Catawba Moorings is proud to be The
Newest Great Lakes Post Yachts Dealer
Since its beginning in 1957, Post has developed a solid world-wide reputation
as a premier builder of semi-custom yachts from 42 to 56 feet.
The company was founded by Russell Post, who had previously
founded the original Egg Harbor Yacht Company. He was well-suited for the task,
for at the age of 15, he had built his first boat in which he later won an
international sailing championship.
Russell always approached boat building with the same energy and enthusiasm.
For example, he sold his only car in order to purchase the cedar needed to build
the very first Egg Harbor (hull #1). Other operating funds were generated by
building and selling small skiffs and sailboats.
The natural inlets of the South Jersey coast, where currents scoured the
channels and ocean waves crashed through unchecked, proved to be an ideal
testing ground for those early models. Mr. Post made it a point to personally
run each boat in order to assure its seaworthiness in all sea conditions.
After the sale of Egg Harbor, Russell enjoyed a short-lived retirement. By
1957 he was back in the boat building business with a new nameplate and company,
aptly named Post Marine. With a solid reputation for building quality boats,
Russell took the next logical step and opened the current Post facility located
on the Great Egg Harbor River in Mays Landing, New Jersey. "Yachts of
Quality, Not Quantity Since 1957" was the new company's slogan...reflecting
a philosophy which has remained management's position today.