page_title: Moody Yachts
section_title: Repair yard and timber construction (1827–1964)
hierarchical_section_title: Moody Yachts / History / Repair yard and timber construction (1827–1964)
caption_attribution_description: English: Moody's jetty One of the jetties at Moody's boatyard, Swanwick.
context_page_description: Moody is an English brand of sailing yachts. It is originated in the former Moody shipyard in Swanwick that was founded in 1827 by John Moody. As of 2007, the brand belongs to German yacht builder HanseYachts AG, Greifswald.
context_section_description: Moody's origins date back to the 19th century. In 1827, the boat builder John Moody founded a shipyard company in Swanwick on the banks of river Hamble, which dealt in particular with the repair and overhaul of fishing boats. When John Moody died in 1880, he left the business to his son Alexander, who also started to build small dinghies.
  More than a century later, in 1935, the Moody shipyard produced its first sailing yachts in timber construction. The first model, the Vindilis, was designed by T. Harrison Butler. The service operations continued in conjunction with the boat building activities. In addition, the site in Swanwick was expanded so that the company could build larger yachts. During this period the Moody family also expanded into marina ownership.
caption: Former Moody's jetty in Swanwick (2007)
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