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Meet our Staff
Ballena Bay Yacht Brokers is your California dealer for Valiant Yachts and Nordic Tugs.
At Ballena Bay Yacht Brokers we specialize in trawlers, ocean going motor yachts and cruising sailboats. Let us help you find the perfect boat.
Lenard L. Lee CPYB
A Yacht Broker and Co-owner, Lenard brings to his clients the benefit of over twenty years in the Brokerage business and forty years of boating experience. Starting with the US Submarine School in 1960, he later obtained his first US Coast Guard Masters License in 1966.
He has worked as a Commercial Fisherman for seventeen years, is a Master in Oceanographic Research Vessels and has been the owner of many yachts through the years. Len knows boats!
Victoria Lee - Yacht Broker
Victoria Lee joined her husband Lenard in the business ten years ago after a successful management career in optics.
She brings administrative and accounting expertise to an office that prides itself in professional transactions and expert record keeping. Victoria enjoys working with Lenard and the staff and looks forward to her three hundred-step commute from home. When not in the office, you might find her on their 39 foot trawler, "Brut" with their Cairn Terrier, Captain Morgan, who enjoys their voyages anywhere from Mexico to the Pacific Northwest.
Steve Coghlan - Yacht Sales Associate
As a Northern California native, Steve was introduced to boating and water-skiing early in life. After a successful career in the Construction Industry Steve rekindled his love for boating learning to sail in the early 1980s.
Prior to joining Ballena Bay Yacht Brokers Steve delivered boats and cruised over 20,000 miles making trips from Alaska to Florida as well as the South Pacific. "I have only been sailing since the 80s so I am still green."
Having been in Yacht Sales since 1995 and a licensed Broker since 1997, Steve has specialized in cruising sailboats, trawlers and ocean-going motor yachts. "I feel I'm a valuable asset to Ballena Bay Yachts and am proud to represent Nordic Tugs & Valiant Sailboats."
Russell Huebschle - Yacht Sales Associate
Russ' passion for boats began while attending UC Berkeley when he began racing on SF Bay. After 10 years of racing around the cans, he decided to do some cruising.
After purchasing a 46 foot sloop in Auckland, he cruised some 7000 nm from New Zealand to Thailand, where he founded a sailing school and raced in numerous SE Asian Regattas. He joined Ballena Bay Yacht Brokers in 2007 and enjoys working to help people fulfill their cruising dreams.
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