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1816 – present · East Boothbay, Maine

Hodgdon Yachts

East Boothbay, Maine

Founded by Caleb and Tyler Hodgdon in 1816 and claiming to be the oldest continuously operating family boatbuilder in the United States.

First vessel
The schooner Union, 1818
Modernised
Under Timothy Hodgdon from 1979
  • 1921Bowdoin — Arctic exploration schooner; now Maine Maritime Academy
  • 2003Scheherazade
  • 2014Comanche

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