Calibre Yachts Sales Team

tanner@calibreyachts.com

Born and raised in White Rock, BC. Tanner naturally developed a passion for ocean boating and fishing. Influenced by his father and grandfather, Tanner’s love for these pursuits led to amazing opportunities to fish in the Queen Charlottes and regularly vacation in Pender Harbour, BC.  Tanner is no stranger to the variety of boats as he grew-up taking trips on his grandfather’s custom 65 ft. West Bay yacht and 30 ft. Intrepid built out of Florida.

While forging his professional path, Tanner discovered his knack for mortgage financing where he has built a successful business for the past 13 years. Throughout his career, he has consistently demonstrated a remarkable attention to detail and has developed exemplarily communication skills which has since been transferred into the world of yacht brokering.

Outside of work, you will find Tanner spending time with his family and doing his best to stay good physical shape!

Office:250-716-2022 - EXT 105

richard@calibreyachts.com

In 2007, Richard dreamed of starting a yacht brokerage based on Trust and Integrity, with a passion to serve people living the fabulous boating lifestyle. In 2008, that dream evolved into reality, starting with Richard and his Sales Assistant, Akiko, in one office.

By God’s grace, Calibre has grown to 5 offices on Coastal BC with 21 staff, including an executive team preparing for future growth. As one would expect, everyone on the Calibre team holds the same values as Richard.

Richard and the entire team are grateful for the loyalty their customers have shown Calibre. Without them, Calibre could not be where it is today, nor preparing for where it is going tomorrow.

If you have not experienced the Calibre difference, Richard welcomes you to try it and see for yourself. You will soon know why so many boaters insist that Calibre Yacht Sales is their brokerage of choice, when either buying or selling a boat.

Office:1-844-838-2628
Cell:604-329-6591

jeff@calibreyachts.com

Calibre Yacht Sales is delighted to have aboard Jeff Crowter as a valued crew member. He will cover your boating needs on the North Shore, the Sunshine Coast and Powell River areas.

Jeff was born and raised on the North Shore and now splits his time between his home on Savary Island, the gateway to Desolation Sound and his other home in North Vancouver. Jeff has been a lifelong boater. He is looking forward to helping people into the boating lifestyle, and also those looking to sell their existing boats.

Jeff has a corporate executive background in one of the biggest and most respected companies in BC, with responsibilities that included research and development, customer satisfaction measurement and sales and marketing. Combine these skill sets with his passion for boats, his values and integrity, his propensity to help people and his comfortable and professional style and we have yet another person well suited to match you to your next boat and to sell the vessel that you may currently have. We believe that you will find Jeff a delight to work with as part of the Calibre Crew.

Office:250-716-2022 - EXT 402
Cell:250-818-4658

trina@calibreyachts.com

Whether working, playing, or living on them, boats have been the focus of most of Trina’s adult life.  She’s worked aboard elegant cruise ships, a grungy research vessel, and with the Coast Guard. She’s instructed and certified boaters with their PCOC licence, been a working Divemaster, and wrote a commercial boating manual, and managed several marinas. She and her cat lived aboard a Cal 2-29 sailboat for seven years, and now she lives on a beautiful Island Packet 40 with her husband. Their plan is to go offshore sailing. Meanwhile, they enjoy the spectacular waters that is their own backyard.

Boating, however, is Trina’s number two passion. What matters to her most are relationships. She genuinely cares about and is interested in the people she meets. From her sailing club and the Bluewater Cruising Association to a writer’s group and a photography group, Trina is a strong volunteer in her community.  She spent ten months training and then volunteering as a citizen-counsellor. She holds an MSc in social psychology, and has professionally ghost- or co-written several memoirs, honing the skills necessary to listen and really hear what people say.

Given her interests and experiences, Trina is well-positioned to bring people together with boats. She has the kind of passion, trustworthiness, and integrity that one can expect from any of Calibre Yacht’s crew.

Office:778 829 6378

rob.richardson@calibreyachts.com

Rob comes to Calibre Yachts with an extensive marine and management background; serving ten years with the Canadian Navy, owning a marine adventure company, and as a senior executive within the luxury consumer industry. His background allowed him to quickly establish a strong client base with a variety of yacht needs, and build a network that allows his clients to benefit in their yachting experience.

Spending most of his life on the coast or on the ocean, and seeing firsthand almost all of the world’s oceans, it has instilled within him a deep passion for both our oceans and the marine community.

Rob has excelled at building life long relationships with his clients by ensuring that each and every customer receives “best-in-class service”. This combined with a team first mentality from years in the competitive sporting world, led Rob to find that Calibre and its core values were the absolute best place to grow a strong brokerage career. Rob is always striving to find ways to improve the client experience on both the selling and buying side of the business.

Whether you are looking for the summer cruising yacht, that perfect sailboat to cruise the islands at will, or a blue water yacht to travel the coast and beyond, Rob is sure to use his experience, skill set, and maritime relationships to connect you with the yacht of your dreams!

Cell:250-208-1591

karin@calibreyachts.com

Karin Lengger, BSc MEM

Karin specializes in working with values based organizations to establish, distill, shape and simplify organizational systems to ensure infinite success. She brings to Calibre Yacht Sales an extensive financial and business background along with a keen interest in environmental management, leadership and team building.  She regularly upgrades her skills and recently obtained another degree, this time from Royal Roads University as a Master of Environmental Management. She sold a successful Accounting and Bookkeeping practice in 2016 when she left with her husband on a multi-year sailing sabbatical of 14,000 miles around the South Pacific on their 38ft Hans Christian cutter. (Check out their sailing blog at “adventiabeforedementia.com”) 

Upon returning to a land-lubbers life Karin has once again built a successful multi-faceted business practice, Recast Works Inc.  Karin’s by-line encapsulates her management style – “Antidote to Chaos”.  Karin performs her magic, so Calibre can perform theirs!

When Karin isn’t working, she loves to travel, cook, walk her dog Molly, create memorable experiences with family and friends, and volunteer her time to make the world a better place.

Office:250-716-2022

kristine@calibreyachts.com

Kristine grew up in Southern Alberta and although she enjoyed her prairie upbringing, she longed to be closer to sand and sea.  While vacationing on Vancouver Island, she discovered a love for boating through her father-in-law’s 38′ sailboat and it was then that she and her husband decided they needed to make the move to Nanaimo.Since 2010, Kristine and her family have taken advantage of the Island lifestyle, enjoying beaching, boating, adventuring and hiking with their two dogs, Gus and Eddie.  They couldn’t imagine living anywhere else in the world.
Kristine holds a Bachelor of Applied Arts degree and has had a very successful career as a mortgage broker, and more recently, managing a global corporate office.  She has been awarded several times for her strong business acumen, sales excellence and creating “Best Practice” processes and initiatives.  Her extensive professional experience and qualifications, coupled with her positive and collaborative attitude, make her a valuable addition to the Calibre team.