Henry R. Hinckley Bermuda 40-1

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The Henry R. Hinckley Bermuda 40-1, on the water

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Character

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LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a narrow beam gives 35 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 35

CoastalBluewater

1.76 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.76

LightHeavy

394 — very heavy for her waterline, a serious load-carrying cruiser.

Displacement / length 394

EasygoingPowered-up

14.6 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 14.6

TenderStiff

34% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 34%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

What the fleet has seen

The Henry R. Hinckley Bermuda 40-1, as the fleet has seen it

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The Henry R. Hinckley Bermuda 40-1 is a Masthead Yawl sailboat designed by William H. Tripp Jr. and built by Henry R. Hinckley, Co. from 1959 to 1991. This 12.4-meter yacht, with a 3.6-meter beam and 2.6-meter draft, has a displacement of 8618 kg. Originally designed in 1958 as a refinement of the Block Island 40, 203 units were built across all variations. The Bermuda 40-1 is known for its high-end craftsmanship and aesthetics.6:17 It features a Keel/Cbrd. hull and was available in both sloop and yawl configurations.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

34.2%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Masthead Yawl

Ratios

SA / displacement

14.6

Displacement / length

393.5

Comfort ratio

34.8

Capsize screening

1.76

Hull speed

7.1 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

1168

Hull

Hull type

Keel/Cbrd.

Construction

Fiberglass

Ballast type

Lead

Production

Years built

1959–1991

Units built

203

Designer

William H. Tripp Jr, Jr

Builder

Henry R. Hinckley, Co, Hinckley Yachts

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The family

Related models

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Henry R. Hinckley Bermuda 40-2An evolution of the original Bermuda 40, updated with increased sail area and 227 kilograms of additional ballast Henry R. Hinckley Bermuda 40-3A masthead yawl with a higher aspect ratio mainsail and larger fore-triangle, refined with a heavier centerboard Hinckley Yachts 48A 14.7-metre masthead sloop from 1965, balancing a deep 3.58-metre draft with a keel-centerboard hull for offshore work Hinckley Yachts 41A masthead sloop based on the 1946 Owens Cutter, offering a classic fin-keel design built by Hinckley through the sixties Block Island 40One of the earliest production fiberglass boats of its size, this keel-centerboard yawl debuted in 1957 Hinckley Yachts 43 (Mccurdy & Rhodes)A 1990 refinement of the Sou'wester 42, offering a deep-draft keel-centerboard configuration for offshore versatility

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