MEET Patrick Hopkins
As a young man Patrick used to hear great tales of the ocean from an
even greater man. This man was his grandfather, Lieutenant Commander
Arthur Hopkins of the U.S. Navy. In his final tour at sea, he was Admiral
Byrd’s personal physician aboard the USS Philippine Sea on an expedition
to Antartica.
The stories about this trip, from equator crossings, freezing temperatures
and the unimaginable sea states, made Patrick’s imagination run wild.
This inspired Patrick to join the United States Coast Guard after high
school.
In the USCG, Patrick was responsible for the safe navigation of a 225’
Coast Guard cutter, as well as performing search and rescue missions,
maintaining aids to navigation and security patrols in New York Harbor.
With every moment, the passion he felt born with continued to grow.
With over 100,000 miles at sea, Patrick left the USCG after 4 years to
work in the marine industry. He started with bottom painting, scraping
barnacles, washing and waxing boats and became an assistant yard
manager and eventually head of sales and brokerage. It was a long path
fueled by a passion for the water and more importantly people.
Patrick’s understanding of the yacht industry comes from holding almost
every position in it and facilitating deals where his devotion to his clients
is second to none.
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