Reed Hayden

REED HAYDEN was introduced to boats at the age of 12 when he got his first summer job on the Hyannis, Massachusetts, waterfront. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Sculpture from the University of Massachusetts and was employed by Amidon and Company in Sandwich, Massachusetts, eventually becoming the lead woodcarver there. He began his boatbuilding career at Ballentine’s Boat Shop in Cataumet, Massachusetts, and went on to work for Brooklin Boat Yard for 15 years as a carpenter. Reed received his Masters of Fine Arts from the University of Maine in 2020 and currently owns and operates his own sign and marine woodcarving business in Surry, Maine.