ESCAPE SAILBOAT COMPANY HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with NEW were assigned by the US Coast Guard to ESCAPE SAILBOAT COMPANY of PORTSMOUTH, RI. The company is recorded as out of business since 2002 — common for older hulls, and useful to know when hunting parts or records. Enter the full 12-character HIN below for build date, model year, and serial — free, no account.
MIC
NEW
Location
PORTSMOUTH, RI
In business
since 1997
Status
Out of business (2002)
Parent company
JOHNSON WORLDWIDE ASSOCIATES
ESCAPE SAILBOAT COMPANY hulls (1997–2002) 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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ESCAPE SAILBOAT COMPANY HIN FAQ
What does a ESCAPE SAILBOAT COMPANY HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "NEW" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to ESCAPE SAILBOAT COMPANY — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. ESCAPE SAILBOAT COMPANY hulls (1997–2002) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is ESCAPE SAILBOAT COMPANY still in business?
USCG records list ESCAPE SAILBOAT COMPANY as out of business since 2002 (associated with JOHNSON WORLDWIDE ASSOCIATES). That's common for older hulls — the HIN still decodes normally, and the out-of-business date helps date the boat and guides parts-hunting toward salvage and owner groups rather than a dealer network.
How do I decode the year on a ESCAPE SAILBOAT COMPANY HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. ESCAPE SAILBOAT COMPANY hulls (1997–2002) 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, "ESCAPE SAILBOAT COMPANY HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/new, last verified 2026-06-12.