About
For two generations, Salthouse Boatbuilders have been building custom boats tailored specifically for each new owner’s requirements.
Salthouse Boatbuilders launched its first boat in 1956. Founder John Salthouse became an icon of the New Zealand marine industry and passed his significant knowledge and passion for boating on to his sons, who continued the family legacy.
In 2007, the youngest son Greg Salthouse took over the reins of the family business and led the company into the new era of high-tech carbon racing yachts, high-speed tenders and beyond
After years of high demand for quality Salthouse boats and following the notable success of the Catalyst chase boats, 2019 saw Greg and his wife Delayne, make the conscious decision to alter course to find a better work-life balance. Recognising the gap in the market for faster and drier coach boats, they focused on designing a boat that epitomizes the quality and innovation behind the Salthouse name.
Today the Salthouse Coach Boats are rapidly proving themselves as a smart choice for sailors and coaches around the world.
GREG SALTHOUSE
After starting his apprenticeship at Salthouse Boatbuilders as a young man, Greg Salthouse is now the Executive Director of the business. Greg’s hands-on approach brings his extensive knowledge of state-of-the-art composite construction to each build. Greg is also well versed in more traditional boatbuilding methods. A keen yachtsman who has won national titles in keelboat and dingy sailing, Greg has a lifetime of practical boating experience to call upon as the business carves a new path specialising in fast paced tenders and coach boats.
DELAYNE SALTHOUSE
Delayne grew up scampering around boat sheds and boatyards, and as an adult and director of Salthouse Boatbuilders, she loves boats, boating and working to support the business as it creates waves in the fast-paced global tender market. Delayne has a passion for environmental outcomes and has masterminded sustainability planning for the entirety of the Salthouse Coach Boat business. She won a Yachting New Zealand Excellence Award for her work in sustainability in 2021, for her part in developing the federations Clean Club Program. She also volunteers for one of Auckland’s most prominent yacht clubs as the
Sustainability Representative.
Investing in sustainability
New Zealand is an island nation and the environment is everything. Our focus is on reducing waste right through manufacturing from fibreglass and epoxy processes to painting methods and quantities. There is no plastic packaging in shipping. For each Coach Boat produced, over 150 native trees are planted – so far resulting in thousands of trees and plants regenerating a local wetland along the Mahoenui Valley Stream in Auckland.
Regenerated wetland area transformed with native plants