Our Team

Boathouse Auctions is a turnkey, time-sensitive online auction platform that connects prequalified buyers with motivated sellers. Our approach combines the benefits of traditional brokerage with the added value of time certainty and the competition and urgency created by an auction.

Jack Mahoney
Jack has nearly 30 years of entrepreneurial and corporate experience. He was with Russell Investments for 10 years in their Pension Outsourcing practice, and he previously worked at Gartner, Inc., managing one of their largest global clients, Cisco Systems. Boathouse Auctions is the evolution of Jack’s experience in the businesses of investment and technology. Applying technology to yacht sales creates the opportunity to use auctions as a choice for high-net-worth sellers who prefer liquidity on their own timeline. Jack is a graduate of Syracuse University.
Josh Gunsberger
Josh brings extensive experience in luxury property auctions and yachting to Boathouse Auctions. He has a deep appreciation for the value auctions provide as a strategic solution in complex markets. Now based in Palma de Mallorca, he manages the company’s European operations, applying his expertise to navigate the dynamics of the yachting industry through the lens of an auctioneer to ensure successful auction outcomes. Josh is a graduate of St. John’s University.
Harley Earl
Harley has 40 years of experience in finance and operations management in a variety of public and private companies. He holds a Master 100 Ton USCG license, is a US Sailing Cruising and CoNav Instructor, and has logged over 100,000 miles on the water. Harley is a two-time circumnavigator, first with his wife in the mid-2000’s aboard their Hans Christian 41, and more recently with his wife and daughter aboard their Deerfoot 63, Kailani. Harley graduated cum laude from Princeton University and obtained a Masters in Economics from the Colorado School of Mines.
Peter Amos
Peter is active in the industry as a yacht broker as well as overseeing operations of a yacht brokerage firm. Peter has held senior management positions in international sales, marketing, and engineering, as well as serving on corporate boards. He has served as a mentor at the Yale Entrepreneurial Institute, Yale University, and was appointed to the 'Green Launching Pad Commission' by the Governor of New Hampshire. Peter is a graduate of the University of Birmingham with honors in physics and minors in mathematics and chemistry. Peter holds several US and European patents.
Chris Tibbe
Chris was born into a boating family and became deeply interested in how boats were designed and constructed. Since the late 1980’s, Chris has worked in the marine industry as shipwright, sparbuilder, rigger, foreman, surveyor, and captain. Chris has raced and cruised tens of thousands of miles and holds a Master 100 Ton USCG license.
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