HAMPTON YACHT GROUP OF CALIFORNIA INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with HYG were assigned by the US Coast Guard to HAMPTON YACHT GROUP OF CALIFORNIA INC of NEWPORT BEACH, CA. The builder is listed in the USCG MIC database. Enter the full 12-character HIN below for build date, model year, and serial — free, no account.
MIC
HYG
Location
NEWPORT BEACH, CA
In business
since 2016
Status
Listed active in USCG records
HAMPTON YACHT GROUP OF CALIFORNIA INC hulls (2016–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Free · no account · the HIN is on the transom, upper starboard (right) corner
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HAMPTON YACHT GROUP OF CALIFORNIA INC HIN FAQ
What does a HAMPTON YACHT GROUP OF CALIFORNIA INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "HYG" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to HAMPTON YACHT GROUP OF CALIFORNIA INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. HAMPTON YACHT GROUP OF CALIFORNIA INC hulls (2016–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is HAMPTON YACHT GROUP OF CALIFORNIA INC still in business?
USCG records list HAMPTON YACHT GROUP OF CALIFORNIA INC of NEWPORT BEACH, CA in the MIC database (registered 2016).
How do I decode the year on a HAMPTON YACHT GROUP OF CALIFORNIA INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. HAMPTON YACHT GROUP OF CALIFORNIA INC hulls (2016–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits. Enter the full 12-character HIN above and the decoder works it out, including the legacy formats.
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Sources: USCG Manufacturer Identification Code database (uscgboating.org, refreshed monthly) · HIN format per 33 CFR 181 subpart C. Cite this page: CarWhere, "HAMPTON YACHT GROUP OF CALIFORNIA INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/hyg, last verified 2026-06-12.