Cockwells Modern & Classic Boatbuilding has announced a new management team after founder Dave Cockwell stepped back from the business he established 30 years ago.
Henry Ward will lead design and sales, Jack Carr will head Duchy Motor Launches and Hardy Motor Yachts, and Tim Tregear will oversee custom projects. Parent company Pendennis Group holds a majority stake in the Falmouth-based boatbuilder.
The leadership change was announced during Cockwells’ 30th anniversary event at National Maritime Museum Cornwall, following a flotilla of company-built vessels across the Carrick Roads on 10 October.
“We are delighted to be involved with Cockwells and celebrate the team who design and build such fantastic boats – from award-winning Duchy Motor Launches and seafaring Hardy Motor Yachts to spectacular superyacht tenders that propel custom-built on-the-water luxury to the highest level,” said Stephen Hills, commercial director of Pendennis Group.
Heritage brand
“We are also here to raise our glasses to Dave Cockwell, the company’s eponymous founder, who, through his passionate advocacy of traditional boatbuilding skills, pioneering technical expertise and sheer hard work, has created a heritage brand that is recognised internationally for its craftsmanship, seakeeping and style.
And Hills said Pendennis is looking forward to ‘working with a new team at the helm who will navigate Cockwells to its next stage of success’.
He thanked all the staff, past and present who have contributed to the company’s success, particularly naval architect, Andrew Wolstenholme with whom Cockwells has collaborated on many of its designs.
Hills concluded: “We are excited about what the future holds for the distinguished brand that Dave and Jo have created, during the next 30 years and beyond.”
