This year’s Newport International Boat Show will see Hodgdon announce the opening of a new sales and marketing office in Newport, Rhode Island. Hodgdon will announce it at a reception for the press at the Hodgdon Yacht Services exhibit, on Friday, September 12, at 5PM at Tent G37.
Eric Leslie to join the new Hodgdon sales and marketing office in Newport, R.I.
The new office will serve primarily to promote Hodgdon boatyard and shipyard refit and maintenance services now under the banner of Hodgdon Yacht Services with facilities in Southport, Boothbay Harbor and East Boothbay, Maine. The Newport office will compliment Hodgdon’s locations in the Boothbay region and its new office in Monaco.
Hodgdon Yacht Services was launched in the 2nd Quarter of this year under the leadership of Sandy Spaulding, President, to organize all Hodgdon service activities with the acquisition of the former Boothbay Region Boatyard in Southport Maine, the Wotton’s Wharf dockage facility in Boothbay Harbor, Maine and existing superyacht refit activities at the East Boothbay shipyard.
Eric Leslie (above) has been hired to staff the Newport office. Eric is a well-known and well regarded member of the yachting community in the greater Newport area. Eric will also help promote other Hodgdon initiatives including superyacht interiors, superyacht tenders and new yacht construction.
The press reception will also highlight news on other Hodgdon projects such as the upcoming launch of the 100 ft. pre-preg racing sailing yacht COMANCHE, the refit of 118 ft. NOELANI yacht , the build of a 65 ft. Dave Pedrick designed cold molded sailboat PIERA and the superyacht tenders under construction.
