Vespoli

After three years as Carbocraft's agent, Mike Vespoli realized importing boats led to unacceptable shortfalls in service.

Customers were dissatisfied with fluctuating boat prices due to unpredictable exchange rates, an unreliable supply of spare parts, and uncertain delivery dates.

shop in Hamden, CT with his father and two employees, Peter Smith, a plant foreman from England, and Ed Kloman, an oarsman turned business executive.

Utilizing the talents of America’s Cup winning naval architect Bruce Nelson and hydrodynamics’ expert, Dr. Carl Scragg, they were the first to simulate shell movement in a tow tank with “unsteady” surge and pitch.

In the first half of this decade, Vespoli partnered with naval architect, Manolo Ruiz DeElvira, the principal designer of Alinghi, winner of the 2003 and 2007 America’s Cup.