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Boating Business

Warbird Marine Holdings Acquires Yellowfin Yachts

The new Yellowfin 54 is the flagship of the company’s sportfishing fleet.

Warbird Marine Holdings, which was formed by EagleTree Capital and is managed by industry veteran John Dorton, has acquired Yellowfin Yachts. Financial terms were not disclosed and Yellowfin will be a separately managed sister company to Invincible Boat Co. that Warbird purchased in 2019.

Fishing Focused

“We are delighted to add Yellowfin to our Warbird platform,” said Dorton, who is Warbird’s CEO, in a statement. “Yellowfin is at the pinnacle of their segment both in product lineup and brand prestige.”

The Yellowfin team will remain in place at its Sarasota, Fla., headquarters where company founder Wylie Nagler will be president. “The Yellowfin and Invincible brand have their own personalities and design philosophies, and we intend to keep it that way,” said Dorton.

 

The Yellowfin 26 Hybrid has the versatility to fish the flats or head offshore.

Warbird will invest in Yellowfin’s facilities, people and new-product development. “At Yellowfin, we have always strived to build the best boat by using the best materials — the best hardware, the best systems,” said Nagler, who founded Yellowfin in 1998. “Joining forces with Warbird and John Dorton gives us the scale and resources of the Warbird platform without changing Yellowfin’s DNA or our relentless focus on quality.”