Meet the crew

Meet the Lowell Boats Family

Gary Lowell

Owner

Gary Lowell was born and raised in a small town in Maine. After living in Wisconsin for six years, he moved with his first wooden boat to Greensboro, North Carolina. While studying broadcasting in college, Gary worked at the local TV station as a director and lighting director. While the job paid the bills, boatbuilding fed his soul. He began rescuing and repairing old, classic sailboats and sailing them along the North Carolina coast. A descendant of the well-known New England boatbuilding Lowell family, Gary couldn’t ignore his heritage any longer. In 1993, Gary left television to open his own boatbuilding shop. Starting in his backyard, the business has since grown to one of the largest wooden boatbuilding shops in the country. Lowell Boats Inc. is an award-winning boat shop specializing in classic runabout restoration.

Office Manager

Jack
Assistant Foreman

JACK was born and raised right here in Greensboro, NC. Jack has worked at Lowell boats for 6 and a half years after attending GTCC (Guilford Technical Community College) for diesel technology and heavy equipment. He has experience in carpentry and car repair. Jack is the assistant foreman here at Lowell’s and dabbles in just about everything in the shop but has great skills in wiring and engine work. Jack’s favorite thing to do in the shop is making things out of wood, metal, and fabric. When Jack is not working, he loves to sew. Be sure to keep up with Jack’s current projects on our blog! Fun Fact about Jack: he is exceptional at braiding hair.

Shane

Restorationist

SHANE has been with Lowell’s for 3 years and loves woodworking and rebuilding parts for boats. Shane is originally from Polk County, NC. He attended CFCC for wooden boat building, boat manufacturing and service. He also has some sailing experience. While Shane can do so much more he focuses on painting, varnishing, woodworking and electrical in the shop. In his free time, he works on comics and plays the piano. His favorite type of boats are smaller sailboats such as Skiffs and he owns a Wherry sailboat that he likes to sail. Fun fact about Shane; he is currently learning how to play chess.