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
I have been around boats my entire life. However I credit growing up in Kingston Ontario as giving me the desire to compete in the sport of Yachting. I eventually found myself competing in Yachting events all around the World. Finally settling in New England, after meeting my wife Andrea. We have two children who love being on the water and around boats. I started with New Wave Yachts in 1995 and have seen the company grow at a tremendous rate. While I remain in the competitive circles of Yachting, I find myself spending more time touring factories for new projects rather than actually getting out on the water. Please look for me at the upcoming boat shows onboard the fine Yachts we represent.
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.
Marblehead, MA Office
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.
Falmouth, ME Office
Suzanne Ellis, CPYB
EMail: suzanne@newwaveyachts.com
Phone: 207 517-9397
Fax: 207 518-9398
Cell: 207 233-4411
Suzanne is a Certified Professional Yacht Broker and has years of boating experience and a great passion for being on the water both in power and sailboats. She became a certified US sailing instructor in 1995 and remains an active member of US Sailing. She is a coastal cruiser who enjoys racing with GMORA's (Gulf of Maine Ocean Racing Association) regional racing circuit. Ask about some of her sailing experiences: cruising the Baleric Islands of Spain, dinghy sailing in Antigua or cruising the New England coastline. As an experienced power and sailboat owner, she will professionally serve your boating needs. Suzanne will make your boating dreams a reality!
