Hinckley Bermuda 40 1972

Hinckley was established in 1928 by Benjamin B. Hinckley, who acquired a small boatyard in Southwest Harbor, ME. In 1932, his son Henry R. Hinckley, a Cornell engineering graduate, took over the company. The first Hinckley vessel was a 36-foot fisherman motorboat named "Ruthyeolyn," built in 1933. By 1938, the company introduced its first sailing boat, a 28-foot Sparkman and Stevens sloop, which became the first model in a successful production line of twenty boats. In 1940, Hinckley shifted focus by launching the Manset Marine Supply Company, designing various fittings still in use today. During World War II, the company produced nearly 40% of Maine's war boats, earning two Army-Navy "E's" for excellence in 1942 and 1943. Post-war, Hinckley returned to pleasure boats, launching the Sou’wester sailboat in 1945, which became the largest fleet of its kind at that time. In the 1950s, Hinckley began utilizing fiberglass for yacht hulls, with the Bermuda 40 debuting in 1960 as the first fiberglass sailboat. The last wooden boat, the "Osprey," was built in 1960. Throughout the 1960s, the company also developed advanced navigation systems and electric furling mainsails. In 1979, Henry Hinckley sold the company to Richard Tucker, who hired William Moyer, leading to the creation of the Sou’wester 42. After a downturn in the luxury sailboat market, the company changed ownership again when Henry's son Bob repurchased it in 1982, launching the first fiberglass powerboat, "Talaria," in 1989. Hinckley pioneered SCRIMP technology in 1994, winning an Environmental Merit Award from the EPA, and introduced jet propulsion technology the same year. In 1997, The Hinckley Company was sold to The Bain, Willard Companies, who further advanced fiberglass construction techniques and marketed jet-powered boats. Today, Hinckley operates in twelve U.S. locations and has a workforce of 685 as of May 2017. The company has expanded by acquiring Hunt Yachts in 2014 and Morris Yachts in 2015. Currently, Hinckley offers a range of seven powerboats from 29 to 55 feet and two sailing vessels from 42 to 50 feet. Their lineup includes three Talaria models, two Picnic Boats, and various runabouts. The Talaria 43 received acclaim and graced the covers of leading yachting magazines in 2014. The Bermuda 40, designed by William H. Tripp, Jr., made history as Hinckley’s first fiberglass boat, establishing the brand as a leader in high-quality sailing yachts.

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