{"id":18063,"date":"2016-11-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-21T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pwdmac\/morrisyachts\/uncategorized\/morris-yachts-45th-anniversary\/"},"modified":"2018-03-01T11:38:54","modified_gmt":"2018-03-01T16:38:54","slug":"morris-yachts-45th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/morrisyachts.com\/morris-yachts-45th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"Morris Yachts 45th Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11107\" src=\"https:\/\/morrisyachts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-21-at-10.12.20-AM.png\" alt=\"screen-shot-2016-11-21-at-10-12-20-am\" width=\"1280\" height=\"704\" \/>Morris Yachts was founded by the late Tom Morris (1940-2008) when at the age of 32, he &#8220;succumbed&#8221; to his passion for sailing and moved his young family from Philadelphia to build boats on Mt. Desert Island back in 1972.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11106\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11106\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11106\" src=\"https:\/\/morrisyachts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/timeline-1.jpg\" alt=\"Tom Morris founded Morris Yachts in 1972.\" width=\"650\" height=\"376\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11106\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tom Morris founded Morris Yachts in 1972.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And any of our lucky owners who got to work with Tom can attest, MDI&#8217;s\u00a0down-east traditions and a rich history of boat building were the perfect complement to his passion for sailing.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11108\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11108\" style=\"width: 695px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11108\" src=\"https:\/\/morrisyachts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/0605010019-web-e1426511351870.jpg\" alt=\"Tom and Cuyler Morris.\" width=\"695\" height=\"479\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11108\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tom and Cuyler Morris.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, Tom&#8217;s son Cuyler has been with the company since 1995.<\/p>\n<p>Sailing in Maine refined Tom\u2019s sense of what makes a good boat. He established several key objectives for building a \u201cMaine\u201d quality &#8220;Morris Yacht&#8221;, starting with proper engineering and design to provide weight savings and enhanced windward sailing performance in light air.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Morris Yachts Celebrates 40 Years!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Wy3_uBo-wn8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Morris Yachts has grown steadily over the last 45 years, and now that we are part of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hinckleyyachts.com\">The Hinckley Company<\/a>, our commitment to building a growing range of semi-custom sailboats has only increased.<\/p>\n<p>As you can see in this video from our 40th, we love to get sail and together with our current and prospective owners on Tom&#8217;s beloved Mt. Dersert Island. And we love to party too. So stay tuned for more information on how we might\u00a0celebrate our 45th anniversary!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Morris Yachts was founded by the late Tom Morris (1940-2008) when at the age of 32, he &#8220;succumbed&#8221; to his passion for sailing and moved his young family from Philadelphia to build boats on Mt. Desert Island back in 1972. 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