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Hinckley Yachts 49

Masthead Ketch · Keel/centreboard · First built 1971

A heavy-displacement masthead ketch with a keel-centerboard configuration, designed for stable, long-range cruising

Designed by H. Hinckley & Henry R. Hinckley.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a narrow beam gives 43 — a heavy, notably soft motion offshore.

Comfort ratio 43
CoastalBluewater

At 1.60 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.60
LightHeavy

257 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 257
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 11.1
TenderStiff

21% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 21%

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

  • Heavier than ~77% of boats her size on file

Compared with 199 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
21.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Ketch
Ratios
SA / displacement
11.1
Displacement / length
256.9
Comfort ratio
43.0
Capsize screening
1.60
Hull speed
8.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1938
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1971
Units built
23
Designer
H. Hinckley, Henry R. Hinckley
Builder
Henry R. Hinckley, Co, Hinckley Yachts

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Alden Yachts 5416.48 mSame hull family1.5 m longerAn extended-stern evolution of the 50-foot series, available in both center and aft cockpit layouts as well as cutter or ketch
Morgan Yachts Out Island 5115.70 mSame hull family0.8 m longerA heavy-displacement staysail ketch with a keel-centerboard configuration designed for comfortable long-range cruising
Bristol Yachts 45.513.79 mSame hull family1.2 m shorterA heavy-displacement masthead sloop with a 3.35-metre keel-centerboard draft, built for deep-water cruising performance
Irwin Yachts 5416.46 mSame hull family1.5 m longerA 16.46-metre staysail ketch with a 39.9 comfort ratio, built since 1988 for stable, long-range cruising
Garcia Yachts Exploration 4514.88 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA rugged aluminum cutter by Berret-Racoupeau featuring a centerboard and dual rudders for high-latitude exploration
Southerly 42012.86 mSame hull family2.1 m shorterA Rob Humphreys-designed fractional sloop featuring a versatile swing keel that later evolved into the Southerly 430

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