SAILOR'S WHARF, INC.
SAINT PETERSBURG, FLORIDA

Our Business is a full service boat yard. Our Mission is to deliver the services requested in partnership with our customers. Developing our technicians by sending them to schools for certification in ABYC standards, Awlgrip Systems and Spectra Watermakers. We are certified applicators for SeaHawk and Pettit anti fouling paints systems. We attend national seminars to keep us up to date with advanced systems and applications for our customer’s service requirements. Robert Valdes is a second generation boat builder; his father worked with Vince Lazzara, founder of Gulfstar, and was a co-founder of Endeavor Yachts. Rob grew up in the boat industry; he was born in Newport Beach, California. He started in the yachting industry at an early age. His summer jobs included rigging and hull lamination then graduated into commissioning and boat delivery. These experiences evolved into yacht manufacturing, from sailing vessels, both mono-hull and multi-hull, to sport fishers and 50 meter mega yachts. He has honed his skills in all disciplines of marine construction. After many years in the industry, he landed at Sailor’s Wharf. First as a yacht ABCY repair technician, and then moving into a project management position that focused on new boat commissioning, custom interiors and customer satisfaction. Erik was born and raised in the Hudson Valley area of New York on a small fresh water lake. He grew up his family on their 39’ Allied ketch, cruising from New York to the Bahamas. That trip sealed the deal for his career choice. So, after graduating high school, He attended the Landing School of Boatbuilding and Design in Kennebunk, Maine. After graduating, he was one of a small crew who built a replica of an 1898 30’ Elco launch. This was the start of the new Electric Launch Company that produced electric launches, as well as lapstrake runabouts.