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  1. Our Story

    Heritage. The Hinckley Company started in 1928 as the Manset Boatyard in Southwest Harbor, Maine. Henry R. Hinckley's focus was on servicing the local lobster boats as well as the yachts of summer residents on Mt. Desert Island. In 1933, Henry built his first boat, Ruthyeolyn, a 36-foot fisherman with beautiful lines that are surprisingly ...

  2. Hinckley Yachts

    Hinckley Yachts, founded in 1928, manufactures, services and sells luxury sail and powerboats. The company is based in Maine, United States. The company has developed yacht technologies including JetStick and Dual Guard composite material, and was an early developer of the fiberglass hull. Currently, Hinckley operates service yards in seven ...

  3. The history of the iconic boatbuilder Hinckley

    On Even KeelThe estimable Hinckley yard has a new boat with a classic look, new orders, and a plan for prosperity.Photos Courtesy of The Hinckley CompanyThe Mark III Picnic Boat launched in 2008.In September 2009, The New York Times reported that David Rockefeller Sr., ... Founded in the 1920s to build work and fishing boats, Hinckley turned to ...

  4. Hinckley & Co.

    HENRY R. HINCKLEY & CO. Southwest Harbor ME. Most recent update: March 22, 2020. Henry R. Hinckley started the company that bears his name in 1928: in 1998, the name was changed to The Hinckley Company. Today it is known as Hinckley Yachts and has a worldwide reputation not only for its sailboats but also for its Talaria line of power boats.

  5. The History of Hinckley Yachts Chronicled in a Lush New Monograph

    Nick Voulgaris III, author of the new book Hinckley Yachts: An American Icon ( Rizzoli, $65), purchased a 1968 Hinckley Bermuda 40 yawl in 2006 and embarked on a stem-to-stern restoration. In the ...

  6. The History of Hinckley

    The History of Hinckley. Check out our sample pages from a new coffee-table book about the legendary builder. By Yachting Staff Updated: April 24, 2014 ... Hinckley Yachts book A hull and mold during the build process. Courtesy Rizzoli USA. More: Gifts, Hinckley, New England, Photos, Yachting Life; Advertisement

  7. About- The Hinckley Family and Club

    From the families point of view, Hinckley Yachts was founded by Benjamin Barrett Hinckley, father of the famed Henry Hinckley who began working at the yard in 1932, 5 years after Benjamin purchased the boatyard abutting his summer home in Manset, in 1927. Bob began at Hinckley in summers while in high school and college he joined full time ...

  8. What's In a Name?

    Arguably the premier American yacht builder of the last half-century, Hinckley Yachts was founded in 1928 when Henry's father, Benjamin, bought a small boatyard on Mount Desert Island. Henry, fresh out of the engineering school at Cornell University, took over operations from his father in 1932. The new company built fishing boats at first ...

  9. Hinckley Yachts: An American Icon

    Hinckley's 85-year history of building finely crafted yachts is chronicled in Hinckley Yachts: An American Icon, (Rizzoli New York, $65). Nick Voulgaris III showcases the builder's rich history from hand-crafted wooden sailboats launched in 1928 to the technologically advanced powerboats of today. The 240-page hardcover coffee table book ...

  10. Hinckley Yachts

    Marion Stewart and Sam Belling Celebrate a Pacific Coast Boating Lifestyle Aboard two Hinckleys BY ERIN LENTZ Just a few weeks after delivery of their Hinckley Sport Boat 40X, Sam Belling found himself in six-foot swells off the coast of Baja. As the owner of two Hinckleys (the other a Talaria 48 MKII) with his […] Hinckley Yachts builds ...

  11. How Hinckley Yachts are Made

    It's hard to imagine Henry R. Hinckley could have known back in 1928—when he first established what is today known as Hinckley Yachts—the cruisers he would build in South Harbor, Maine, would become so much more than boats. They'd become emblems of a life well lived, garnering a cult-like following and often inspiring the kind of love ...

  12. Leveraging a Legacy

    -Kirk Ritter, General Manager, Hinckley Yacht Services Southwest Harbor. His steadfast leadership style is inspired by Hinckley's 95-year presence and continued legacy in Southwest Harbor. "Hinckley was founded 95 years ago, right here on this site, where I'm currently sitting," he says.

  13. Hinckley Yachts

    Hinckley Yachts. The Hinckley Company, founded in Southwest Harbor, Maine, has been building and servicing this world renowned brand since 1928. The Hinckley Company Southwest Harbor, ME 130 Shore Road Southwest Harbor, ME 04679 (P) 207 244-5531 (F) 207 244-9833 The Hinckley Company: Corporate One Little Harbor Landing Portsmouth, RI 02871 (P ...

  14. Hinckley Yachts Factory Tour

    Hinckley Yachts was founded by Benjamin Hinckley in 1928, and Hinckley has long been one of the highest end custom yacht builders around. Once the dream boat of sailors in every yacht club, almost all Hinckleys being built today are powerboats ranging from 29 to 55 feet (and from half a mil to several million dollars apiece. Ahem!).

  15. The Hinckley Club

    You can watch our videos on Youtube @Hinckleyclub. Enjoy the site and feel free to contact Barry if you have any questions @ 954-952-5429 or schedule a time by using the link below. Click here to choose a time to speak with Barry about a Hinckley.

  16. Hinckley Yachts

    Hinckley Yachts. The Hinckley Company's roots are deep in soil of Maine boatbuilding. The company, founded in 1928 to build and care for the boats of the local lobstermen, has been in continuous operation building such classics as the Bermuda 40 and the Picnic Boat. Henry Hinckley set the course with the Bermuda 40 in the early 1960s when he ...

  17. Somes Boat

    The Hinckley Company got its start nearly 90 years ago on the shores of Southwest Harbor when engineer Henry Hinckley's father bought a small boatyard facing directly into the mouth of Somes Sound. In the 1930s Hinckley built luxury pleasure boats with the swooping, curved features of the grand automobiles of the day, and by the 1950s the ...

  18. The Hinckley Way

    Designing groundbreaking yachts has been at the heart of the Hinckley tradition since its founding in 1928. Achieving that perfect balance of beauty, performance, and function are what we're known for. In this episode, we look at decades of defying what is possible and our obsession with doing things the right way—The Hinckley Way—aboard ...

  19. Hinckley buys Morris Yachts, a rescue by the Zumwalt, and the tallest

    Hinckley buys Morris Yachts. ... Morris Yachts, founded in 1972 by Tom Morris in Southwest Harbor, has built more than 300 sailboats. Founded in 1928, also in Southwest Harbor, Hinckley has expanded since then to include service facilities all along the U.S. East Coast. The company has around 700 employees, including 380 in Maine.

  20. Hinckley Delivers a Picnic Boat with New Silent Jet Drive

    Hinckley was the first to bring the marine space the world's first fully electric luxury yacht in 2017 (Dasher), and now the Maine builder is back with a new hybrid upgrade for its iconic Picnic Boat, which can run in full silence with its trademarked SilentJet technology. ... The company, founded in 1928, has a long tradition of innovation ...

  21. Hinckley Yachts

    Brand new Hinckley Talaria 34 burns due to incompetent design and build. The brand new Hinckley Talaria 34 was in the middle of three days of sea trials when it was destroyed in a fire. Founded in 1928 by Henry Hinckley, the brand is on it's 9th owner. [recently resold in 1979, 1982, 1997, 2001 and 2011]. With each change in ownership, the ...

  22. The long sad decline of a legend

    1982 - Henry R. Hinckley's son, Bob Hinckley, bought company back with help from his business partner, Shepard McKenney. 1997 - Sold by Hinckley/McKenney to The Bain, Willard Companies - William Bain, Ralph Willard, and Alexander Spaulding. 1999 - The Talaria Company, LLC was founded. 2000 - Fictitious name Hinckley Yacht Services ...

  23. Our Values

    We have been building resin-infused carbon and Kevlar hulls from bow to stern for nearly 25 years. Our confidence in this approach and our talented team is why we are unique in guaranteeing our hulls and decks for life (more detail can be found here ). We've built over 1,100 powerboats in this way since the Picnic Boat was launched in 1994.

  24. Donald Trump accepts Republican nomination at RNC

    Each delegation will have access to a live mobile phone camera on the boat. NBC will be tracking the U.S. team's route and the Americans will be second to last down the river because the U.S ...