Hinckley Sou'wester 70 Sailboats for Sale & Market Overview

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70' · 21.34 m

The Hinckley Sou’wester 70 represents the zenith of the Maine builder’s traditional sailing era, blending the timeless aesthetic of naval architect Bruce King with the advanced composite engineering that defined Hinckley’s transition into the modern age. Launched in the early 1990s, the Sou'wester 70 was designed as a worldclass performance cruiser, capable of crossing oceans with a small crew while maintaining the luxury and finish of a bespoke mansion. Unlike the smaller, productionfocused models, the 70footer allowed for a higher degree of customization, often featuring a carbon fiber and Kevlarreinforced hull—a hallmark of the "DualGuard" construction pioneered by the yard. As noted by Hinckley Yachts, even their smaller sailing models like the 53 share this lineage of carbon epoxy infusion, but the 70 remains the largest iteration of this specific design philosophy.