Hodgdon Yacht Services Launches New Newport Office

Superyacht builder Hodgson will announce the launch of a new sales and marketing office in Newport at the Newport Boat Show this weekend.

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. Leslie is a well-known and well regarded member of the yachting community in the greater Newport area. He will also help promote other Hodgdon initiatives including superyacht interiors, superyacht tenders and new yacht construction.

The company has not yet revealed the location of their new office.

More details are expected during a press event on Friday.