Our Team

• He had the privilege of working alongside American Tugs founding partners Tom and Mike, who retired before him.
• His career and hobbies revolve around his love for the water and the craft of boatbuilding
• Kurt’s journey in the marine world has been hands-on: He has crawled into the belly of an old steel tugboat to clean its fuel tank and laminated fiberglass parts. He also has designed custom twin-engine performance trawlers, and managed the greatest craftspeople in the industry.
• Outside of work, Kurt is an avid outdoor enthusiast, enjoying mountain biking, hiking, skiing, and kayaking.
• He enjoys cruising in his family’s own trawler during the summer months.
• He’s the proud father of a Carleton student, and is the devoted husband of his biggest supporter.

Email: kurt@americantugs.com

Phone: 360-466-9277 x 2001

• Erik got his start in the marine industry as a service technician at Action Marine beginning in 1996. 
• He moved on to Nordic Tugs in 1997 and became a lead in the woodshop. 
• He joined Little Mountain Woodworks in 2000, building custom cabinetry and furniture.

• His favorite destination to date has been the Teakerne Arm Provincial Park in BC.
• Became a partner in American Tug and served Co-CEO for four years. In May 2023, he sold his interest in American Tug but remained an integral part of the sales team.
• Childhood dream was to own a boat company.
• Always available to help owners with questions about their boats, new or pre-owned.
• An avid fisherman Jeff enjoys salmon fish fishing and crabbing.
• Worked in the USA, Asia, and Europe for Forbes 400 family offices where his responsibilities included the management of well-known superyachts.
• Became thoroughly hooked on boating when his family turned him loose in a 9’ tender with a 4-hp Evinrude. The boats have become larger but the passion for boating remains steadfast.
• Life-long boater, born and raised in Seattle, WA, and throughout his childhood explored Puget Sound in his grandparents 45’ Matthews motor yacht.

Email: jeff@americantugs.com

Phone: 360-466-2961

• During his time at Stan Miller, Ian represented Grand Banks, Hatteras, Viking, Sabre, Back Cove, and Mag Bay among others.
• Ian is enjoying the second chapter of his life with his blended family: his girlfriend, a teenage son who is an accomplished competitive high school sailor, and his two young adult stepdaughters who are both embarking on careers in entertainment.
• A licensed broker in California and Florida. Member of the Long Beach Yacht Club and California Yacht Brokers Association.
• When free time permits a simple short family trip to Catalina aboard their GB 32 or Hinckley Pilot is often the most rewarding. 

Email: ian@kadeykrogen.com 

Phone: 562-505-3502

• Passionate about the build and design of new American Tug models, she brings her clients together with the production team to produce some of the most beautiful and well-thought-out new builds to date.
• Enthusiastic about boating, client experience, and understanding of intelligent yacht design, she approaches every potential client with energy and fresh ideas.
• Traveling around the world and meeting people at international boat shows each year feeds her passion for culture and adventure.
• Grew up sailing Chesapeake Bay as a child, continued learning to sail J/24s on San Francisco Bay, raced competitively in Annapolis, and now enjoys all water activities, both power and sail, on Cape Cod in summer and Florida in the winter.

Email: jodi@kadeykrogen.com

Cell: 443-808-4171

• Hears from clients from across the oceans who are living out their adventures of a lifetime.
• Spent a couple of years cruising from New England down through the Caribbean, where the freedom and beauty of the people and places changed him forever and showed him his purpose.
• As a liveaboard, he wore a suit and tie daily, though he came home to the water every night and by 6:00pm on Fridays was usually underway to some beautiful anchorage for the weekend.
• Found a family in the community of boating and marina culture as a liveaboard, and discovered a home that would protect him from his greatest fear—a boring life!
• Graduated from the University of Texas, he moved to the East Coast and ended up purchasing a 44-foot trawler instead of a house to live in Annapolis on the Chesapeake Bay.
• Grew up in a family devoted to voyaging on the water in all forms: From sailing across the Gulf of Mexico in regattas to weeks-long journeys down the Colorado River in canoes, his passion for exploration by water has always been his central priority.
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Email: greg.sapp@kadeykrogen.com

Phone: 443-223-7652