The Chouest family builds, owns and operates a global fleet of commercial ships and vessels. They also own Westport Yachts and the American Shipyard in Stuart, Fl. Chuck Levert is their yacht specialist who arranges for megayacht re-fits and also conversions of offshore vessels into expedition yachts at the Tamp facility. Paul Madden explores this fascinating, but little known, new entrant into the megayacht marketplace.

Links:

Tampa Bay Shipyard: http://www.tampabayship.com/

Expedition Yacht Conversion website: https://xploreryachts.com/

Steve Gresham Yacht Design: https://www.greshamyachtdesign.com/