Dave Bennett
Dave actually grew up in the Midwestern US, but got hooked on boating while summering on the Jersey Shore while growing up, starting his sailboat racing career in duckboats at the age of 8. He spent his subsequent years racing one design sailboats on inland lakes and rivers, then eventually moved up to a Beneteau 35S5 which he sailed on Lake Michigan for 3 years.
When his tech sales career moved him to Boston, Dave brought the Beneteau with him and sailed it throughout Cape Cod and the islands for a dozen years. Dave has also done yacht deliveries from Bermuda to New England and skippered several charter boats throughout the Caribbean. Switching to a Silverton 38 nearly 17 years ago, Dave brings experience with both sailboats and cruising power boats, not to mention extensive cruising knowledge of New England waters. In 2020 Dave obtained his OUPV-Six Pack Captain’s License.
Having been both a buyer and seller of boats, for boat buyers Dave knows what to look for in a boat, what questions you should ask, as well as what kind of boat would be suitable to the kind of boating you want to do. If you’re selling, Dave can help you market the boat to its proper audience and find the buyer who’s style suits your boat.
Dave got his undergraduate degree from Duke University and his Masters from Purdue University. When he’s not brokering boats he’s spending time on his Silverton, Cash In Advance, with his wife Tricia, or tinkering with an old British car (and sometimes actually driving it). He tries to keep up with his 2 daughters Katie and Stephanie, as well as his 3 stepchildren Kelli Ann, Hayden and Carly.
