Wayne Graham
Service Supervisor
2022 - present
Wayne started working with boats in 1999. His career began in fiberglass, gelcoat and paint before moving on to other areas of service here at Hartge Yacht Yard. He is usually one of the first people to arrive at the yard in the morning. Wayne grew up in Deale, and currently lives in Prince Frederick. He spends his spare time with this wife and four children.
Jimmy Carter
Yard, 1998 - 2018, 2022 - present
Jimmy has been working at Hartge for over 25 years. He is our expert when it comes to polishing and waxing. After Jimmy’s detailed and meticulous work is complete, the surfaces of any boat in his care look like glass.
Jimmy’s friendly and hard-working nature makes him an excellent employee and asset to the yard team.
Kelsey Averill
Forklift & Travel Lift Operator, 2010 - present
Kelsey, a south county native, is a natural outdoorsman: hunter, gatherer, angler, and a terrific sailor. His favorite boat to race is the International 505.
Prior to working at HYY, Kelsey worked for a marine salvage business, a seafood retailer, and in construction. Kelsey is our main Travel Lift operator.
Robert Kidd
Yard, Travel Lift Operator - 2022 - present
Robert is part of the well-known Kidd family of Southern Maryland. With over 56 years of experience as a marine mechanic, his extensive mechanical knowledge of equipment and boats is truly valuable.
Robert is well known for helping others both in the Yard and outside of work. His spare time is spent with his son, daughter-in-law, and 2 granddaughters - the “loves of his life”.
Dave Voss
Travel Lift, 2017 - present
Dave graduated in 2014 from The Landing School located in Maine. While in training, he focused on carpentry and learned to build small wooden boats.
Dave came to Hartge’s as an apprentice under the master carpenters of HYY but branched out to help other divisions of the boatyard. His general boat knowledge and prior work experience at PYY Marine makes him a welcome asset to the crew.
Deandre Walls
Yard Crew, 2021 - present
Deandre grew up in southern Anne Arundel County and joined out crew in 2021. With no prior experience in working with boats, he continues to prove that he is an adept learner.
Deandre’s willingness to adapt to any task has made him a valuable part of the yard team.
Ate Hernandez
Yard Crew, 2022 - present
Ate is diligent in his preparation and execution of every project and his detail-oriented nature shows in his work. Hartge’s is fortunate that Ate looks forward to coming to work at the yard every day.
After a long week, Ate likes to relax, watch movies and get together for meals with his cousins and other family members.
Jorge Diaz-Martinez
Yard Crew, 2022 - present
Cris Barrios-Cruz
Yard Crew, 2025 - present
Carter Birchfield
Yard Crew, 2026 - present