Tim Norton
Tim has been a sailor since his childhood in northern New Jersey, where he sailed a Sunfish and a Duster on local inland lakes. After inlisting in the Navy and a career in law enforcement and security services, Tim joined Eastern Yacht Sales in Portsmouth, RI. EYS is a multi-location dealer for Catalina, Jeanneau, Bavaria, Island Packet, and Mainship Trawlers. He has also represented a dealer selling Beneteau.
Tim bought his first boat with auxiliary power, an O’Day 25, when he moved to Rhode Island in 1980. Since then, he has sailed an O’Day 28, Nonsuch 30, Nonsuch 33 and a Moody 42His current boat is Consensus, a navy-hulled Sabreline 43 with tan canvas. Tim has been a regular ‘club’ racer in Rhode Island and Chicago, and has crewed for several long-distance races aboard a C&C 37 as well as piloting multiple bareboat cruises in the Caribbean. He’s sailed the Atlantic coast as far north as Maine and south to the Virgin Islands. Tim holds a USCG 100 Ton captain’s license and is a certified professional yacht broker.
Tim believes that selling boats is about matching clients with the right boat for their needs. He takes the time to know his customers, their sailing experience, and the features and options they want in a boat. He’s fastidious about the care and maintenance of his sailboat. He’s tried most products for finishing teak, polishing fiberglass, cleaning the bilge and most other sailboat chores. Ask him about his recommendations.
