Per Huffeldt
President and Owner of Eastern Yachts
 
Per is an accomplished sailor and racer and has spent a lifetime around boats starting in an Optimist in his native Denmark. He later won a Danish Junior keelboat Silver Medal and was on the Danish Navy Sailing Team winning an Elvstroem Trapeze Dinghy Championship.

After settling in Texas in 1978, where he started and ran an international commodity brokerage company, he actively campaigned his J24 and later J22, participating in numerous Nationals and 2 World Championships.
In 1993 he merged his business with ConAgra Foods, moved to Omaha, NE and as Managing Director ran their new Grain Processing Export Company for 8 years.

While in the Midlands, he never lost his love for sailing, racing a Snipe and for over 10 years he owned many yachts from 36 to 50 ft. in charter in the BVI’s. These included a Beneteau 510, Beneteau 51, Lagoon 42 catamaran, two Lagoon 37 catamarans and a Beneteau Blue II catamaran…. 

He is a long time member, Past Commodore and twice Club Champion of the old prestigious Houston Yacht Club. He is a member of The International Blue Gavel, an Admiral in the Texas Navy, and Honorary State Senator of the State of Louisiana. He is a Licensed and Bonded Yacht and Ship Broker in Florida and a member of the Florida Yacht Brokers Association.

Per and his accomplished team understand all your needs and dreams and you will always be in good hands as they guide you through buying or selling your yacht!