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Andrew Winch designed Hull 415 Open and Hull 416 Limo Yacht Tenders delivered by Hodgdon Yachts

May 09, 2013

Hodgdon Yachts is delighted to announce the delivery of its fifth Hull 415 yacht tender, as well as its sixth Hull 416 superyacht tender. This pair of 8.5m jewels was designed by Andrew Winch Designs of London, with naval architecture and engineering by Hodgdon’s own in-house engineering team.

Andrew Winch designed Hull 415 Open Yacht Tender and Hull 416 Limo Superyacht Tender by Hodgdon - Photo credit to Onne van der Wal

Hodgdon’s Hull 415 Open yacht tender and Hull 416 Limo superyacht tender were specially engineered and constructed using infused epoxy carbon fibre construction to meet the client’s demanding weight requirements.

Hull 416 Limo Yacht Tender by Hodgdon Yachts - Photo credit to Onne van der Wal

Hull 416 Limo Superyacht Tender - Interior Photo credit to Onne van der Wal

Hull 416 Limo yacht tender features the exceptional craftsmanship and sophisticated systems engineering that Hodgdon is so well known for. Outside, a defining characteristic of the AWD design is a compound curve teak clad transom exceptionally executed. Inside, the full wood raised panel teak joinery interior features separate lavatory and wash basin lockers with luxury leather seating for up to 8 guests. Systems highlights include NEMA 2000 systems integrated iPad in the salon, electrically retracting glass moon roof, electrically retracting glass aft bulkhead, hydraulically lifting roof, lithium ion smart battery system and more.

Hull 415 Open Superyacht Tender - Photo credit to Onne van der Wal

Aboard Hull 415 Open Superyacht Tender - Photo credit to Onne van der Wal

Hull 415 Open superyacht tender, a companion to the limo tender, features open seating for 12, a retracting hardtop over the helm (for clearance into the mother ship tender garage) and a special AWDdesigned and Hodgdon-engineered retracting bow ramp for beach and shore-side guest boarding convenience.

Both yacht tenders are in transit to a significant shipyard in Holland where they will join the mother ship launching soon.

Andrew Winch designed Hull 415 Open and Hull 416 Limo Yacht Tenders - Photo credit to Onne van der Wal

CUSTOM MEANS CUSTOM
There are lots of opportunities to make these designs yours. Hull and Deck colors, wood trim, leather or fabric, deck treatment or a variety of custom features are “yours to choose”. Or, Hodgdon start over with custom concept and create a unique and personal aesthetic. The direction is up to the clients, the expertise is Hodgdon.

Technical details for the 8.5m Hodgdon Hull 416 Limo Yacht Tender

LOA: 8.58m
Limo LWL: 7.49m
BEAM 2.75m
DRAFT:
DRIVE DOWN: 1.0m
DRIVE UP: 0.5m
DISPLACEMENT: 4,590 Kg
POWER Volvo D-6/400 (HP)
SPEED(W.O.T): 38kts
PASSENGERS-CE: 8 GUESTS / 2 CREW
BRIDGE CLEARANCE: 1.59m
TENDER BAY CLEARANCE: 2.13m

Technical details for the 8.5m Hodgdon Hull 415 Open Superyacht Tender

LOA: 8.59m
LWL: 7.54m
Beam: 2.69m
Draft: 1.0m drive down, 0.5m drive up
Displacement: 4670 kg at half load
HP: D6 / 400 bhp
Max Speed: 39 kts from sea trial
Passengers: 10 max + 2 crew
Air draft T-top up: 2.33m
Tender bay clearance T-top down, drive up: 2.12m
Depth Overall T-top up, drive down: 3.33m

Hodgdon launch two 8.5m luxury yacht tenders by Andrew Winch Designs

May 03, 2013

Designed by Andrew Winch Designs of London, featuring naval architecture and engineering by Hodgdon‘s in-house engineering department, the two 8,5 m luxury superyacht tenders, hull 415 and hull 416 were specially engineered and built using infused epoxy carbon fibre construction in order to meet the customer’s demanding weight requirements. The two tenders are currently on their way to The Netherlands, where they will join a luxury superyacht currently under build by a prestigious Dutch shipyard, to be launched soon.

New 8,5m superyacht tender by Hodgdon

The limousine tender features the exceptional craftsmanship and sophisticated systems engineering that Hodgdon is so well known for. Outside, a defining characteristic of the AWD design is a compound curve teak clad transom exceptionally executed. Inside, the full wood raised panel teak joinery interior features separate lavatory and wash basin lockers with luxury leather seating for up to 8 guests. Systems highlights include NEMA 2000 systems integrated iPad in the salon, electrically retracting glass moon roof, electrically retracting glass aft bulkhead, hydraulically lifting roof, lithium ion smart battery system and more.

8,5m luxury yacht tender by Hodgdon - aft view

The open tender, a companion to the limo tender, features open seating for 12, a retracting hardtop over the helm (for clearance into the mother ship tender garage) and a special AWD-designed and Hodgdon-engineered retracting bow ramp for beach and shore-side guest boarding convenience.

Andrew Winch designed Hodgdon yacht tender - Interior

Aboard Hodgdon superyacht tender

Both tenders are in transit to a significant shipyard in Holland where they will join the mother ship launching soon.

Hodgdon Yachts delivers Hull 414 yacht tender

January 17, 2013

Hodgdon Yachts is proud to announce that they have recently handed over its fourth new custom Hull 414 yacht tender. The lovely Hull 414 boat is an 10.5-metre open tender, developed to match the 10.5m Limousine superyacht tender which was delivered two months ago.

Newly delivered Hull 414 yacht tender by Hodgdon Yachts

Custom-designed by Michael Peters Yacht Design (Sarasota, FL, USA) the new Hull 414 OPEN TENDER will join a superyacht of a renowned Northern European shipyard. Hull 414 yacht tender boasts a limousine seating for 12 and is run by a Volvo D6-370 engine, reaching an estimated speed of 32 knots.

The artful Hull 414 superyacht tender is designed to please not only the discriminating owner with good taste but the crew with high standards as well. Beautifully designed, artfully styled and expertly built, this tender is designed to maintain an aesthetic while being optimized for a particular function.

Hull 414 superyacht tender - Dashboard

CUSTOM MEANS CUSTOM
There are lots of opportunities to make these designs yours. Hull and Deck colors, wood trim, leather or fabric, deck treatment or a variety of custom features are “yours to choose”. Or, Hodgdon starts over with custom concept and creates a unique and personal aesthetic. The direction is up to the clients, the expertise is Hodgdon.

HODGDON YACHTS CUSTOM OPEN TENDER KEY FEATURES / FACTS
- Open walk through deck/seating arrangement facilitates ease of boarding and a variety of water sports;
- Many of the same custom stainless steel details designed to be “salt and pepper” set;
- Over 13,000 person hours including all of the unique and one off custom details and exceptional quality of finish;
- Custom designed and cast Stainless Steel fittings such as the bow / stem chock piece and the custom stainless steel anchor shaped to fit and recessed in the bow;
- Custom stainless steel and compound curved glass windshield;
- Custom stainless and teak boarding steps (machine screws were custom ground and polished to make treads);
- Custom stainless steel rub rail detail;
- Exceptionally well running hull form;
- Built to a quality level to compliment the quality of the mother;
- First class electronics, of icom vhf, furuno chart plotter/gps etc.

Hodgdon's Hull 414 yacht tender at full speed

Technical Specifications of the new Hodgdon Hull 414 yacht tender:

Length Overall 10.5M / 34′ 6″
Length on DWL 9.07M / 29’8″
Overall Beam 2.97M / 9′ 9″
Draft (Hull only) .53M / 1′ 9″
Displacement 4,472 Kg. / 9,859 Lbs.
Max. Speed (Est.) 35 Knots

**All Specifications are based on half load.

Hull 414 yacht tender delivered by Hodgdon Yachts

December 20, 2012

The well known US builder, Hodgdon Yachts, has delivered its new Hull #414 yacht tender just in time for Christmas. The lovely Hull 414 boat is a 10.5m open tender, developed by Michael Peters Yacht Design.

Hodgdon delivers Hull 414 superyacht tender just in time for Christmas

Hull 414 superyacht tender has been designed to match the 10.5m Limousine tender, which was delivered a few months ago. This tender is also headed to serve a superyacht being built at a northern European shipyard.

Hodgdon’s Hull 413 yacht tender built for a prominent European shipyard launched and delivered

October 11, 2012

Hodgdon Yachts is proud to announce the launch as well as delivery of Hull 413 yacht tender. It is the 413th Hodgdon hull which is also the 3rd tender hull. Hull 413 is a lovely custom limo tender for a prominent European shipyard.

Slow Running - Hodgdon Hull 413 Yacht Tender

Slow Running top up - Hodgdon Hull 413 Yacht Tender

This week HODGDON launched another of the 10.5m MPYD designed Limousine yacht tenders, also for an Oceanco project and has three more custom tenders under construction including two designed by Andrew Winch Designs.

Hodgdon Hull 413 Super Yacht Tender

HODGDON’S entré into the superyacht tender world came several years ago in a project led by Florida based Wright Maritime Group. HODGDON was commissioned to build a 10.5 limousine tender and slightly smaller matching open tender for then Oceanco Y706 megayacht Seven Seas.

Hodgdon Hull 413 Luxury Yacht Tender

The success of that Michael Peters Yacht Design (Sarasota, FL) project turned heads in superyacht ports the world over.

HOODGDON has developed several tender concepts ranging from 9.6m to 12.5m in the MPYD aesthetic including an aft helm version and is currently in contract negotiation for several other tenders including from other world class designers.

Helm from Above - Hodgdon Hull 413 Yacht Tender

Hodgdon presented last 2011 a series of artful yacht tenders designed to please not only the discriminating owner with good taste but the crew with high standards as well.

Beautifully designed, artfully styled and expertly built, these tenders are designed to maintain an aesthetic while being optimized for a particular function.

Interior at night - Hodgdon Hull 413 Yacht Tender

The second pair of yacht tenders are custom designs from Andrew Winch Designs (London, UK) / Hodgdon for a project at a Northern European shipyard. At 8.5m this custom limo tender features a retractable full coverage moon roof, guest head and 30 knots cruising speed from the Volvo D-6/400 power. The open tender, features a beachable ramp to facilitate guest and beach toy deployment. Both boats are slated for an early 2013 delivery.

CUSTOM MEANS CUSTOM

There are lots of opportunities to make these designs yours. Hull and Deck colors, wood trim, leather or fabric, deck treatment or a variety of custom features are “yours to choose”. Or, Hodgdon starts over with custom concept and creates a unique and personal aesthetic.

The direction is up to the clients, the expertise is Hodgdon.

Hodgdon Hull 413 Luxury Yacht Tender

HODGDON YACHTS CUSTOM LIMO TENDER KEY FEATURES / FACTS

- Salon with Tinted windows, water resistant leather upholstery, a roof that raises hydraulically to allow standing headroom for ease of boarding or generous open air ventilation and visibility and of course air conditioning.
- Retractable windows and lift up hatches to allow boarding from either side
- Separate and dedicated crew areas
- Over 15,000 person hours including all of the unique and one off custom details and exceptional quality of finish
- Large flat screen tv in salon
- Custom designed and cast Stainless Steel fittings such as the bow / stem chock piece and the custom stainless steel anchor shaped to fit and recessed in the bow
- Custom stainless steel and compound curved glass windshield
- Custom stainless and teak boarding steps (machine screws were custom ground and polished to make treads)
- Custom stainless steel rub rail detail
- Exceptionally well running hull form
- Built to a quality level to compliment the quality of the mother
- First class electronics, of icom vhf, furuno chart plotter/gps etc.

Hodgdon ships Hull 413 yacht tender built for a prominent European shipyard

October 09, 2012

This week saw the US builder Hodgdon ship its Hull 413 yacht tender to the Netherlands. Hull 413 boat is another one of Hodgdon’s lovely custom tenders, built for a prominent European shipyard.

Hodgdon's Hull 413 yacht tender built for a prominent European shipyard

Hodgdon launched the recent-era initiative to build superyacht tenders about three years ago. In that time they have shipped three of the ultra high end tenders and have three more under construction.

HODGDON CUSTOM TENDERS is the newest division in the Hodgdon Shipbuilding organization whose specialty is building custom and semi-custom tenders that serve the large yacht market (typically more than 80m in length).

The Hodgdon team recently returned from the Monaco Yacht Show where there was considerable interest in the company’s custom and semi-custom tender program from many superyacht projects from around the world.

Hull 413 yacht tender - front view

The superyacht industry is one of the most skilled-labor intensive industries in the world. Each custom tender takes many thousands of skilled worker hours to complete. Once delivered, there are many hundreds of hours required to maintain the tenders in world class condition for the owner and guests to enjoy.

Hodgdon currently employs more than 120 workers, the vast majority of whom are highly skilled craftsmen and women. The HODGDON CUSTOM TENDERS division alone employs more than 15 in the Murray Hill facility of the East Boothbay-based company.

Hodgdon was founded in 1816, and is still family owned.The company’s divisions include HODGDON FINE INTERIORS, building high end superyacht interiors (up to 80M), HODGDON YACHTS, specializing in custom sail and power yacht construction (up to 60M), HODGDON DEFENSE COMPOSITES building specialized defense craft and HODGDON CUSTOM TENDERS building the world’s finest superyacht tenders.

New head of the Design and Engineering department at Hodgdon Yachts

August 27, 2012

On Friday, August 24, Hodgdon Shipbuilding presented James Anderson, Engineering Manager of SP Gurit / High Modulus (USA), as their new head of the Design and Engineering department.

Luxury charter yacht SCHEHERAZADE by Hodgdon Yachts

After several years of successful collaboration between Hodgdon and SP Gurit / High Modulus, James will be leaving the engineering firm to join Hodgdon‘s existing yacht building design and engineering team of 11 and take over its leadership on January 1, 2013. James brings a breadth of superyacht knowledge and experience in the structural engineering of advanced composite construction to Hodgdon’s already broad experience base.

James holds a MEng in Aeronautical Engineering from Bristol University in the UK and has served in a variety of consulting and management roles in a structural engineering capacity including some of the world’s most notable superyacht and aviation projects.

James has a special connection to Maine and Hodgdon, as he met his wife while both were consulting on a Hodgdon project and were engaged while on a canoe trip in Maine. James is an avid outdoorsman though since settling down is less likely to repeat his more extreme outdoor feats such as having climbed Kilamanjaro and high bungee jumping.

The excellent working relationship between SP Gurit / High Modulus and Hodgdon will likely continue as the demand for both supplemental structural engineering and SP Gurit’s SmartPac ® kits warrants.

James will be present with the Hodgdon team at the Monaco Yacht Show.

Hodgdon charter yacht SCHEHERAZADE winner of the Shipyard Cup X

August 20, 2012

Sunday 19th August saw the 47m Hodgdon charter yacht SCHEHERAZADE become the overall winner of the Shipyard Cup X. Built in 2000 and refitted in 2011, sailing yacht SCHEHERAZADE is a spectacular ketch, designed by Bruce King Yacht Design, in partnership with renowned Andrew Winch, responsible for her beautiful interior. She is available for luxury yacht charter in the Mediterranean as well as in the Caribbean.

Luxury charter yacht Scheherazade at the Shipyard Cup X

True to the spirit of the event, the “winner overall trophy” was an engraved bucket and large bottle of Dom Pérignon. The bucket was filled with champagne and passed around to the winning crew. Superyacht SCHEHERAZADE’s owner drew great cheers from the crowd as he took his turn.

In Sunday’s event, luxury yacht SCHEHERAZADE was followed by charter yacht RAPTURE and charter yacht WHISPER in the daily results, in which the boats and the race committee were able to take advantage of breaks in the fog to complete day 2′s racing. Due to an error in calculating starting times for the pursuit start of Saturday’s race, the results were not used to calculate the overall winner of the Shipyard Cup.

Rapture - Main

The final order of finishing for Sunday’s race and the overall results was: SCHEHERAZADE (154′), RAPTURE (100′), WHISPER (67′), charter yacht VIRAGO (99′), superyacht TENACIOUS (115′), SUMURUN (94′) and WHEN AND IF (64′).

Luxury yacht SUMURUN was the recipient of the annual Clew Award for managing to board their charter guests underway 2 minutes before their starting time and still crossed the line 1.5 seconds after the gun.

In keeping with the fun spirit of the event, race organizers also awarded some other prizes:
- The FULL MOON AWARD to charter yacht BOO TOO for aiming a moon-like object at the event photographer Billy Black.
- The BEST DUCK BOAT IN BOOTHBAY AWARD to TENACIOUS for her owners sounding duck calls as they left the harbor.
- The BEST START “POSSIBLY” UNDER POWER AWARD to the 1939 Schooner WHEN AND IF.
- The WINGIN’ IT AWARD to RAPTURE for their “wing and wing” downwind run on day 1.
- The BEST MAINE UNIFORM AWARD to the Captain of VIRAGO for sailing in a terrific authentic Maine flannel shirt.
- The BEST SMOKE AND MIRRORS AWARD to SCHEHERAZADE for their “fake jibe”, which smoked their nearest competitor.
- The BEST SPIRIT OF THE REGATTA award to the SUMURUN for starting day 2 in Flintstones’ costumes.
- The WHERE’S TITO AWARD, in honor of Shipyard Cup sponsor, Tito’s Handmade American Vodka, for the person who shall remain nameless that “borrowed” the full size poster of Tito himself.

Despite the challenging weather conditions, the event ended on an upbeat note with many racers looking forward to the 2013 event.

Shipyard Cup XI is scheduled to be held 9 – 13 August 2013.

30.2m Hodgdon sailing yacht WINDCREST placed third in St. Barth´s Bucket

April 26, 2012

Following 3 days of classic Caribbean competing, the 30.2m (98´) sailing yacht WINDCREST launched in 2006 by the well known US builder Hodgdon Yachts, placed 3rd in the Elegantes class as well as 3rd overall in the largest St. Barth’s Bucket fleet of 47 superyachts. The Ted Fontaine designed WINDCREST superyacht finished 22nd on day 1, 2nd on day 2 and 3rd on day 3 for a 3rd place out of 13 and an excellent 4th overall out of 47.

30.2m sailing yacht WINDCREST by Hodgdon Yachts

The 98ft superyacht WINDCREST is built of advanced cold molded wood construction and features a Hodgdon-designed and built interior. True to the characteristics of a Fontaine design, WINDCREST combines cruising comfort with impressive performance.

While Hodgdon’s new builds today are more commonly of infused carbon-kevlar composite construction, the legacy and heritage of nearly 200 years of boatbuilding goes into every new Hodgdon as it did on the luxury yacht WINDCREST.

Hodgdon congratulations to the owners and crew of WINDCREST.

Main Characteristics of the 30.2m sailing yacht WINDCREST

Designer: Ted Fontaine
Builder: Hodgdon Yachts
Launched: 2006
LOA: 98′

Four new custom superyacht tender contracts for Hodgdon Yachts

March 08, 2012

Following two custom superyacht tenders for Oceanco motor yacht Seven Seas (ex hull Y706), Hodgdon is proud to present new contracts for a 10.5m custom limo tender and 10.5 m custom open tender signed with another Oceanco client.

Open Superyacht Tender Profile by Micheal Peters Yacht Design

The new build design and construction specifications for these superyacht tenders by Michael Peters Yacht Design, based in Sarasota, Florida, were developed by A.J. Anderson of Wright Maritime Group, based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Hodgdon Limo Superyacht Tender by Michael Peters Yacht Design

The first yacht tender will be shipped to The Netherlands in the fall of 2012 followed by the second one late in the year. The MPYD limo tender design was a Showboats Design Award finalist for 2011 and features a private jet level interior, hydraulically operated lifting roof and a cruising speed for 12 guests of nearly 30 knots.

Hodgdon Limot Superyacht Tender by Andrew Winch Designs

Hodgdon Limo Superyacht Tender by Andrew Winch Designs

The second pair of yacht tenders are custom designs from the renowned London-based studio, Andrew Winch Designs as well as the Hodgdon´s in-house team for a project at a Northern European shipyard. At 8.5m this custom limo tender features a retractable full coverage moon roof, guest head and 30 knots cruising speed from the Volvo D-6/400 power. The open tender, features a beachable ramp to facilitate guest and beach toy deployment. Both yachts are slated for an early 2013 delivery.

Hodgdon Open Yacht Tender by Andrew Winch Designs

Additional news for the 2012 is the launch of the 10th edition of the annual Shipyard Cup with more than 15 sailing superyachts from 20 to 50 metres, held in August 2012, Boothbay Harbor, Maine. Among some of Hodgdon’s more notable contributions to yachting in the last few decades are: the 124´ sailing yacht ANTONISA, the 154´ charter yacht SCHEHERAZADE and the 80´ LIBERTY.

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Andrew Winch designed Hull 415 Open and Hull 416 Limo Yacht Tenders delivered by Hodgdon Yachts

Hodgdon launch two 8.5m luxury yacht tenders by Andrew Winch Designs

Hodgdon Yachts delivers Hull 414 yacht tender

Hull 414 yacht tender delivered by Hodgdon Yachts

Hodgdon’s Hull 413 yacht tender built for a prominent European shipyard launched and delivered

Hodgdon ships Hull 413 yacht tender built for a prominent European shipyard

New head of the Design and Engineering department at Hodgdon Yachts

Hodgdon charter yacht SCHEHERAZADE winner of the Shipyard Cup X

30.2m Hodgdon sailing yacht WINDCREST placed third in St. Barth´s Bucket

Four new custom superyacht tender contracts for Hodgdon Yachts

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