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Hinckley Yachts 41

Masthead Sloop · Fin Keel · 1964–1969

A masthead sloop based on the 1946 Owens Cutter, offering a classic fin-keel design built by Hinckley through the sixties

Designed by H. Hinckley III, Owens & Henry R. Hinckley.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Fin Keel

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a narrow beam gives 40 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 40
CoastalBluewater

At 1.54 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.54
LightHeavy

333 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 333
EasygoingPowered-up

15.9 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 15.9

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

  • Narrower than ~91% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2723 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.9
Displacement / length
332.8
Comfort ratio
39.8
Capsize screening
1.54
Hull speed
7.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1060
Hull
Hull type
Fin Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1964–1969
Designer
H. Hinckley III, Owens, Henry R. Hinckley
Builder
Henry R. Hinckley, Co, Hinckley Yachts

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Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

Caliber Yachts 40 LRC12.47 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1995-launched cutter with a 44% ballast ratio and a 1.55m draft, engineered for long-range offshore self-sufficiency
Feeling 41612.57 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 12.57-metre masthead sloop with a 1.93m fin keel, designed for offshore stability with a 23.7 comfort ratio
Contest 4112.50 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 12.5-metre masthead sloop built from 1985 to 1991, featuring a 1.91-metre draft and a balanced, heavy-displacement hull
Beneteau First 40512.40 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 12.4-metre masthead sloop featuring a deep 2.19-metre fin keel and a balanced displacement for offshore performance
Catalina Yachts 40012.34 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA spacious masthead sloop designed by the Douglas team, featuring a high-volume hull and a stable fin-and-bulb keel
Hallberg-Rassy 4012.40 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA German Frers-designed masthead sloop built for offshore stability with a high comfort ratio and a partial skeg rudder

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