About Us
Meet Our Team
Chuck Brown
A native of Rhode Island, and lifelong sailor, Chuck Brown partnered with Mike Brady and Peter Eagan to form the Newport Rigging Group in 2020.
Chuck has been focusing on the maintenance and optimization of large yacht rigs and sail handling systems since 2004 when he joined Southern Spars to develop their rig service division.
Chuck left his family-owned business in 1999 after he was offered a position as a sailor and mast & rigging manager for Dennis Conner’s Stars & Stripes America’s Cup team. Chuck continued this role in 2001-2003 in San Diego, CA and Auckland, NZ.
Still an avid sailor, Chuck participates in many J-Class & superyacht events around the world and races his VX One sport boat in the US.
Peter Eagan
Born in Buffalo, NY on the Great Lakes, Peter began sailing at an early age and continues to enjoy sailing today. Peter honed his rigging skills with seven years at Hall Spars and Rigging, where he worked as a commissioning and service technician.
Peter also spent considerable time working on mast construction for America’s Cup and TP52 projects followed by 8 years working for Southern Spars and private clients.
Peter’s expertise lies in superyacht rig service, maintenance and inspection while being equally adept to the same precision workmanship on the local fleet of 30-60 footers.
Peter can be found on the waters of Narragansett Bay or traveling worldwide, racing on the professional circuit, and always willing to talk about rigs and rigging.
Michael Brady
Originally from Middletown RI, Mike is a partner at NRG. A Newport-area sailor from childhood, he got his start in the industry with Hall Spars & Rigging in 1997.
Mike spent 14 years with Hall Spars in RI and Italy, working both in the factory and on projects around the world, as a mast builder, commissioning rigger, and repair tech. Mike became an independent rigger in 2011.
Mike has been involved in several Volvo Ocean Race programs on the technical teams, he has worked on the construction of rigs for several America’s Cup teams, and has built and commissioned numerous superyacht projects.
Mike works and sails with various superyacht and J-class racing clients, and has offered subcontracting expertise to every major manufacturer of spars and rigging.
David Moffet
An import from Canada, David now resides in Jamestown, RI. David’s knowledge accumulated from years of racing including numerous World, European and NA titles along with many offshore miles.
David spent 18 years at Hall Spars & Rigging working as senior project manager on rig builds overseeing mast commissionings around the world. This diverse experience included a vast range of projects including AC programs, TP52s, J-Class and superyacht rigs, and covered project management, commissioning, tuning sessions and long-term service relationships worldwide.
David was tapped to set up Hall Spars’ Service facility, providing past and future customers with access to top-to-bottom service backed up by in-house engineering. Due to its success, Hall Spars Service was integrated into the Southern Spars service network, where David continued as Senior Rigger.
When the opportunity arose to join Newport Rigging group as a partner, David was easily convinced to once again work with Chuck, Peter & Mike.
About Newport Rigging Group
Newport Rigging Group is a full-service rigging shop. We have over 70 years of combined experience in spar and rigging sales and service. Specializing in everything from older aluminum rigs and rod rigging, to the most modern carbon spars and composite standing rigging packages. We are able to manage your spar and rigging refits, routine maintenance or custom projects with our team of professional riggers.