Inventory of known William Hand Jr. and R.O. Davis boats
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Schooners and Ketches
36' Ketch
Year Built: 1981
Builder: Brooklyn Boatyard, Brooklyn, ME
Designed by William Hand and Joel White
Cruising Waters: Penobscot Bay
Bowdoin
88' Schooner
Year Built: 1921
Builder: Hodgdon Brothers, East Boothbay, Maine
Homeport: Castine, Maine
Maine State Vessel
Cruising Waters: Atlantic Seaboard USA, Canadian Maritimes and Arctic, Penobscot Bay
Visit Schooner Bowdoin's Website
Elista
56' Schooner
Year Built: 1935
Builder: Stone Boat Yard, Allameda, CA
Homeport: Seattle
Cruising Waters: West Coast USA
65' Schooner
Year Built: 1925
Builder: Hodgdon Brothers, East Boothbay, Maine
Homeport: Provincetown, Ma
Original Name: Princess Pat
Vessel Notes: Offers day sails in Key West, FL
Visit Schooner Hindu's website
Schooner
Year Built: 1982
Builders: Paul Rollins, York, ME
Previous name: Simplicity
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108' Schooner
Year Built: 1925
Builder: Hodgdon Brothers, East Boothbay, Maine
Homeport: Rockland, Me
Original Name: Ladona
Vessel Notes: Bermuda Cup Champion
Visit the Ladona's Website
36' Ketch
Year Built: 1988
Builder: Harry Bryan, New Brunswick Canada
36' Schooner
Year Built: 1946
Builder: WR King San Francisco
Hand Voyager Design #522
Cruised West Coast to Hawaii
Currently Cruising the South Pacific
Schooner
Year Built: 1924
Builder: Hodgdon Brothers, East Boothbay, Maine
Homeport: Seattle, Wa
Vessel Notes: Last American Pilot Schooner named California
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Motorsailers
57' Motorsailer Sloop
Year Built: 1950
Builder: R.O. Davis Design, Henry B. Nevins Inc.,
City Island, New York
Homeport: Rockland, Me
Original Name: Ladona
Vessel Notes: Built for Mr. Frank Bissel (N.Y.Y.C. Member #1)
Guildive
56' Motorsailer Ketch
Builder: Wheeler Shipyard, Brooklyn NY
Notes: Offers day excursions from Castine Maine and overnight trips between Maryland and Maine
Visit Guildive Cruises Website
Nor'Easter
60' Hand Motorsailor
Builder: Anderson
Notes: Cruising New England and the Gulf of Maine
45' Motorsailer Ketch
Year Built: 1930
Builder: Palmer Johnson, Sturgeon Bay, WI
Restoration: Schulz Boat Company, Bristol RI
For more information visit
www.shannonyachts.com
63' Motorsailer Ketch
Year Built: 1933
Builder: Hodgdon Brothers, East Boothbay ME
Homeport: South Freeport, ME
For more information visit
www.williamhand.com
Motorboats
46' Motorboat
Year Built: 1946
Builder: Hodgdon Brothers, East Boothbay, Maine
Homeport: Vineyard Haven, Mass
Vessel Notes: Last vessel designed by William Hand, Jr.
36' Motor Launch
Year Built: 1927
Builder: Jack Allen in Brighton, Victoria
Homeport: Metung and sailed on the Gippsland Lakes
Vessel Notes: Carvel timber motor launch (38' in length, 10' beam, 2' 6" draft.
Contructed in New Zealand with Kauri planking and fully remodelled and restored by Pompei Bros of Mordiallic, Victoria in 1998