Presented by Sonny Hodgdon and Lloyd Bergeson

May 11, 1993

Watch Lloyd Bergeson and Sonny Hodgdon discuss the America's Cup half model collection at HMM and the Hodgdon-Herreshoff connection in this lecture, originally recorded at HMM in 1993.

This remarkable collection of half models represents every America's Cup yacht from 1851 through the end of the J-Class era, all carved by Hodgdon to the same scale. The Hodgdon Collection of America's Cup Models are currently on display in the Museum's new exhibit, "Challengers, Defenders & Contenders: The Hodgdon Collection of America’s Cup Models, 1851-1937" located in the America's Cup Hall of Fame at HMM.

George I. "Sonny" Hodgon (1922-1995) was a renowned marine engineer and boatbuilder from East Boothbay, Maine. He was also an accomplished sailor and a significant contributor to the development of marine engineering technology, and was always proud of his family's many connections to the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company and the America's Cup.