About PYI Inc.

PYI Inc. is a leading manufacturer and distributor of high quality marine, boat, yacht, and ship equipment and supplies. PYI quickly responds to our customer's ideas and needs. Since 1981, PYI has never forgotten that our company cannot exist without our customers. Our goal is to provide quality as well as innovative marine equipment with an unsurpassed level of customer service. Our track record speaks for itself... Ask a fellow boater.

+500,000
Satisfied Customers

In Business Since
1981

Our Team

Tracy Langlie

Tracy
Langlie

Tracy has worked for PYI in Accounts Payable since 2013, ever since her three kids left for college. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with family, going to concerts with her friends, scrapbooking, and watching football. Go Hawks!

Fred Hutchison

Fred Hutchison

Fred has been with PYI since 1985. When not at work he spends his time at his mountain cabin with his family, running trails and stand up paddle boarding on local rivers.

Kenneth Planck

Kenneth Planck

Kenneth is a married father of two, who has been with PYI since 2002. He currently enjoys spending time camping, hiking and obsessing over the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Miles Weber

Miles
Weber

Miles has been with PYI since 2007 and is in our Sales and Customer Service Department. Outside of work he enjoys drinking a good beer with his wife, spending time with his family and friends, golfing, and working on his solo music.

Tom Johnson

Tom Johnson

Tom joined the marine industry at age 15 as a commercial salmon fisherman in Bristol Bay, Alaska. He continued fishing through high school and college, eventually obtaining his captain's license at age 22. He spent the next ten years running small cruise boats and yachts up the inside passage.

Phil Quartararo

Phil Quartararo

Phil has been in the marine industry since 1977 and joined PYI in 1995. Phil is our Product Manager for Jefa and Lecomble & Schmitt steering system products. In his spare time Phil enjoys riding his motorcycle anywhere.

Jerome Blakely

Jerome
Blakely

Jerome has been managing the Max-Prop Reconditioning Department since 2010. He enjoys going on hikes, kayaking and spending lots of time with his grandson going on all sorts of adventures.

Nic Laffitte

Nic
Laffitte

Nic joined the PYI team in 2016, after a career in the finance industry. He enjoys surfing, kiteboarding, sailing, and traveling in his free time.

Frederic Laffitte

PRESIDENT

Frederic
Laffitte

Frederic founded the company in 1981, and is still actively involved throughout the business. He began sailing on the Mediterranean in his youth, and spends his free time cruising and racing sailboats, kiteboarding, fly fishing and skiing with his wife and his three boys.