David Adams:
CLASS OF 1977
Coral Gables High SchoolClass of 1977
Coral gables, FL
David's Story
From Tricon Marine website -
David Adams, VP of Production, Marketing, and Quality Control
David Adams found his way on his career track early teaching sailing at the age of 12 in MiamiâÂÂs Biscayne Bay. He bought his first boat, a 12â aluminum skiff when he was only 13 and in 1975 took his first fishing job at 15 aboard a busy charter boat out of MiamiâÂÂs famous âÂÂPier 5âÂÂ.
Over the next ten years Dave fished aboard many different boats all over the USAâÂÂs Eastern and Gulf Coasts as well as the Bahamas logging over 2000 days on the ocean.
In 1985 Dave began a career in yacht sales achieving great success. In 1995 he opened his own firm âÂÂPremier Yacht & ShipâÂÂ.
In 1998, Dave worked on the design of a custom sportfishing yacht series built in North Carolina, USA selling three units very quickly.
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Dave made his first trip to Taiwan where he made a deal to purchase a brand of yachts for resale. Dave made several improvements to the product line before taking delivery of his first yacht from this company. Premier Yacht sold several of this brandâÂÂs models over a two year period.
In 2002, Dave made his first trip to China and made a deal to co-design and purchase another brand of yachts for resale. This brand took off pretty well 18 units were sold in only three years.
In 2005, Dave and financier Christos Livadas, formed Tricon Marine with the intention of fulfilling the need for premium quality yachts delivered at value pricing.
Dave has lived in the same waterfront home in Palm Beach, Florida since 1990 which he shares with his wife Renee, his son Dylan, and daughter Nicole. He now spends around 200 days a year living in Zhuhai.
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