Jenny Matthews has never been one to sit idle. Born and raised in New Zealand, where she says most of the population has a little salt in their veins, Matthews got to know the oceans when she took up rowing at age 12. “My parents would probably say I was a very independent and driven child,” she says.
“When I got involved in rowing, it pretty much encompassed my entire childhood, and I admit it didn’t leave much space for anything else! It also cemented my connection with the ocean because we were out there on the water every single morning.”
It wasn’t until she turned 18 and was considering studying commerce at university, however, that the idea of superyachting was seeded, thanks entirely to the people in the house next door to her parents.
“I noticed they had a really nice house,” she smiles, “so I knocked on the door and asked them what they did for a living.
