WEST COAST SAILING HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with WCS were assigned by the US Coast Guard to WEST COAST SAILING of PORTLAND, OR. 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
WCS
Location
PORTLAND, OR
In business
since 2014
Status
Listed active in USCG records
WEST COAST SAILING hulls (2014–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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WEST COAST SAILING HIN FAQ
What does a WEST COAST SAILING HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "WCS" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to WEST COAST SAILING — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. WEST COAST SAILING hulls (2014–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is WEST COAST SAILING still in business?
USCG records list WEST COAST SAILING of PORTLAND, OR in the MIC database (registered 2014).
How do I decode the year on a WEST COAST SAILING HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. WEST COAST SAILING hulls (2014–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, "WEST COAST SAILING HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/wcs, last verified 2026-06-12.