The Bermuda 40 has been in production longer than any other fiberglass boat. It owes its timeless appeal to Henry Hinckleyís unstinting devotion to superior craftsmanship. Hull number one was the first fiberglass boat built by Henry R. Hinckley & Company of Southwest Harbor, Maine.

Hinckley, a respected builder of wood sailing auxiliaries became one of the pioneers of fiberglass boat building. He turned to the then new material not to cut costs, as did some builders, but to add quality. Hinckley combined traditional woodworking skills and exquisite joinery with the latest fiberglass technology. Observers at the time said the shipwrights had built a wooden boat within a fiberglass boat! This technique manifested in the well made, unusually strong hinckley hulls, and set a standard for modern sailboat construction that endures to this day.

More than a showcase for the boatbuilderís craft, the Bermuda 40 is a practical, able, seaworthy yacht fit for the rigors of ocean voyaging. The yawl-rigged design, by the late William H. Tripp Jr., represented state of the art in high performance offshore sailboat design 1959. Today the Bermuda 40ís lines are regarded as classic.

Bermuda 40s have won important races and circumnavigated the globe. Their integrity of hull and rig, shallow draft, and ease of handling are an incomparable combination for safe, comfortable cruising.

Most of all, these boats are cherished. Hundreds of fortunate owners of Bermuda 40s old and new, care for them and sail them with a reverence that benefits a paragon of production boat building.