HELM OVER AT KEY YACHTING
HOMENEWSINDUSTRY NEWSHELM OVER AT KEY YACHTING
04 Jan 2021
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(l-r) Hayley Quinn, Wayne Palmer, Hannah Le Prevost, Marie-Claude Heys Photo: Key Yachting Ltd
INDUSTRY DATABASE
KEY YATCHING LTD
Wayne Palmer and Hayley Quinn from technical furniture company, Thinking Space Systems, have bought Key Yachting.
Key Yachting is the sole UK distributor for J Boats, Grand Soleil, Nautitech Catamarans and Tofinou and was founded in 1996 by Marie-Claude Heys along with her late husband, Paul.
“After 25 years, I am delighted to hand the helm over to Wayne and Hayley,” said Marie who has competed in four Figaro campaigns and two Whitbread Round the World Races.
“This year, as part of the logistics team from Miranda Merron’s Vendee Globe campaign, it really made my mind up. The time is right for me to make a change, and I am keen to get back to my roots in offshore sailing.”
Wayne Palmer founded Thinking Space Systems in 2003, which has offices in Australia, Canada, UK and the USA. Wayne is a keen sailor having competed in two Fastnet Races and currently races his J/109 Flying Jackal. Hayley Quinn is an experienced qualified accountant with a background in managing leisure focused businesses.
Key Yachting sales director, Hannah Le Prevost will mentor the new owners. “2021 is going to be an exciting year for all the right reasons,” said Hannah who has been with the company for 11 years. “We will continue our strong relationship with our business partners and above all with our past, present and future boat owner