The boat, the question and the number that didn't exist.
Blue Water Index began with a question our founder couldn't answer while buying his own boat. It became a mission to build an independent valuation reference for the entire recreational marine market.
"What is she actually worth?"
After thirty years working with enterprise data and analytics, and a lifetime sailing, Robb Corrigan went looking for a boat of his own. When he found one, he did what any buyer making a significant purchase would do. He tried to establish what it was worth.
What there wasn't was one independent place that brought the evidence together and explained the answer.
So he built it.
Every boat that changes hands deserves an honest number.
Blue Water Index exists to create an independent, transparent market reference for recreational boats.
To give everyone involved a stronger piece of evidence from which to make those decisions.
Built by people who understand data, risk, products, operations and boats.
Thirty years in enterprise software, including seventeen at IBM through its acquisition of Cognos, helping organizations turn complex data into information they could trust. A lifelong sailor, Robb designed the original valuation model and built the first version of Blue Water Index after discovering he needed the product himself.
Data scientist and AI specialist with experience at IBM and Microsoft, and a named inventor on multiple patents. Rebecca combines deep expertise in enterprise architecture, predictive analytics and machine learning with an unusually commercial approach to data science, focused on measurable outcomes.
Former Vice President, Fraud Management at RBC, with more than 27 years in financial services and deep experience in risk, fraud and data integrity. An avid sailor and boat owner who has cruised the Mediterranean and Canada's East Coast.
Two decades in enterprise software and startup marketing, from IBM Business Analytics to chief marketing officer and angel investor. A confirmed landlubber, Robert advises on positioning and go-to-market, and is our control group: if it is clear to him, it is clear to any investor outside the marine industry.
Former Executive Director of Product at IBM and now COO of Digital Hive. More than two decades in analytics and enterprise software product leadership, with a professional marine background.
Operations leader with more than 25 years of experience building and scaling complex operational systems.
Ex-IBM, where he drove Data & AI across Quebec’s largest organizations; now at Databricks. Joshua has built go-to-market motions from zero, including North American expansion for a Canadian startup. He raced and sailed as a kid, then taught kitesurfing across four continents. The boats have changed; the water hasn’t.
Independence isn't a feature. It's the product.