Hinckley Sou'wester JR 30 Sailboats for Sale

Drawing Diagram

Builder drawing

Hull Type

Monohull · fin

Rig

Masthead Sloop

LOA

30.42' · 9.27 m

Disp.

9,500 lbs · 4,309 kg

First year

1948

The Hinckley Sou'wester Jr. 30 stands as a landmark in American maritime history, representing the bridge between the traditional era of wooden yacht construction and the modern age of fiberglass. Designed by the prestigious naval architecture firm Sparkman & Stephens (Design 1255), the Sou'wester Junior was conceived in the mid1950s as a smaller, more accessible sibling to the legendary Hinckley fleet. While the earliest hulls were crafted in Philippine mahogany over oak frames, the model became one of the pioneers of the fiberglass revolution when Hinckley transitioned production in approximately 1960. Its aesthetic is the definition of a "classic" cruiser: a graceful spoon bow, a long, elegant overhang at the stern, and a lowprofile cabin trunk that maintains the vessel's sleek, seaworthy silhouette.