John Salthouse

June 18, 2019
|In Boat World
|By Boating New Zealand

The Salthouse name is synonymous with New Zealand sailing and boating and John Salthouse was a leading figure.

He founded Salthouse Boatbuilders in 1956 in a makeshift tin shed at Stanley Bay on the northern shores of the Waitemata Harbour, but the business soon moved to Greenhithe where it remains to this day.

The company builds luxury and high-performance yachts and powerboats for customers worldwide. Salthouse Boatbuilders is still a family business, now run by sons Greg and Chris (Curly) Salthouse.