Manchester, MA Office
Robert "Bump" Wilcox
Age: 55
Lives in: Marblehead, MA
EMail: bump@newwaveyachts.com
Prior to starting New Wave Yachts with Parker Harrison in 1990, Bump worked at Baltic Yachts for several months in 1980 and then went to work as a broker for Sailboats Northeast for ten years. He has been racing and cruising sailboats all his life.
He grew up sailing on Narragansett Bay and has owned a boat since the age of eight. An accomplished racer with an impressive list of racing finishes, Bump is currently active in PHRF New England racing. He has won the PHRF-NE championships three times, the Mass Bay championship, the San Francisco Mid-Winter Regatta aboard an Olson 29 in 1987, and placed first in his class at Key West aboard an Aerodyne 43 in 2002. His sailing dedication has earned him a spot as an officer for the PHRF-NE since 1977 and he was commodore of PHRF-NE in 1982 and 83.
After New Wave Yachts began selling Edgewaters in 1996, he has had access to powerboats and has taken advantage, going out with friends and family whenever he has the chance. While Bump considers himself a sailor first and foremost, he is excited about all kinds of boats. "If it has to do with being on the water, I want to be there."
Parker Harrison
Age: 51
Lives in: Beverly, MA
Email: parker@newwaveyachts.com
Parker, the other founder of New Wave Yachts, has been in the boat business since 1985 when he worked as a broker for Sailboats Northeast until 1990. Prior to his career in yachts sales, he spent ten years managing stores for Eastern Mountain Sports. At New Wave Yachts, Parker works with Bump to manage the four branch offices and he coordinates promotions and marketing, including maintenance of the web site and boat show presentations.
He also has done extensive sailboat cruising throughout the Northeast, including delivery trips to and from boat shows and moving customers' boats between vacation destinations. Sabre yachts are his area of expertise; he has won the "Broker of the Year" (top producer) award five of the past six years. Parker is especially knowledgeable about all new and used Sabre yachts, from 1971 to the present, and oversees all communications and activities with the Sabre factory and staff. In his free time, he enjoys fishing, water sports, and cruising on his 18-foot Edgewater center console on the ocean and lakes of New England.
Douglas Brophy
Email: doug@newwaveyachts.com
Doug grew up boating on Lake Ontario and is active in both power and sail. As a member of the Canadian Sailing Team and the USA "Go for the Gold Team," he has sailed in some of the world's top regattas. He has enjoyed success in World and National Championships, placing first at Fastnet, Bermuda Race, Cowes Week, Key West, SORC, Antigua, NYYC Onion Patch, Gotland Runte, and Commodores Cup (Cowes). His current focus is in the Star boat, with top finishes in the North Americans Cup and the Bacardi Cup. When he finds the time, Doug likes to sail a Reichel/Pugh 66 and spend time on the water with his family aboard his Edgewater powerboat.
He has been in the boat business for the past fourteen years, nine of which have been spent at New Wave Yachts since he came aboard in 1995. On the side, he works closely with the Massachusetts Maritime Academy boat donation program. As New Wave Yachts' top producing broker, Doug is able to help, no matter what the boating need.
Andrew Sheriff
Lives in: Gloucester, MA
E-mail: andrew@newwaveyachts.com
As a member of an active sailing family, Andrew was raised on the waters off Stonington, CT sailing primarily on Blue Jays, Lasers and various J Boats, among others. His adventures in boating began in his early childhood and have led to a broad array of recreational and competitive experiences on the water. His racing activities include numerous one-design and PHRF events, Block Island and Key West race weeks, the Marblehead-Halifax race, Newport-Bermuda race, St. Barth's Bucket and Shipyard Cup.
Andrew lives in Gloucester and has two kids in the local elementary school. He is a board member for the Manchester Sailing Association and as an active member of the Manchester Yacht Club, he serves on the club's Race Committee. He spends his free time on the coast of Maine in the summer and is also an avid fisherman and skier. Andrew's boating knowledge - both sail and power - is sharp and his friendly professionalism creates a pleasant and informative buying or selling experience for his clients.
South Dartmouth, MA Office
Jim Munro
Age: 46
Lives in: South Dartmouth, MA
Email: concordia@newwaveyachts.com
Boats have dominated most of Jim's life. He has worked as a boat builder for multiple well-known boat companies, having spent a year at Cape Dory Yachts building production fiberglass boats, three years at Newport Offshore building 12 Meters, and four years at Concordia Custom Yachts building composite cruising sailboats. Following his boat building days, Jim spent 11 years at Buzzards Bay Yacht Sales selling boats until 1997, at which time he came to New Wave Yachts.
Over his extensive boating career, Jim has accumulated over 60,000 sailing miles, participating in numerous races from Newport to Bermuda and Marblehead to Halifax, as well as cruising with his wife on his Bristol 35.5 Sloop in his free time.
Bill Orr
Age: 59
Lives in: South Dartmouth, MA
Email: concordia@newwaveyachts.com
Bill is both a seasoned racer and a knowledgeable boat broker. He has over 40 years of sailing experience and over 30 years of experience within the boating industry, selling marine insurance, working for sail makers, and assessing marine property damage. Sailboat racing has been a major part of his life, participating in countless day regattas and placing in the World Championships at Marblehead in the IOD Class. On another note, he has his captain's license and has captained many powerboats of various sizes. He has been at New Wave Yachts since 2003.
Marblehead, MA Office
William O'Meara
Age: 47
Lives In: Marblehead, MA
Email: bomeara@newwaveyachts.com
Bill grew up on the Coast of Maine and has enjoyed both sail and power boats since childhood. In the 1980's, he raced and delivered well-known IOR boats encompassing two SORC's, Newport to Bermuda, Antigua Race Week and first place finishes in the Rolex Cup, BVI Spring Regatta and Heineken Regatta.
His career in maritime shipping and international trade took him to San Francisco for 18 years where he owned a Ranger 33, cruised and delivered boats on the West Coast and competed in numerous regattas on San Francisco Bay. Bill has extensive experience importing and marketing a broad range of consumer and industrial products, including marine equipment for global dealers and the U.S. Coast Guard. He has traveled to China and the Far East more than 45 times since 1989 and brings solid sales and general management experience to his role at New Wave Yachts.
Marvin Frank
Age: 75
Lives in: Marblehead, MA
Email: marvin@newwaveyachts.com
Marvin retired from the Insurance and Investment business in 1994 and subsequently joined New Wave Yachts as a Broker. He has personally owned many racing and cruising sailboats, the latest being a SABRE 402. His introduction to sailing was on the Charles River in Tech Dinghys and 110s in 1947.
Since then, he has been an avid racing and cruising sailor. He has participated and competed in countless races including around the buoys in Mass. Bay, Marblehead to Halifax, Newport to Bermuda, Marion to Bermuda and the S.O.R.C. He has broad cruising experience from Maine to Annapolis. In 1982 he crewed on the 225-foot Norwegian tall ship Sorlandet in a 21 day transatlantic from Halifax, N.S. to Southhampton, England. The ship encountered a hurricane making for an exciting voyage. In 1988 he did the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers from the Canary Islands to Barbados, a 2900 mile 20 day voyage in a 44-foot sailboat. Marvin brokers new and used sailboats, very fitting to his broad sailing experience.
Joe Parker
Age: 47
Lives in: Marblehead, MA
Email: joeparker@newwaveyachts.com
After almost 25 years in the chemical industry serving the paint, hardware and marine market, Joe had the opportunity for a career change, and joined New Wave Yachts Marblehead office in 2005. Joe grew up on, and around boats both power and sail in Marblehead, and Southport, Maine. As a youth sailor he raced Widgeons, 420's, and Lasers in the Marblehead fleet, with the Pleon Yacht Club. Joe has raced in the local one design and PHRF fleet over the years and also sailed the Fort Lauderdale-Key West race, as well as a couple of Marion Bermuda cruising races. Joe has cruised the Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Maine coasts extensively. He has also cruised a fair amount in the Caribbean. Now he spends most of his cruising time with his family, on their Gulfstar 37.
Joe's extensive experience, in both power and sailboats of various sizes enables him to assist his customers to get into the "Right Boat" that will fit their needs, whether it be a new or a brokerage boat. Buying and selling a boat should be an exciting time, and his positive attitude has been the key to working closely with his customers.
