Builder Guide · Updated August 2026
Who builds them, who owns the yard, why the boats hold value - explained by a broker who spent seven years selling Westports inside the builder.
The Yard
Westport started in Westport, Washington in 1964 - commercial fishing boats and fast ferries first, luxury yachts later. That origin is the whole story of the brand.
Westport builds yachts the way serious shipyards build working vessels: in series, to a refined design, at specialized facilities in Westport and Port Angeles, Washington. More than 160 luxury motor yachts have been delivered - a production record no other American superyacht builder approaches.
Ownership matches the philosophy. Bayliner founder Orin Edson backed the yard from 1997; since 2014 Westport has been owned by a group led by Gary Chouest, whose family founded Edison Chouest Offshore, one of the largest marine transportation companies in the United States. The yard is owned by people who run ships for a living.
Greg Gaus spent seven years as an in-house Westport broker before founding Double G. He has sold the line from the 112 to the 164, including the 164' Boardwalk at $26,000,000 - which is why buyers and sellers of these specific boats work with him.
The Line
Six models, one design philosophy: proven hulls, series production, resale strength. Each guide below carries live listings, prices and sold history.
Used and new-construction Westports, refreshed weekly from the YATCO MLS.
Common Questions
Westport has been owned since 2014 by a group led by Gary Chouest of the Chouest family, founders of Edison Chouest Offshore, one of the largest marine transportation companies in the United States. Before that, Bayliner founder Orin Edson backed the yard from 1997. The Chouest acquisition anchored Westport with an owner that builds and operates working ships at scale.
In Washington State, at specialized facilities in Westport and Port Angeles. The company started in Westport, Washington in 1964, building commercial fishing boats and fast ferries before applying that production discipline to composite luxury yachts.
They are the benchmark American production superyacht. Westport builds proven hulls in series - more than 160 luxury motor yachts delivered - which means engineering refined across sisterships, predictable maintenance, strong parts support and the deepest resale market in the size range. Greg Gaus spent seven years selling them inside the builder; his verdict is simple: nothing in the class holds value or resells like a Westport.
As of August 2026, brokerage Westports on this site's live hub run from several million dollars for earlier 112s to $15,900,000 for the 130' tri-deck Blue Time, with new-construction 117s and 135s quoted by the yard. Each model guide linked above carries current asking prices and sold history.
Series production. Because each model is built in numbers, buyers know exactly what they are getting, surveyors know the hulls, yards know the systems, and there is always a market of next owners. That liquidity is unique in American superyachts - and it is why financing and resale are easier than on one-off builds.