Mr. John Hough
John lives with his wife Karen in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. They moved there 25 years ago from the New Jersey suburbs of Philadelphia. They have three children, two grandchildren, two dogs and two grand puppies.
John is a semi-retired attorney, concentrating his practice in Wills, Trusts and Estates. John has served with numerous charitable organizations and as President of the local chapters of the Boy Scouts of America and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, and is presently Counsel to the Palm Beach Police Foundation.
John is a collector of antique and classic boats and does most of the work himself. The present fleet includes:
23’ Herreshoff Marlin fiberglass sailboat, built by Cape Cod Shipbuilding in 1957
20’ Australian Secret 20 gaff rigged cutter wooden sailboat, custom built in 2003
17’ Norwegian designed gaff rigged wooden lapstrake sloop, custom built in 2003
18’ Cruisers, Inc. Sea Camper lapstrake outboard, built 1961
14’ Penn Yan Trailboat outboard, built 1950
15’ sliding seat wooden rowboat built by John in 1986