Migrator Block Island 40 Sailboats for Sale

Drawing Diagram

Builder drawing

Hull Type

Monohull · centerboard

Rig

Yawl

LOA

40.75' · 12.42 m

Disp.

20,000 lbs · 9,072 kg

First year

1984

The Block Island 40 is a legendary name in American yachting, representing the historic transition from traditional wooden hull shapes to the age of fiberglass offshore sailing. Originally drawn by the influential naval architect William H. Tripp Jr. in 1957, the design earned an enduring reputation as a rugged, beautiful, and highly capable racercruiser. While early iterations were built in the late 1950s and 1960s by American Boatbuilding, the design found a second life in 1984 when Eric Woods of Migrator Yachts acquired the molds. Migrator embarked on a production run of the modernized Mark III, bringing contemporary composite technology and premium cruising appointments to a classic aesthetic. Often compared to its close sibling, the Hinckley Bermuda 40—which Tripp also designed and which shares nearly identical hull lines with only subtle transom and sheer differences—the Migrator Block Island 40 stands as a premier semicustom cruiser built for sailors who prioritize seaworthiness and traditional elegance over interior volume.