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This Chicago businessman who started selling luxury car mats after taking a second mortgage on his home now owns this stunning 188-foot W superyacht. Designed to be the most playful luxury vessel, it has an inflatable dock, a giant water slide, laser sailboats, and even a climbing wall.

W, for wow, wonderful, and wondrous!

Superyachts are all super. They are tools that guarantee a good time away from prying eyes and done-to-death onshore destinations. It took the able hands and minds of Feadship a mere 10 months to transform the ship from Larisa to the full pedigree W. The new avatar was highlighted with the addition of a massive Jacuzzi on the sun deck and several upgrades to the interior layout.

Who owns the W superyacht?

Businessman and risk-taker David MacNeil started WeatherTech out of his home in Clarendon Hills, Illinois, in 1989. His multimillion-dollar company sold car mats after he was dissatisfied with the quality of existing automotive floor mats. The 55-year-old business owner turned his enterprise into a success by 2018 with $400 million a year in sales, with profits soaring upward of $100 million. He was among the first few to defy the odds by running a company solely based in America and to make a mark splurging $4 million for a 2014 Super Bowl ad. “It was an evolutionary step and an investment in our future in branding the WeatherTech name and getting it out to all of America,” said MacNeil. “And it helped us get across a message that is near and dear to me: the importance of U.S. manufacturing, our industrial infrastructure, using American raw materials, and hiring American workers.”

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David Macneil Net Worth 2022, Age, Wife, Children, Height, Richest CEO

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David MacNeil is an American businessman and entrepreneur. He is best known for being the founder and CEO of WeatherTech. He was born on March 29, 1959 (David Macneil age is 62 years), grew up in the Western suburbs, which is where he still live in Chicago. David Macneil is an alumnus of Dominican University and holds an honorary doctorate degree from the same institution. David MacNeil founded the company WeatherTech in 1989 in Clarendon Hills, Illinois.

MacNeil is also an auto racer, car collector, and the sponsor of the Laguna Seca racetrack. In 2019 he purchased the 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO number 4153 GT for $70 million.  He also owns an $80 million yacht and donated $6 million to the University of Wisconsin’s School of Veterinary Medicine for a commercial that aired during Super Bowl LIV in 2020.

WeatherTech

WeatherTech produces vehicle accessories and David MacNeil also owns the WeatherTech racing team. He worked as the vice president of US sales for AMG. Macneil began manufacturing floor mats for vehicles and also ran a Super Bowl ad for his company in 2014. He also owns several other vehicles including many Ferraris.

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David MacNeil owns 100% of WeatherTech , Founded in 1989, Mr. MacNeil started WeatherTech out of his home in Clarendon Hills, Illinois. Dissatisfied with the quality of existing automotive floor mats, WeatherTech began with importing the mats directly from England.

David Macneil Wife

David Macneil married Brenda Macneil, they married in Scotland in 1989 and had three children in their course of marriage. Their son Cooper Macneil currently competes in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship driving the No. 63 Scuderia Corsa Ferrari 488 GT3 with co-driver Toni Vilander, while their daughter Devon Macneil works in WeatherTech. In 2007, Brenda filed a petition for dissolution of marriage and finally divorced in 2014 after they end their child support.

David Macneil House

He bought a recently-completed equestrian estate in Wellington for $23.18 million. The main residence has four bedroom, 4.5 bathrooms, a pool, a bar and a wine storage system. It also has a separate caretakers’ quarters with four bedrooms, two bathrooms and a kitchen. The barn has 15 stalls and an owners’ lounge.

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The property has several riding surfaces, including a sand arena. It was built by Stock Custom Homes by T & R Development. Annie Carruthers of In-Site Design Group was the architect.

The property is near the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, which attracts major competitions every winter. It’s in the Mallet Hill neighborhood, where billionaire Microsoft-founder Bill Gates also owns property. Macneil also owns a new GulfstreamAero G280 private jet (N1DM).

A Quote by David Macneil

• “I have lived in the West or Southwest suburbs all my life. The Chicago area is full of great people and hiring them is a pleasure and an honor as they usually have a great work ethic. Furthermore, I grew up in the Western suburbs, which is where I still live. Why not work close to home? It’s good to be the King of Car Mats”.

David Macneil net worth

David Macneil net worth is estimated to be around $1.2 billion , his source of income is generated from the sales of Automotive products. As a business leader in Chicago, he is well recognized for driving sales and initiating new projects. David Macneil is famous for being the founder and CEO of WeatherTech, manufacturers of automotive interior carpet protection from mud, dirt, snow and more.

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WeatherTech founder buys Wellington estate for $23M

The property spans almost 4 acres

The founder of a car mat empire bought an equestrian estate in Wellington.

David MacNeil, the CEO of WeatherTech, bought the estate at 13700 Quarter Horse Trail in Wellington for $23.2 million, records show. The property totals 163,476 square feet, equating to a sales price of $141 per square foot.

Elite Equestrian Estates LLC, which lists its address as North Haven, Connecticut, sold the property.

The property includes a main house, caretakers’ quarters, barn, sand arena, and paddocks. The house on the property was built in 2018 and has four bedrooms and four-and-a-half bathrooms.

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The property was last purchased in 2017 for $12 million, records show. The estate was listed by Carol Sollak of Engel & Völkers Palm Beach & Wellington.

MacNeil started the car floor mat manufacturing company Weathertech, which is based in Bolingbrook, Illinois. He is also an avid car collector and reportedly purchased a 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO for $70 million in 2018.

Wellington is considered the winter equestrian capital of the world and is home to the who’s who of power players who have equestrians in the family. The families of billionaires such as Bill Gates , Michael Bloomberg and the late Steve Jobs, as well as celebrities Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen, all have homes in the village.

Last month, Oscar-winning actor Tommy Lee Jones sold his Wellington equestrian estate at 12550 40th Street South for $11 million .

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WeatherTech founder purchases glistening $38.5MILLION Manalapan estate with two pools and ocean views of South Florida coastline

• David MacNeil buys a nearly $40 million home that even has a putting green
• The property is 10,344 square feet with two pools, six bedrooms and six baths
• This comes months after the car mat tycoon sold two multi-million dollar homes 

By James Cirrone For Dailymail.Com

Published: 11:37 EDT, 2 May 2024 | Updated: 12:08 EDT, 2 May 2024

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WeatherTech founder and CEO David MacNeil has purchased a $38.5 million beachfront mansion in Manalapan, Florida , complete with spectacular waterfront views, two pools and his own private putting green.

His new 10,344 square foot home is situated in a gated community and boasts six bedrooms, six bathrooms and meticulously manicured grounds with a healthy number of palm trees to provide shade.

MacNeil, his three children and whomever else he decides to entertain at his two-acre property will be able to enjoy the beach from his backyard dipping pool. Or they can sun tan in front of the other pool, which sits in the front yard right near the putting green.

The chief executive of the automotive-accessories retailer bought the ocean and lakefront property through an Illinois  limited liability company referred to as Whiskey Tango 1120. 

Whiskey Tango 1120 is an Illinois company that has a post office address in Fort Lauderdale. The same address is listed under MacNeil's name, according to business records.

Gary Pohrer and Nick Malinosky of Douglas Elliman Real Estate represented the sellers in the transaction. 

David MacNeil's new home in Manalapan, Florida, which was recently sold to him for $38.5 million. This comes months after he sold another home of his in Fort Lauderdale Beach 

MacNeil's home is pictured in the center on a thin strip of land with the ocean on the east side and a lagoon on the west side. The home's boat dock on the lagoon is pictured (center)

A top down view of the home, showing the curvy driveway, the putting green, and the two pools in the front and back of the residence. The beach sits at the back of his two acre property

The home was built in 1955, and has almost 200 feet wide stretch of oceanfront land as well as another 200 feet of intracoastal land. The intracoastal side has a dock, according to the Zillow listing .

The two-story home, complete with multiple balconies and a wine room, is close to Delray Beach and Palm Beach, which are areas known for fine dining and shopping. 

The interior of the home is almost all white, including the living room furniture, the kitchen, and the dining area.

Nearly all the rooms that are shown in the listing have a view out to the ocean, including one of the bedrooms and a small dining nook, both of which have expansive bay windows.

MacNeil's front yard pool is near the putting green and the long driveway. It also comes with four reclining sun tanning chairs on the pool patio

The putting green is situated in MacNeil's front yard and is lined with a smattering of palm trees. MacNeil appears to be a golf fan, as another home he used to own had a putting green

The backyard pool, surrounded by perfectly trimmed grass, offers a grand view of the Atlantic ocean. It is one of two pools at the Manalapan property 

The outdoor patio area has two white couches and looks out at the backyard pool. The Atlantic ocean glistens in the background

The Manalapan property's main living room, complete with two pristine white couches and two cushy single wide sofas

The 10-seat dining table is part of the open concept floor plan on the ground level. The dining area is near the living room 

The $38.5 million home features a gourmet kitchen with stainless steel appliances, white cabinets, a sizable island and plenty of counterspace

The gourmet kitchen is seen from another angle, which shows off the pantry as well as the dual sink on the island

The eating nook situated at the edge of the gourmet kitchen has a spectacular view of the ocean through four large windows

One of the six bedrooms at MacNeil's brand new Florida home. A white couch sits underneath a wide bay window that again has a view of the Atlantic ocean. 

MacNeil's agent for this purchase was luxury real estate guru Tim Elmes from Compass. 

Elmes, who has recorded over $2 billion in sales , was MacNeil's listing agent in a Fort Lauderdale Beach property he sold for $40 million in October 2023.

The 13,000-square-foot home was custom-built on land MacNeil bought for $3 million in 2018 , the Wall Street Journal reported at the time it sold last year.

MacNeil is quite active in the Florida real estate market, buying and flipping properties often. And as the founder of WeatherTech, he has amassed a net worth of around $1 billion, which allows him to be the big player he is.

On top of selling the Fort Lauderdale Beach property in October, MacNeil unloaded another jewel of his sprawling portfolio of homes in December 2023.

This time it was a stunning, seven-bedroom home  located in Pebble Beach, California, listing it for $39 million. It also had a putting green similar to the house he now owns in Manalapan.

MacNeil listed his Pebble Beach home for $39 million. The entire house is roughly 7,500 square feet 

The outside of the home (left) measures at approximately 3.16 acres and includes a barbeque area, multiple fire pits, a hot tub, a large, green putting green, and private walking paths that lead to the beach and forest

The massive master closet is equipped with extensive storage room, shelves for hanging, drawers for clothes and jewelry, and many accent lights to light up the space

The temperature-controlled wine room can hold up to 1,000 bottles and has built in storage right on the walls. There is even a door with a touchpad lock along one of the walls and a mini bar for storage and drink preparation

Several bedrooms have their own fire places loads of natural light, and access to a patio. There are six tall stone fireplaces, and MacNeil typically use the property as a guest house

After renovating the California residence substantially, MacNeil said he wanted to find a good family to occupy it.

MacNeil told Mansion Global  at the time: 'If I keep it, phenomenal. I love it. On the other side of the coin, let's see if we can find a great family that wants to live in this house. It's a phenomenal house and it deserves a great family.'

MacNeil founded WeatherTech in 1989. He started the company out of his home in Clarendon Hills, Illinois, after he was 'dissatisfied with the quality of existing automotive floor mats.'

At first, the mats were being imported from England, but MacNeil soon decided to move all production to the US in 2007, and opened facilities in the suburbs of Chicago.

The automotive maps are custom made to fit any make and model of a car and are meant to keep your car clean from dirt, snow and virtually any mess.

Each mat is made with 'advanced rubber-like' material known as Thermoplastic Elastomer, and are 100 percent recyclable.

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Innovative Yachting in Russia: Moscow Boat Show 2024

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The 17th International Exhibition of Boats and Yachts, known as the Moscow Boat Show, is set to be a major event for yacht professionals and outdoor enthusiasts. Taking place from February 29 to March 3 at Crocus Expo, it is a standout event in the yachting world, attracting global attention.

The Moscow Boat Show aims to showcase the latest industry developments, serving as a platform for promoting water tourism, business meetings, and professional networking. With over 150 exhibitors covering 13,000 square meters, including prestigious names like Prestige and Velhod, the event will feature a range of products and services.

This year, the International Exhibition WORLD of Hunting and Fishing will be held alongside the Moscow Boat Show, offering visitors a comprehensive experience. Attendees can explore new boat models, engage in test drives, and enjoy a rich program of master classes and competitions.

The Moscow Boat Show is more than just an exhibition; it is a multi-format project combining exposition, business events, show programs, and training, making it a must-attend for anyone in the maritime and yachting industries. As the event continues to grow, it highlights the industry’s innovation and endless possibilities.

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