Our Mission
to deliver the best, single-source boating experience on the Great Lakes.
At CenterPointe, we prioritize building lasting, family-like relationships with customers by delivering exceptional experiences across all departments. Our friendly, professional staff are dedicated to exceeding expectations through efficiency, timeliness, cleanliness, and accuracy. Guided by our employee handbook, we uphold integrity and excellence in every interaction, driving CenterPointe Marine to industry leadership.
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Our Story
The “CenterPointe Marine” story began in Door County, Wisconsin. The heart of downtown Sturgeon Bay was once known for cherries and shipbuilding because it was originally home to the Fruit Growers Cooperative and the Peterson Boat Works. The Fruit Growers Cooperative brought many of Door County’s cherry growers to Sturgeon Bay in order for their harvests to be pitted and canned.
Around the same time (1907), the Peterson Boat Works began its rich history of building world class vessels ranging from commercial tuna boats to navy mine sweepers until operations ceased in 1995. Several of the 100-year-old buildings have been set aside for residential conversion, creating unique living experiences. High ceilings, large windows, and old timbers are all a part of the past and future of The Shipyard neighborhood.
CenterPointe Marina grew out of the reclaimed land surrounding the old Peterson Boat Works. The planning began in 2003 with the purchase of the former shipyard. In 2005, inspired by the property’s rich shipbuilding history, CenterPointe Marina was born in the same location as the Peterson Boat Works 100 years earlier.
In 2009, In order to satisfy customer demand CenterPointe set out to become a full service boatyard by adding winter storage and yacht brokerage to the business. A service department was added the following year. In 2011 CenterPointe doubled its footprint by expanding south into Milwaukee, WI which is now the corporate headquarters due to its proximity to Chicago.
To reflect the expanded nature of the services offered and to signify the merger the name was changed from CenterPointe Marina to ‘CenterPointe Yacht Services’.
The Milwaukee boat yard is located in the historic Walker’s Point neighborhood and sits at the mouth of the Milwaukee harbor entrance. The property is just under 4 acres, and encompasses over 700 feet of dock wall, 100,000 square feet of indoor heated storage, a packed new boat showroom and sales department, a ship’s store and the regions most capable service department with 15 service technicians capable of handling virtually any task including fiberglass and carbon fiber repairs, paint, welding, carpentry, electrical, mechanical and diesel repair and repowering.
In 2013, CPYS acquired ‘Great Lakes Yachts Service’ in Sturgeon Bay (formerly the famed Palmer Johnson Yachts new construction yard) and brought CPYS’s presence in the industry to a new level with capabilities beyond any other service yard in Wisconsin consisting of a 20 person staff including 10 technicians, many with new yacht construction backgrounds.
In 2016, CenterPointe expanded again into Lake Country just west of Milwaukee (east of Madison) with a full service yard in Pewaukee, WI to sell, store and service small boats (under 25’). Later in 2016, CenterPointe also established a yacht sales office in Western Michigan to better serve the growing market.
CenterPointe Yacht Sales represents some of the most respectable brands of power boats in the industry including Beneteau, Pursuit, Chris Craft, Nimbus, MJM Yachts, Monterey, Godfrey, Viaggio, Stingray, and Highfield.
Our Brands
Swiss Boaters
Grüezi Früünde!
Like many Swiss nationals, I now reside in the USA with my family in the state of Wisconsin. We have twelve children and love to spend time around boats and on the water.
Most people think of mountains when you tell them you are from Switzerland but the reality is that Switzerland has many beautiful lakes, some small some large. There are almost a dozen boat builders in Switzerland, the most notable being ‘Pedrazzini Yacht und Bootswerft’ located on the shores of Lake Zurich.
In 2004 I began a project that will last a lifetime when I (along with my business partner Ted Balistreri) bought a former shipyard in Door County, Wisconsin. In 2005 we built CenterPointe Marina, now known throughout the Great Lakes as one of the premier yachting destinations.
In 2009 we entered the yacht storage business and opened our yacht brokerage office. In the spring of 2010 we became dealers for Tiara Yachts and Pursuit Boats.
After many successful seasons, in 2011 we once again expanded our services through the acquisition of Harborside Yacht Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This strategic move allowed us to have three sales offices spanning from the Wisconsin-Illinois border up to the tip of the Door peninsula, representing the most respected brands on the market. Most recently in the spring of 2016, CenterPointe expanded west into Lake Country, Wisconsin to fully serve a growing smaller-boat market.
I look forward to working with all customers, but have to admit I have a soft spot for fellow Swiss!
Regards
Peter H. Moede
CenterPointe Yacht Services
Canada Boating
Centerpointe Yacht Services LLC is one of the Midwest’s largest yacht dealers with four locations on and around Lake Michigan in Kenosha, Milwaukee, Door County, and Lake Country, Wisconsin. Canada boating is made easy by our extensive network of professionals all around the Great Lakes.
In recent years, we have expanded our advertising into Canada to make our pre-owned and brokerage inventory available to the strong Canadian dollar. Our yacht sales consultants have sold many boats and yachts to Canadians and have delivered many vessels to Canada by land and water. We are experts at disassembling boats and yachts for over the road deliveries and we can prepare and assist you with water deliveries as well.
Please contact us we will be happy to further assist you with Canada boating and more!