Advantage Yacht Sales Staff
Advantage Yacht Sales is one of the largest new and used boat and yacht dealers in New
England. Additionally, we offer a full range of marine services from Raymarine navigation
electronics and installation, maintenance and repair, parts, rigging, and storage. Your complete
satisfaction is our priority, and we have a strong list of satisfied customers to prove it.
We represent the most popular cruising sailboats (Hunter Marine), the most popular daysailors (LaserPerformance Sailboats), the award-winning family sport boat (Colgate 26),
seaworthy downeast power yachts (Albin Marine), and high-quality rigid inflatables (AB Inflatables).
Jack Wasson
Jack Wasson has spent 40 years sailing the waters of the northeast. He has owned a sailboat for 30 years, starting with a Cape Dory 19 which he cruised throughout Cape Cod Bay.
Jack co-founded Advantage Yacht Sales with Doug in 2007. Jack brings expertise in both sales and marketing. He spent 22 years in the advertising industry as an executive at Arnold Advertising, where he lead the regional McDonald's campaign.
He has spent the last 10 years close to the water, as Sales Manager of a yacht dealership in Massachusetts. He has a joint degree from Syracuse University and the Cox Business School.
Jack lives in Newburyport, MA with his wife Lisa, a professinoal caterer. He is also the proud father of 3 extraordinary children - Jennifer, Fletcher, and MacKenzie.
Douglyss Giuliana
Doug Giuliana loves sailing. Doug was introduced to sailing by his wife Michelle when they went sailing on the Charles River in Boston. The joy of finding the wind and making the boat go fast was all Doug needed to become instantly addicted. Little did he know that sailing would become his hobby, passion, and career.
Doug co-founded Advantage Yacht Sales with Jack, providing the business leadership and operations management to complement Jack's expertise in sales and marketing.
Doug recieved his MBA from Babson College in 2005, with a concentration in Entrepreneurship. Doug first entered the marine industry in 2004 when he founded SailTime Boston, which offers fractional memberships in new cruising sail and power yachts.
Most recently, in 2008 Doug co-founded Black Rock Sailing School in Boston, MA to offer a superior learning environment for new and experience sailors.
Doug owns a 2004 Hunter 306 named "Paul Revere" which he sails with his wife Michelle and 4 year old daughter Lauren.
Al Lavender
Al Lavender leads small boat sales at Advantage Yacht Sales, focusing on Hunter trailerables and LaserPerformance daysailors.
Al is a competitive Laser sailor on the Merrimac River. He is also a USCG licensed captain, performing deliveries throughout New England.
Al is a former mayor of Newburyport, MA.
Rob Lawnsby
Rob Lawnsby started sailing in his 20's when he moved aboard a 24 foot cutter with his wife, two pre-school children, and a book on how to sail.
Since that life changing cruising experience, he has cruised extensively along the Eastern seaboard and beyond.
He has made numerous trips up an down the Intracoastal Waterway, and spent considerable time sailing in the Chesapeake, Carolinas, and Bahamas.
Rob has also worked as a Production Manager for a boat manufacturer, so he not only knows how boats sail, but he also knows how they are made.
Rob has managed the Rhode Island Hunter dealership for more than 5 years, and has won multiple sales awards from Hunter Marine.
But Rob's greatest satisfaction comes from finding just the right boat for a customer.
Rob currently is a year-round liveaboard with his wife in Rhode Island, holds a 50-ton captains license, and would like nothing better than to get you on your cruising path.
Tom Chicoine
Tom Chicoine leads the service department, responsible for all new boat commissioning, electronics installation, repairs, and warranty.
Tom is a Raymarine certified technician since 19XX. He is a former NH firefighter.
Diane Chicoine
