DiMillo’s Yacht Sales has acquired the key assets of Hunt Yachts from Hinckley.
Through the acquisition, DiMillo’s Yacht Sales has secured an exclusive license with Ray Hunt Design, the naval architecture firm behind the deep-V hull, to use the Hunt brand name in production boatbuilding.
The boats will be offered to the global market under the banner of Hunt Yachts by DiMillo’s.
The acquisition represents an evolution for DiMillo’s and will enable DiMillo’s to continue to deliver the boats.
The motoryacht range will also complement DiMillo’s portfolio of brands of Sabre Yachts, Back Cove Yachts, Tiara Yachts and MJM Yachts.
As a Hunt owner myself, I have a deep personal appreciation for the brand’s design.
Chris DiMillo
The Hunt Yachts Ocean Series is available in both flybridge and express configurations and includes models from 56 to 76ft.
The boats are constructed by Global Yacht Builders in Taiwan which has exclusively built the Ocean Series since 2008.
Currently, there are two 56ft flybridges and one 63ft flybridge under construction.
“We were honoured to have been asked by the team at Hinckley and Hunt Yachts to explore this opportunity to acquire Hunt Yachts,” explained Chris DiMillo, founder of DiMillo’s Yacht Sales.
“As a Hunt owner myself, I have a deep personal appreciation for the brand’s design, performance and heritage. It is both an honour and a privilege to be the steward of this iconic brand going forward.
Next chapter
“My team is ecstatic about this next chapter – what Hunt Yachts will bring to DiMillo’s and what we will bring to the brand and Hunt Yachts family.”
Gavin McClintock, chief executive officer of Hinckley, added: “DiMillo’s is exceptionally well positioned to carry Hunt Yachts forward and we’re genuinely pleased to see the brand in their hands.
“They bring deep expertise, longstanding customer relationships and a shared commitment to quality that aligns naturally with Hunt’s heritage.”
He added: “For Hinckley, this transition allows us to focus on our core strengths of American craftsmanship, enduring design and a highly personalised ownership experience, as we continue to invest in the future of Hinckley Yachts and Hinckley Yacht Services.”
DiMillo’s Yacht Sales is a marine services company based in Portland, Maine, providing yacht brokerage, marinas, service and storage facilities across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.
