, a full service shipyard, on the South Shore of Lake Macatawa, just 85 nautical miles from Chicago. Denison is happy to be returning to their roots in Michigan, establishing themselves at Eldean Shipyard, one of the oldest active marine facilities, and boating families in the area.

Lake Michigan, along with Lake Macatawa are ideal locations for boating families and Denison is thrilled to offer their full-service brokerage and new boat sales and service to the region. Denison will be exclusively representing Monte Carlo Yachts, Austin Parker, Contender Fishing Boats, and Pirelli Yacht Tenders in the Great Lakes area. Currently Denison is stocking 3 brand new boats at their Holland office. Denison will also be offering brokerage assistance and yacht marketing solutions, as well.

The Denison yachting roots in Michigan are over 50 years deep. Frank and Gertrude Denison expanded Broward Marine in 1978, opening a new construction facility to build the aluminum megayachts in Saugatuck, Michigan. The Denison family opened their first shipyard in Fort Lauderdale in 1948.

“I was lucky enough to spend a lot of time in Michigan as a kid. It’s an easy place to fall in love with, and a part of our country loaded with yachting tradition,” said Bob Denison. “Not only were Browards built in Western Michigan, but the Tiara and Chris Craft factories also provided local families with thousands of jobs in the area.

Along with the new location, Denison has appointed two new brokers to expand their presence in the area. New hires are Fred Schmitt and Jeff Phillips, both whom are well-versed in all aspects of the yachting industry, and intimate with the local boating traditions of Michigan.