Hinckley unveils carbon-epoxy Sport Boat range

The famous Hinckley Company recently unveiled a bold new move - a new performance brand and two new high-performance boats - in its traditional Down East picnic boat line-up.

The new Sport Boat and Sport Boat Center Cabin certainly bring a modern outboard-line to the famous picnic-boat brand from Maine.

Pete Saladino, Chief Marketing Officer at Hinckley, said: "as the yard celebrates its 90th anniversary this year it reflects on a heritage that has risen to the pinnacle of yachting refinement.

"With the introduction of the Hinckley Sport Boats, we are bringing that refinement to performance boats."

Saladino from Hinkley, which currently builds carbon-epoxy jetboats and sailboats from 29 to 55 feet, went on to say this was one of our most important product introductions in years.

"For nearly 25 years, we have been vacuum-infusing resin into layers of carbon fiber and Kevlar spanning the full length of our yachts.

OUTBOARD-DRIVEN DESIGN
Claiming to be the world's first carbon epoxy performance boat in production, the new 40ft Sport Boat has been purpose-built and designed from the outset for outboard propulsion.

With a modern hull design fresh off the drawing board of the legendary Ray Hunt Design office, the Sport Boat is high performance with elegant simplicity, Hinkley adds.

But while thjew key design parameters are agile handling, performance at sea, and ease of use, impressive speed has become a by-product the fabrication technique.

Because the Sport Boats are built of lightweight carbon fibre, speeds of 60mph+ can be efficiently reached without stacking outboard after outboard on the stern, enthuses Hinkley.

Optional twin 627hp outboards from Seven Marine will allow the Sport Boat to reach 63mph - "a visceral experience that will give you goose bumps and a smile from ear to ear," the press release gushes.

OUTBOARD CRUISING
Scott Bryant, Vice President of Product Development & Engineering at Hinckley, said two things have happened in the market recently.

"Our customers' lives are becoming ever more time-pressed and outboard-powered boats have begun to reach performance thresholds that are beginning to change the way people use and experience their boats."

"Our boatbuilding expertise allows us to reach new performance levels that will change how you boat with your family in this modern world", Scott added.

Hinckley's will also be offering a new Sport Boat Service Packages that ensures Certified Pre-Owned status upon resale. The first Sport Boat will launch July 2018.

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