ABOUT GLOBAL YACHT ADVISORS

​Joe Foggia's personal note...

 

I grew up as an avid water sports enthusiast on Lake Oswego, the Columbia River and the pristine Oregon Coast. At age 15, I started working at Christensen Shipyards under the mentorship of founder Dave Christensen (my stepfather) as a general laborer in various construction crafts. In 1990, I transitioned into yacht construction/administration management, planning, estimating and purchasing, before moving to project management over many yachts. I continued to move up the ranks and in 1997, I became Vice President of operations.

 

Dave Christensen, named me President and Sales Director of Christensen in 2001; I remained in this role until 2014. During my time at Christensen, I successfully guided the shipyard through multiple challenging recessions, numerous yacht product changes and refinements and added a system of total quality control, all of which helped the yard earn highest ranks in U.S. pedigree and sales for 2012, 2013 and 2014.

 

I now use my vast construction knowledge, my experience in shipyard ownership and sales acumen gained from negotiating with the world's savviest business people to fuel my passion and ability to establish everlasting relationships with the world’s discerning yacht enthusiasts.

 

My goal is to guide clients through the many challenges of buying and/or building a large superyacht whereby the end result is a happy owner with a yacht that is exactly to their parameters.

 

My motto through hard-knocks of experience is that "Life happens after you make plans..."

 

Outside-office life is to enjoy all types of water-sports, downhill skiing, traveling the world, and talking yachts.

 

My wife and I reside in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and love our waterfront properties where we can watch THE YACHTS go by.

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A known fact about me? 

When on a mission, I am respectfully persistent and loyal to a fault.