Jonathan and Anne Hutchings, who first dropped anchor in Deltaville 16 years ago after a voyage from South Africa in their 35’ sailboat, have announced the opening of their new business, YaZu Yachting, located on General Puller Highway in the center of Deltaville.

Formerly broker-managers of Annapolis Yacht Sales South, which they established in 2005, the Hutchings have branched out on their own. They will be joined in their new venture by Rachel Dickerson who has been their office assistant for the past three years.

“We have established so many relationships with buyers and sellers of a variety of boats over the past 15 years, that we felt it was time to put our personal stamp on the business,” the couple said.

Initially, YaZu Yachting plans to provide brokerage services for sail and power boats in the 30- to 70-foot range, specializing in cruising monohulls, power and sail catamarans and trawler style yachts. They have been approached by several manufacturers to represent t...