Boatbuilder, America’s Cup sailor, yacht project manager
Arthur Cevey
From building and racing yachts to selling them.
Swiss, trained boatbuilder, ten years in professional sailing and yacht operations. America’s Cup with Alinghi Red Bull Racing, SailGP, and founder of AC Signature Yachting. French, English, Spanish and Italian.
- 37th America’s CupAlinghi Red Bull Racing, cyclor
- 3rd, Youth America’s CupTeam Tilt, Bermuda 2017
- Boatbuilder, CFCSwiss Federal Diploma, 2015
- AC Signature YachtingFounder, three active mandates
Career
Most recent first. Open any line for the details, results and the related videos and press.
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2025 – present
AC Signature Yachting
Founder and yacht consultantIndependent yacht consultancy and brokerage. Three active sale mandates on sailing yachts.+3 more -
2025 – 2026
X-WING, TF35
BowmanFoiling TF35 with a crew of former Alinghi sailors. First foiler at the 2025 Bol d’Or.2 articles+6 more -
2023 – 2024
37th America’s Cup, Barcelona
Cyclor and powertrain developmentHuman-powered drivetrain of the AC75, from prototype to racing. BoatZero, then BoatOne.7 videos8 articles+2 more -
2022
Selected for Alinghi Red Bull Racing
Power groupOne of the 14 sailors named for the Swiss return to the America’s Cup. TV and video portraits.4 videos7 articles+1 more -
2021 – 2022
SailGP Switzerland, TF35 and GC32
Professional sailor, sailing–shore liaison, bowmanPart of the launch of the Swiss SailGP team. 2nd on TF35, GC32 Racing Tour winner.4 articles+3 more -
2019 – 2022
Yacht management and project coordination
Project manager and owner’s representativeMaintenance, restoration and performance upgrades of racing yachts, as the owner–yard interface. -
2019
ALTAIR, 145 ft sailing yacht
Deckhand, deck operations and refit preparationTranspacific programme with the owner on board, then refit preparation in New Zealand. -
2017 – 2018
Realteam, Alinghi and match racing
Professional sailor and boat captainMoved to Realteam on the GC32. Reserve for Alinghi’s 2018 Extreme Sailing Series title.5 articles -
2016 – 2018
Team Tilt and the Youth America’s Cup
BowmanThe switch to foiling multihulls. 3rd at the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup, Bermuda 2017.10 articles+1 more -
2012 – 2015
Boatbuilder apprenticeship
Swiss Federal Diploma, Boatbuilder (CFC)Trained as a boatbuilder. Discovered sailing while working at the yard.1 article+1 more -
2012 – 2014
CER Geneva and Tour de France à la Voile
Helm on Surprise, piano on the TourFirst regattas with the CER, then two Tours de France à la Voile with Ville de Genève.1 video2 articles+3 more
See and hear me
Interviews and portraits where I speak or where the piece is about me. More footage sits on each career page.
What I bring
A technical base built in the yard and on the racecourse, now applied to sales and purchase.
Yacht and technical
- Boatbuilding (CFC)
- Refit and yard coordination
- Yacht operations
- Technical assessment
Clients and relationships
- Owner relationships
- Listings and sales material
- Technical communication
- International communication
Environments
- America’s Cup and SailGP
- UHNW owner environments
- Confidentiality and discretion
- Multidisciplinary teams
Languages
- French, native
- English, fluent (C2)
- Spanish, fluent (C1)
- Italian, fluent (B2)
Education
- Yacht Broker School, in progress
- Swiss Federal Diploma, Boatbuilder (CFC), 2015
- Spanish NIE holder, EU mobile
Contact
Based between Geneva and Barcelona. Open to sales and purchase roles within an established brokerage house.