CW Hood Yachts
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| founded = 1991
| founder = Chris Hood and Chris Stirling
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| hq_location_city = Marblehead, Massachusetts
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- Wasque 26
- Wasque 30
- Katama 32
- Hood 43
- Hood 50
- CW Hood 32
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CW Hood Yachts is a boat builder, designer, and broker in Marblehead, Massachusetts. They produce a range of power and sailing vessels, from the 26 foot Wasque 26 through to the larger Hood 43, along with custom designs.
History
Owners Chris Hood and Chris Stirling founded the CW Hood Yacht Yard out of Chris's uncle Ted Hood's Little Harbor marine complex in 1991.{{cite web|title=CW Hood Yachts Review |url=http://www.yachting.com/research/manufacturer/cw-hood-yachts.html|work=Yachting.com|accessdate=November 7, 2010}} The company moved to its current location in Marblehead, Massachusetts,{{cite web|last=Nielsen|first=Peter|title=CW Hood 32|url=http://sailmagazine.com/boat-reviews/cw_hood_32/|work=sailmagazine.com|accessdate=November 7, 2010|date=June 7, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100703050934/http://sailmagazine.com/boat-reviews/cw_hood_32/|archive-date=July 3, 2010|url-status=dead}} in the mid-1990s.
Boats
Boats manufactured by CW Hood Yachts include:
- Bremer 25
- Wasque 26{{cite web|title=The Yachts|url=http://www.cwhoodyachts.com/yachts/|work=CW Hood|accessdate=November 7, 2010}}
- Wasque 30
- Katama 32
- Hood 43{{cite web|last=Janssen|first=Peter A.|title=CW Hood 43|url=http://www.motorboating.com/articleHtml.jsp?ID=1000079430|work=Motor Boating|accessdate=November 7, 2010}}
- Hood 50
- CW Hood 32
CW Hood Yachts also produce Downeast hulls from Jarvis Newman, with sizes ranging from 30 to 46 feet in length,{{cite web|title=CW Hood presents Jarvis Newman|url=http://www.jarvisnewmanyachts.com/|work=Jarvis Newman Yachts|accessdate=November 7, 2010}} and are authorized builders for the International One Design.{{cite web|title=New 2010 CW Hood Yachts|url=http://www.iboats.com/CW_Hood_Yachts|work=iBoats.com|accessdate=November 7, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613133001/http://www.iboats.com/CW_Hood_Yachts|archive-date=June 13, 2011|url-status=dead}} Future designs include the Wasque 32.
Awards
CW Hood Yachts received the "Best Powerboat" award at the Newport International Boat Show for the Hood 43 in 2009. In 2011, the CW Hood 32 won "Best Daysailer" from both Sail Magazine{{'}}s Best Boats 2011 competition{{Cite web |url=http://sailmagazine.com/boat-reviews/best-boats/cw_hood_32/ |title=The CW Hood 32 |access-date=2010-12-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110129005120/http://sailmagazine.com/boat-reviews/best-boats/cw_hood_32/ |archive-date=2011-01-29 |url-status=dead }} and Sailing World{{'}}s Boat of the Year Awards.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sailingworld.com/sailboats/boat-of-the-year/announcing-i-sw-i-s-2011-boat-of-the-year-winners|title = Announcing SW's 2011 Boat of the Year Winners}}
See also
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