[1] When John Moody died in 1880, he left the business to his son Alexander, who also started to build small dinghies.

[1] In 1965, Moody began to produce fibreglass sailing yachts which were appreciated for their comfort and long distance suitability.

With designs of naval architects like Laurent Giles, Angus Primrose and Bill Dixon, Moody developed into a leading European manufacturer of sailing yachts.

The world oil crisis 1973 and the following slump on the powerboat market prompted Moody to join together with David King from Marine Projects (Plymouth) Ltd, the manufacturer of Princess motor yachts.

In 2007, German HanseYachts AG, Greifswald, acquired the brand and started to produce newly developed Moody sailing yachts.