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Hinckley Sou'wester 59

Henry R. Hinckley & Co. · 1982 · Sloop rig

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Hinckley Sou'wester 59 profile drawing
LOA59.25'
Beam15.5'
Draft6.5'
Displ.34.5t
Rigsloop
HullFiberglass

Bluewater Evidence · Ocean Proven

95% confidence
Doc.CapableProven

2 named boats of this design have finished ocean races in the official results: Cetacea (Newport Bermuda Race 2008), Remedios (Newport Bermuda Race 2004). 2 named boats of this design have finished the 645-mile Marion-Bermuda Race in the official results: Pescatore (2017), Athena (2019). Its capsize screen value is 1.52.

Overview

The Hinckley Sou’wester 59 is a McCurdy & Rhodes keel-centerboard design from Henry R. Hinckley & Co. in Maine, built from 1982.

Design and Construction

sailboatdata.com lists a keel and centerboard, 59.25 ft overall on a 44.17 ft waterline, 15.5 ft of beam and 6.5 ft of draft with the board up and 12.5 ft with it down. Displacement is 69,000 lb with 23,250 lb of ballast, and the masthead sloop carries about 1,464 sq ft.

Ocean Racing Record

Cetacea (Christopher J. Culver) finished the Newport Bermuda Race in 2008. Remedios (KOK) finished the Newport Bermuda Race in 2004. Pescatore finished the Marion-Bermuda Race in 2017. Athena finished the Marion-Bermuda Race in 2019.

Buyers Notes

Inspect the centerboard, its pennant and the trunk, and the systems of a large yacht of this age.

Passage records

Cetacea· Christopher J. Culver2008

Newport Bermuda Race (2008)

Finished 1 time in the official results.

Source: Newport Bermuda Race official results

Remedios· KOK2004

Newport Bermuda Race (2004)

Finished 1 time in the official results.

Source: Newport Bermuda Race official results

Pescatore2017

Marion-Bermuda Race 2017

Finished 1 time in the official results.

Source: Marion-Bermuda Race 2017 official results

Athena2019

Marion-Bermuda Race 2019

Finished 1 time in the official results.

Source: Marion-Bermuda Race 2019 official results

What sailing channels say about the Hinckley Sou'wester 59, quoted from video transcripts with a link to the exact moment. Opinions belong to the speakers; the written review above stays independent of them.

discusses

A Jordan Yachts broker presents a 1992 Hinckley Sou'wester 59 with a center cockpit, electric primary winches, roller furling jib and staysail, a furling boom and a bow thruster. He says the electronics were all new in 2025.

discusses

The broker describes a walk-in engine room with an 8 kW Westerbeke diesel generator and a 135 horsepower Perkins six-cylinder diesel, plus the watermaker and the air conditioning and refrigeration compressors. He says the boat has been continually upgraded and maintained (broker's sales description).

  1. [1]EditorialWikipedia: Sou'wester 59- Baseline specs from the article infobox and text: engine_hp, rig_i_ft, rig_j_ft, rig_p_ft, rig_e_ft. Identity checked against this page's LOA and beam.
  2. [2]SpecificationsHINCKLEY SOU'WESTER 59 - SailboatData.com- Dimensions, displacement, ballast, sail area, keel, rig, designer and builder.
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