Our Team

Originally from Pittsburgh, PA (and still a die-hard Pittsburgh sports fan), Julian moved to Brooklin, ME at the age of nine. After graduating from Denison University in 2011 with a Bachelor’s Degree in History, Julian worked for two years at the Wooden Boat School teaching sailing and maintaining their fleet and waterfront, followed by a year at Constitution Marina in Charlestown, MA. From 2013 to 2016, he worked at A.P.B.Y. before attending The Landing School and graduating with a certificate in Wooden Boatbuilding, as well as obtaining his 50-ton Master Captain’s License. Julian has returned to Arey’s Pond to help grow and develop the business while maintaining the fundamental goal of introducing everyone to the wonderful and adventurous sport of sailing.

Anita, pictured here with Ayla, has been at APBY since 2010. She has a BA in art history and photography with graduate work in Pre-Columbian art history. She has worked as a computer operator and owned her own art gallery for over 20 years, Winstanley-Roark Fine Arts. Prior to coming to APBY, she was the Director of Marketing at the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod. In addition to working as the Administrative Coordinator for APBY, she displays and sells her fine art photography through her online gallery at masterfulart.com.

Haley grew up sailing on the seacoast of New Hampshire. After she finished her B.A in Political Science from the University of Rhode Island in 2018, she started a full time position at the boat yard as our Service and Marketing Coordinator. Prior to her current position, Haley was the Program Director and Head Sailing Instructor for our sailing school. In her free time, Haley, enjoys sailing, seeing live music, and spending time with friends and family.

Leslie grew up in Taunton, MA. She graduated from the wooden boatbuilding program at the International Yacht Restoration School (IYRS) in 2003. She then worked at Mount Hope Boatworks until 2007 and has been with us since 2008. In her time with us, Leslie has built countless new boats in our production line, including two wooden 14’ catboats and a wooden 16’ catboat. She also did most of the work on the Conjurer restoration. Leslie lives in Brewster, MA with her dogs.

Dustin grew up in Jamestown, RI, where he fell in love with the ocean. After taking a boatbuilding class in high school, he attended the wooden boat program at the International Yacht Restoration School (IYRS) in Newport, RI. He graduated in 2016 and moved out to Cape Cod to start at Arey’s Pond. Now, Dustin enjoys his position as one of the lead builders for the Arey’s Pond production line boats. When he’s not in the shop, he is often out boating, mountain biking, riding his motorcycle or snowboarding.

Bill grew up in Bermuda. He specializes in wooden boat and composite construction and design. In the past, he’s worked for Orca Yachts in Virginia and Hinckley Yachts in Portsmouth, RI. He has been with Arey’s Pond since 2013. Bill has received an honorable mention in the Cruising Worlds design contest for his 42’ schooner design. He lives in Portsmouth, RI.

Matt was introduced to the world of boating at a young age, and it’s a dream that’s never left him. Growing up in Cohasset, MA, Matt got his start by taking sailing lessons every summer, eventually becoming an instructor himself. He went on to help start Cohasset high school sailing team. Eventually, he sealed his fate and enrolled at IYRS in Newport, RI. While at IYRS, Matt built a Herreshoff Columbia Lifeboat, a Herreshoff Fishers Island 23, and a Beetlecat. He spent a summer with Gannon and Benjamin Marine Railway rigging their fleet on Vineyard Haven. In addition, he’s helped the Herreshoff Marine Museum in Bristol restore their sailing fleet, spent a year at Redd’s Pond Boatworks in Marblehead, and worked on a handful of various Newport boats. In October of 2016, Matt joined Arey’s Pond as Head Rigger. His hobbies include photography, sailing, and making every effort to avoid the grocery store.

Terry (John) is originally from Connecticut.  After a variety of jobs, his hobby of repairing small engines and outboard motors became his profession. He is a graduate of the University of Connecticut and Tohatsu certified and has been at APBY since 2014.

Travis grew up in Needham, MA and moved to Cape Cod last in 2017. He’s previously worked at Cape Cod Sea Camps in the summer as a sailing instructor. At the boat yard, Travis does a little bit of everything including boat maintenance, canvas work, and launching and hauling. He loves to sail, hike, rock climb, or do anything else that gets him outdoors.

Originally from New York, Karl moved to the Cape in 2012. He comes to APBY from a position as a Mate on Hy-Line Cruises. When he’s not at the pond, Karl enjoys working on his many project cars and traveling. Karl is a licensed Captain with a 100 ton inland masters certification.

After graduating from the University of Puget Sound with a bachelor’s degree in Geology, Tommy was exposed to a combination of precise engineering and skilled craftsmanship during an internship at a machine tool manufacturer in Thun, Switzerland. Upon arriving back in the States, he bought a sunfish and taught himself to sail while working a summer job down the Cape. With his newfound passion for sailing and desire to create, Tommy joined the Arey’s Pond team in the fall of 2019, eager to learn the intricacies of wooden sailboat building.

Growing up in Bermuda, Geoff has spent his entire life on and under the water. Starting his career at the age of 13, he went to work at Ocean Sails, a small sail loft in the town of St George’s. After years of other jobs, ranging from teaching scuba diving, building an underwater cooling pipeline, building small boats, delivering sailboats between Bermuda, the Caribbean and eastern U.S. and working as bosun on an oceanographic research ship, he decided to go back to the sail loft and really learn the craft.

Steve Hollis, owner of Ocean sails, taught Geoff the skills that got him rolling on an exciting career. For Geoff, the ability to take raw materials and fabricate beautiful and functional products is very rewarding. He moved to Cape Cod in 2002 and started at Arey’s Pond Boat Yard in 2004. He led the rigging department for 12 years.

In 2016, when we decided to build a sail loft/canvas shop to meet the growing needs of the boat yard, Geoff became its manager. He fabricates all the boat covers, upholstery and accessories for our new boats, as well as for existing customers’ boatsO. When he’s not behind the sewing machine or patterning new work, he can usually be found surfing or kite-boarding on the water, or mountain biking the beaches and trails of Cape cod.

Harrison was born where the west begins; Fort Worth, TX or as some call it, Cowtown. During the summer he escapes the southern sun and lives at his family home in Harwich. When the summer season ends, he is off to Georgia where he studies social strategies and management as well as business at the Savannah College of Art and Design. Harrison took his first sailing lesson at Arey’s Pond Sailing School at the age of 8 and fell in love with the sport and Pleasant Bay. Along with being a US Sailing certified instructor, he is also a launch driver. In his down, time he works as a model and freelance photographer. Sailing on Pleasant Bay is a true joy and Harrison always looks forward to sharing that with others.