Southwest Harbor lifelong summer resident Andrew McInnes sailing Venture in the 1930s. The sailboat, co-owned with his brother Robert, was a B.B. Corninshield B Boat. Andrew didn't know that Mr. Ballard had taken the photograph until he happened to be in Grand Central Station in New York City and saw an enormous print or projection of the image advertising Maine as a tourist destination. Mr. Ballard gave him the 8x10 glass negative when they next met.
Description: Southwest Harbor lifelong summer resident Andrew McInnes sailing Venture in the 1930s. The sailboat, co-owned with his brother Robert, was a B.B. Corninshield B Boat. Andrew didn't know that Mr. Ballard had taken the photograph until he happened to be in Grand Central Station in New York City and saw an enormous print or projection of the image advertising Maine as a tourist destination. Mr. Ballard gave him the 8x10 glass negative when they next met. [show more]
The boat in the foreground - "22/29" - was built by Southwest Boat Corporation as an Army mine or two yawl. It was rejected by the government and acquired by the Northeast Harbor Fleet for use as a Committee Boat. Arnold Lunt is the man in the white shirt, standing, watching an A-Boat race. - Ralph Stanley 11/21/11.
Description: The boat in the foreground - "22/29" - was built by Southwest Boat Corporation as an Army mine or two yawl. It was rejected by the government and acquired by the Northeast Harbor Fleet for use as a Committee Boat. Arnold Lunt is the man in the white shirt, standing, watching an A-Boat race. - Ralph Stanley 11/21/11.
The Alden-designed Hinckley 21 was 28’6” overall and 21’ on the waterline. “There is some confusion during this period [1946] because the number following the model name sometimes refers to waterline length and not length overall.” — The Hinckley Story (p. 39). Twenty-three 21’s were built over a three-year period. Built by Henry R. Hinckley Company The vessel was photographed by Willis Ballard on August 6, 1945.
Description: The Alden-designed Hinckley 21 was 28’6” overall and 21’ on the waterline. “There is some confusion during this period [1946] because the number following the model name sometimes refers to waterline length and not length overall.” — The Hinckley Story (p. 39). Twenty-three 21’s were built over a three-year period. Built by Henry R. Hinckley Company The vessel was photographed by Willis Ballard on August 6, 1945.
Transpac publications for the 1955 and 1987 Honolulu races that mention the Hinckley yawl Valhalla as Mai Tai, The mentions are highlighted between vertical yellow bars in the attached PDF files.
Description: Transpac publications for the 1955 and 1987 Honolulu races that mention the Hinckley yawl Valhalla as Mai Tai, The mentions are highlighted between vertical yellow bars in the attached PDF files.
Race entry information for the 1951, 1957, 1963, and 1965 races. Mentioned are the Hinckley yawls Nirvana (1951 race) and Valhalla as Mai Tai, Currytuck, and Janie C (all four races).
Description: Race entry information for the 1951, 1957, 1963, and 1965 races. Mentioned are the Hinckley yawls Nirvana (1951 race) and Valhalla as Mai Tai, Currytuck, and Janie C (all four races).
“The Bermuda 40 was designed by Bill Tripp and built by Henry R. Hinckley in fiberglass. Production began in 1959… [She] is a centerboarder, a major reason for its longstanding appeal. Though not terribly beamy by today’s standards, the B 40’s 11-foot, 9-inch beam is substantial. Similarly, the interior is not considered very spacious by today’s standards, but it had the room of a 1960’s wooden 50-footer…It is no surprise that a combination of Hinckley quality and Tripp seaworthiness produced a boat that boasts the longest-running production span of any fiberglass auxiliary sailboat – 32 years when hull #203 was launched in 1991” - “Heart of Glass: Fiberglass Boats and the Men Who Made Them” by Daniel Spurr, published by International Marine / McGraw Hill, 2000, p. 160-169.
Description: “The Bermuda 40 was designed by Bill Tripp and built by Henry R. Hinckley in fiberglass. Production began in 1959… [She] is a centerboarder, a major reason for its longstanding appeal. Though not terribly beamy by today’s standards, the B 40’s 11-foot, 9-inch beam is substantial. Similarly, the interior is not considered very spacious by today’s standards, but it had the room of a 1960’s wooden 50-footer…It is no surprise that a combination of Hinckley quality and Tripp seaworthiness produced a boat that boasts the longest-running production span of any fiberglass auxiliary sailboat – 32 years when hull #203 was launched in 1991” - “Heart of Glass: Fiberglass Boats and the Men Who Made Them” by Daniel Spurr, published by International Marine / McGraw Hill, 2000, p. 160-169. [show more]