公司简介

当欣克利公司在1994年推出其革命性的喷气动力野餐船®时，许多人认为向动力艇的转变是缅因州船舶制造商的一个令人惊讶的离开。毕竟，欣克利号已经成为了为世界各地挑剔的游艇爱好者打造的完美帆船的代名词。大多数人不记得的是，最初的欣克利实际上是摩托艇。更重要的是，像野餐船®这样的创新设计，正是使该公司在70多年来一直处于造船业的前沿。该公司于1928年由亨利·r·欣克利(Henry R. Hinckley)在缅因州西南港成立，最初建造的是木制工作船，旨在忍受下东部捕鱼、捕龙虾和巡航的严酷环境。该公司后来在第二次世界大战中发挥了重要作用，为美军建造了500多艘哨船、拖船和小艇。欣克利的高科技魔法可能在1994年推出野餐船®时达到了顶峰。尽管喷气式发动机已经在军用船只、商业渡轮和渔船上进行了测试和验证，但该公司是第一家成功地将喷气式推进器融入半定制豪华游艇的公司。为期两年的研发项目得到了回报:野餐船®非常受欢迎，很快就创造了一个全新的游艇类别，模仿者争相追赶。打破更多的新领域，该公司开发并于1998年推出JetStick®。 The computerized maneuvering system – which operates much like a joystick -- allows intuitive, highly accurate control of the jet boats with a single hand. JetStick immediately became the standard on the Picnic Boat®, and is also used on the company’s new Talaria® 40 Jet and Talaria 44 Jet. Due in large part to the success of its jet boats, Hinckley recently built a new multi-million dollar manufacturing facility in Maine and more than doubled its workforce to help meet demand for the yachts. While the company’s new line of jet boats has been taking off, Hinckley’s traditional sailing yachts have continued to attract discriminating buyers from around the world. The company is currently building numerous semi-custom sailboats, including three of its Bruce King-designed Sou’wester 70s. In addition, Hinckley recently opened sales and service centers in West Palm Beach, Florida and Kappeln, Germany and announced plans to extend its service network in Europe. Hinckley Service is legendary for the high degree of customer service it provides. Today, The Hinckley Company is recognized as one of the world’s premier builders of semi-custom sailboats and jet boats. Hinckley yachts, which are marketed under the Sou’wester and Talaria brand names, range in length from 29 to 70 feet. In addition to its boat building operations, Hinckley provides maintenance, repair and storage services, and operates a yacht brokerage, charter service and retail store.