August 2017 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 15. Hinckley at the White House
WASHINGTON, DC. - Hinckley Yachts mad e an appearance on the South Lawn of the White House on Monday July 17th
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resenting products made in Maine. In Maine, The Hinckley Company em-
ploys over 350 people in its boat building facility in Trenton, and in its two boatyards in Southwest and Northeast Harbors. The company builds about 50 boats a year in Maine. In addition, Hinckley operates an- other fi ve boatyards along the east coast of the U.S. and an operation in Portsmouth, RI where it builds its line of Hunt Yachts. In total, the company employs 700 people in the U.S.
Hinckley builds both power and sail-
boats by hand, to order, for individual clients and the company counts many of America’s most well-known families among its boat owners. In recent years, the company’s building eff orts have been primarily focused on powerboats of which the Picnic Boat is its most popular. 1050 Hinckley powerboats have been built by the company since it launched its fi rst waterjet propelled motor- boat in 1994. Hinckley Jetboats come in 29, 34, 37,
38, 43, 48 and 55-foot models and utilize waterjet propulsion systems to power them
EAST BOOTHBAY, ME - July 17, 2017 - Hodgdon Custom Tenders, the Superyacht tender division of Hodgdon, announced that they have launched a 10.5 meter limousine tender and a 10.5 meter open tender. The matching pair was designed by Michael Peters Yacht Design of Sarasota, Florida and will be delivered later this year to a Dutch shipyard. The tenders are part of Hodgdon’s Venetian series of tenders, which range in size from 6.5 meters to 12 meters. The limousine tender features accom-
modations for up to 12 guests, a high defi - nition entertainment system, refrigerator/ bar, climate controlled interior, and leather upholstery. The port and starboard side win- dows power down to reveal generous guest
through the water. While new technology and innovation has much changed the boats over time, the low profi le, classic sheer, the sweep of the coaming and tumblehome give the yachts a timeless appeal that is unmistak- ably Hinckley. The boat’s roots are in lobster boats that required topsides be low in order to haul traps in over the side. The company launched the Bermuda 50 sailboat in 2015, builds a Daysailor 42 and the Morris line of sailboats. The Hinckley Company is privately
owned, was founded in Maine in 1928 and has been in continuous operation ever since including a period during World War II when the company built boats for the military. The company is vertically integrated off ering clients boatbuilding, training, concierge and repair service and brokerage. Present at the event at the White House
are CEO Peter O’Connell and Regional Sales Director Jack Erbes. Erbes is a Maine native and started with Hinckley as an elec- trician 20 years ago. The boat on display is a Hinckley Picnic Boat 34, aptly named Freedom III, and is owned by Jack and Susan Stoltz of St. Michaels, MD. The boat carries an Annapolis hailing port.
Hodgdon Launches Two Tenders
boarding access. The entire salon hardtop rises hydraulically, which allows full-height headroom for ease of boarding and 360 de- grees of visibility. Highlights of the open tender include
comfortable seating for up to 12 guests in a variety of confi gurations, a custom var-
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