All Bases Covered

All Bases Covered            

Kadey Krogen and Outer Reef

have formed a formidable team.

When Larry Polster first laid eyes on a

Kadey Krogen motor yacht over 20 years

ago, he knew he wanted to own one. He

could not have known he would one day

own a whole company. Today, Polster

is one of the three former owners with a stake

in the American pocket cruiser brand, which

made its Australian debut at SCIBS.

  " I first saw the brand in 1989 at the

Annapolis boat show and thought, 'I want

one of those one day'. Eventually I bought

one second hand," Polster told Ocean.

    Having had control of the company for

five years now, Polster has struck up a

deal with Outer Reef Yachts which will see

the brand go global through Outer Reef's

dealer network, including in Australia.

   "Kadey Krogen have the same values

of quality and customer service that we

have, so there was a natural alignment

there," said Outer Reef CEO Jeff Druek.

   Kadey Krogen concentrates on the sub-

60-foot segment while Outer Reef chases

business in the bigger sizes.

   "We have people coming in the door

looking for something under the 60-foot

range and we had nothing to offer them,"

said Druek."Now we do".

-Matthew Henry Ocean Magazine               

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