BoatsHenry R. Hinckley Pilot 35

Henry R. Hinckley Pilot 35

Masthead Sloop · Long Keel · 1962–1975

A Sparkman & Stephens fiberglass classic designed for Hinckley, featuring a long keel and available as a sloop or yawl

Designed by Sparkman & Stephens.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long Keel

See her sail

The Henry R. Hinckley Pilot 35, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from Practical Sailor

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 37 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 37
CoastalBluewater

At 1.59 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.59
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 391
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.4
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 34%

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

  • Narrower than ~75% of boats her size on file

Compared with 431 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Henry R. Hinckley Pilot 35, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Henry R. Hinckley Pilot 35 is a masthead sloop or yawl, designed by Sparkman & Stephens as design #1727, and built by Henry R. Hinckley, Co. from 1962 to 1975.8:13 This third-generation Pilot was specifically designed for fiberglass construction, with a long keel hull, an LOA of 10.9 meters, a beam of 2.9 meters, a draft of 1.5 meters, and a displacement of 6214 kg. Five custom sloops were delivered with a raised dog house, and 13 yawls were delivered. About a dozen boats were built under license in South America for the Chilean Navy.7:51

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
33.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.4
Displacement / length
391.4
Comfort ratio
37.4
Capsize screening
1.59
Hull speed
6.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
849
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1962–1975
Units built
117
Designer
Sparkman, Stephens
Builder
Henry R. Hinckley, Co, Hinckley Yachts

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The family

Related models

The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

Pilot 33The first post-war S&S design, this long-keeled fractional sloop offers a classic, stiff platform for traditional cruisingFisher Pilot 33A heavy-displacement long-keeled masthead sloop that launched the iconic Sparkman & Stephens Pilot series after WWIIHinckley Yachts 48A 14.7-metre masthead sloop from 1965, balancing a deep 3.58-metre draft with a keel-centerboard hull for offshore workHenry R. Hinckley Sou'wester Sr. 38A 1960 masthead yawl with a long keel, built by Henry R. Hinckley for offshore stability and classic cruisingHenry R. Hinckley Sou'wester 42/43A custom-built masthead sloop with a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder, produced by Hinckley for over two decadesHinckley Yachts 38A Sparkman & Stephens masthead sloop featuring hulls built by Hughes Boatworks and finished to Hinckley standards

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