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The Central Yacht Philosophy and Team
While Central Yacht is primarily about knowledge, experience and ability we are also focussed on integrity, honesty and responsibility. Our clients are our partners, not our customers.
Established in Hong Kong in 2010 we have been quietly building our reputation in Asia with responsibility for 3 of the biggest new build yachts ever sold in Hong Kong: 65m Ambrosia III, 56m Lady Candy and 56m Genesis II as well as designing the interior of the biggest yacht ever made in Taiwan, 53m Jade959
A small team but with big real world achievement
Introducing the Team
We have an awesome and unique team of passionate professionals;
Capt. Paul Brackley
CEO
Founder of Central Yacht:
After winning a full Scholarship to University of Buckingham and graduating Valedictorian, he spent the last 36 Years in the Yacht Industry Winning Awards as Charter Yacht Captain, Project Manager and Yacht Designer.
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Kenny Xie
Partner - Shanghai
Kenny has been involved his whole life in the luxury lifestyle business from fine wines to cigars and cognac.
At the higher end of the market Kenny has represented premier marques such as Sunseeker, San Lorenzo and Tecnomar in China. His connections from Tsingdao to Sanya are very useful for visitors.
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Claire Pinduan Li
CFO - Shenzhen
Claire P. Li has over 17 years of international experience in capital management and cross-border investments. Partner at First Capital Fund Management
(Hong Kong), Partner at Guangdong GUANGHE Law Firm, focusing on industry funds and sustainable energy investments;
and a role at Chinatrust Bank (Taiwan), where she built a solid financial management foundation. Claire holds an MBA from Hong Kong Baptist University and has studied Business Innovation at the University of San Francisco and Stanford University, providing her with a global
perspective and strategic insight.
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Andrea Manco
Partner - Naval Architect
Trained Naval Architect from prestigious Genoa University, Andrea has been Professional designer in Yachting industry since 2000;
Andrea was a key part of the team on Ambrosia, Xanadu, Lady Candy and Jade959 as well as freelance consulting work for premier Italian Shipyard Admiral-Tecnomar and also Azimut-Benetti on their 104m project Luminosity.
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Cassy Wong
President Central Yacht LLC
Cassy was raised in her parents’ ship-chandlery business in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Later she moved to Hawaii studying Public Relation in the University of Hawaii. During her internship she spent more than 14,000 hours working on the Ali’i Kai Catamaran, Windjammer Dinner Cruise.
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