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Award Winning Boats, Rigging Together in Marblehead
We were busy rigging up a C.W. Hood 32 at the Eastern Yacht Club recently and were enjoying the camaraderie of our friends aboard the neighboring J/70 that was also about to be launched. Photographed together, we realized that we had two award-winning designs side-by-side! On the left is Sailing… SEE MORE
A New Gloucesterman Joins the Harbor Fleet
Atlantic Boat Company is pleased to introduce the City of Gloucester's new DUFFY-26 Launch, Gloucesterman. This new launch has successfully passed the 24+1 stability test and received a temporary COI from the United States Coast Guard. It was transported to Gloucester from the builder in Maine by West Marine Transport.… SEE MORE
Marblehead Company Wins Interior Design Award
The Marine Fabricators Association recently presented Onboard Interiors with an award for Excellence in the Interior Marine Upholstery Category at the 2013 MFA National Convention. The competition is designed to recognize excellence in marine fabrication. We are thrilled to receive this award! For this project, on a 1982 Eastbay, the… SEE MORE
Spring Launchings: Wasque 32 Total Refit Completed
After two seasons, the Wasque 32 Penguin total refit is complete. The restoration of this Marblehead-based 1983 Wasque 32 motor yacht was a two-phase project. In Phase 1, the exterior of Penguin was restored, including all new teak rails, a new fiberglass-molded helm console with a teak top, and all… SEE MORE
C.W. Hood Yacht "Baby J" Heads to the Netherlands
Our first white-hulled C.W. Hood 32 was shipped from Marblehead to the Netherlands on April 20. Baby J will be sailed along the Dutch coast, lakes, and rivers. Her owner operates Classic Daysailer. Classic Daysailer of Holland is quoted as saying the C.W. Hood 32 is a "stand out from… SEE MORE
The Long, Salty Heritage of Gloucester
Few cities have played as important a role in America's commercial fisheries as Gloucester. These historic images, from the archives of Atlantic Fisherman and housed at the Penobscot Marine Museum, give a taste of this important harbor. SEE MORE
High School Sailing Season Ends with Photo Finish
The Marblehead High School Sailing Team received a rare post-season opportunity to practice race aboard four “new” CW Hood 32 Daysailers. The sailing team seemed right at home aboard these beautiful vessels, designed by Chris Hood and built in Marblehead by C.W. Hood Yachts, off Marblehead harbor earlier this month.… SEE MORE
C.W. Hood Yachts Returns from Annapolis Boat Show
C.W. Hood Yachts owner Chris Hood returned to Marblehead this week from the Annapolis Boat Show after a successful and unique five days on Dock D. The Annapolis Sailboat Show is one of the high points of the Chesapeake Bay sailing season and is one of the largest boat shows… SEE MORE
Record Week of Rescues for Provincetown Team
This week the Marine Animal Entanglement Response team at the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies successfully freed six individual animals belonging to endangered populations, including two humpback whales and three leatherback turtles, from life-threatening entanglements in the waters between Cape Cod and New Hampshire. On Sunday, a commercial fisherman reported… SEE MORE
Marblehead Daysailor Fleet Gains Another Classic
The Marblehead daysailor fleet gained another classic July 27 with the launch of Grace, Hull No. 5 of CW Hood's line of 32' sailing yachts. Though there was little wind after the yacht was launched and rigged, Grace still moved right along. This was a perfect way to end a… SEE MORE
Electric Saildrive Installed on C.W. Hood Daysailer
We are very excited to announce that our dream of an electric inboard sail drive for the C.W. Hood 32 is now a reality! Powered by two Lithium batteries, all you have to do is turn the key and you're on your way. The control panel and throttle are conveniently… SEE MORE
CW Hood Expands to Include Custom Accents
For the first time, CW Hood is offering yacht owners, as well as homeowners, across New England the opportunity to have some of the custom wooden accents that make CW Hood yachts so distinctive (and enviable). The new services from the Custom by Hood team include everything from specialized consoles,… SEE MORE