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Hinckley Yachts 41 Competition

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1968–1975

A performance-oriented variant of the Hinckley 41 featuring a taller rig, a spade rudder, and a heavier keel

Designed by H. Hinckley & Henry R. Hinckley.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

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

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

Displacement / length 320
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.4
TenderStiff

42% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 42%

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

  • Narrower than ~90% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2714 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
42.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.4
Displacement / length
319.6
Comfort ratio
39.8
Capsize screening
1.54
Hull speed
7.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1093
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1968–1975
Units built
9
Designer
H. Hinckley, Henry R. Hinckley
Builder
Henry R. Hinckley, Co, Hinckley Yachts

Boats like this, on the water

Nobody has filmed this one — but these are close.

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.

Dufour Yachts 4112.50 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1971 masthead sloop with a skeg-mounted rudder, offered in both sloop and ketch configurations for versatile cruising
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
Victoire Yachts 4212.70 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA modern evolution of the 42 Classic, featuring a redesigned deck and interior layout for contemporary cruising
Pearson Yachts 41912.73 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA short-lived 1970s production run designed for the charter trade, featuring a skeg-mounted rudder and shoal draft
Sabre Yachts 4212.73 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA short-run production cruiser from the late eighties, featuring a 41% ballast ratio for stability in a 12.7-metre hull
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

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