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The Kadey-Krogen Group acquires American Tugs

by Kadey-Krogen Yachts 20 May 2023 10:09 PDT
American Tugs © Jeff Calvert

The Kadey-Krogen Group, builder of the world class series of Krogen trawlers and the performance cruising brand Summit Motoryachts, announced today that it has acquired LaConner, Washington, based American Tugs.

American Tugs was founded in 1999 by marine industry veterans who recognized the need for high-quality, U.S. built coastal cruisers. The company achieved instant success and bene- fits from a loyal customer base in North Amercian and Europe. Today, American Tugs builds five models ranging from 36 to 48 feet, and has delivered more than 250 cruising boats to date, as well as five commercial vessels, from its 28,000 square foot facility in LaConner.

"It's really an exciting opportunity for us to acquire such a successful boatbuilder, led by a team that we'll be collaborating with on day one," says Tucker West, Kadey-Krogen Group President. "They have a healthy backorder of boats, a great reputation in this market, and most importantly a customer base that really loves their American Tugs. We immediately identified how our companies will complement each other and, most importantly, how the customers will benefit. This includes expanded distribution for American Tugs through Kadey-Krogen's sales offices in Portsmouth, R.I.; Annapolis, Md.; Seattle, Wash., and Stuart, Fla. We are also working with American Tugs leadership to expand service and refit offerings for Krogen and Summit customers at their LaConner facility and leverage their west coast sales." Additionally, the com- pany will explore leveraging the opportunities for sales in the Great Lakes region through their existing relationship with Mid-West-based yacht broker Schwartz & Co. Yacht Sales.

The acquisition will not affect production of either the American Tugs, Krogen, or Sum- mit brands, and The Kadey-Krogen Group plans to continue to market each brand separate- ly. "We are certainly looking at ways of combining forces on the production side where it makes sense," said Fran Morey, Kadey-Krogen Group Production Manager. "Initially we see opportunities through purchasing, and even on tooling on new models. American Tugs has a worldclass team of engineers and builders, and we're looking forward to working with them to create some incredible boats. It's a win-win."

American Tugs co-founder and current CEO, Kurt Dilworth, will remain on the team, as will Jeff Calvert, who currently manages sales. "This is an incredible opportunity to complete the marriage of two companies that strive to be best in class and together have more than 71 years of boatbuilding experience," says Kurt. "That's tough to beat."

American Tugs was advised by Anchors Aweigh Capital, led by Skip Sorenson.

For more information about the company and their latest projects, please visit both www.kadeykrogen.com and www.summitmotoryachts.com.

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