All Entries Tagged With: "Jim Cress"
First “New” Nordic Tugs 26 to Splash Next Week
Nordic Tugs officials confirmed yesterday that the first “new” Nordic Tugs 26 will leave the factory in Skagit County, Washington, before the end of this month and splash into the cold waters of the San Juan islands for its first sea trials. The NT-26 was the original Nordic Tug, produced from 1980 until 1997, and the [...]
Nordic Tugs 37 Owner Invents Wave Slap Preventer
Dick and Mable Seymour loved their Nordic Tugs 37 Sea Mischief, but there was a quirk that bothered them. When at anchor, the hard chine of the hull, close to the bow where it crossed the waterline, would sometimes create a rhythmic slapping noise from the waves in the anchorage.
While many other owners either don’t [...]
Jim Cress, CEO of Nordic Tugs, Dead at 62
Jim Cress, the affable president and CEO of Nordic Tugs, died Saturday, October 18 of injuries received in a motorcycle accident. His death was announced by the company this week.
Born on May 13, 1946 in Chicago, Ill., 62-year-old Cress joined Nordic Tugs in 1989 as sales manager. He left the company in 1993 to start [...]
The Nordic Tugs 37 Reviewed
ANACORTES, WA – Directly inspired by the working boats of the Northwest, Nordic Tugs – and its popular NT-37 model – have become a sort of icon for the trawler lifestyle. There may be other brands and boats that are better known, or some that better exemplify “fast-trawler” capabilities. But there is just something about a tug that draws a crowd at the dock.
Nordic Tugs 49 Will Fill the Gap
BURLINGTON, Wa. – In the 1990s, a 32-footer was the best seller in the Nordic Tugs line. The company added a 42 when it was time to expand – and learned a lesson in the balance.
“It became apparent that the 10-foot jump in size was too much for some of our customers,” said Jim Cress, [...]
