| Hinckley 42 Competition | |
| Designer: | McCurdy & Rhodes |
| Location: | United States |
| Year: | 1982 |
| Builder: | Hinckley Yachts |
| Role: | Racer |
| Draft: | 7.3feet |
| Displacement: | 215000NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | monohull |
| Construction: | fiberglass |
| Loa: | 42feet |
| Lwl: | 32feet |
| Beam: | 12.2feet |
| Engine: | inboard engine |
| Keel Type: | fin keel |
| Rudder Type: | internally-mounted spade-type rudder |
| Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
| I: | 57.8feet |
| J: | 17.8feet |
| P: | 50.8feet |
| E: | 16feet |
| Sailplan: | masthead sloop |
| Sailarea Main: | 406.4square feet |
| Sailarea Headsail: | 514.42square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 920.82square feet |
| Previous: | Sou'wester 42/43 |
The Hinckley 42 Competition is an American sailboat that was designed by McCurdy & Rhodes as a racer and first built in 1982.[1] [2] [3] [4]
The Hinckley 42 Competition is a development of the Sou'wester 42/43, also a McCurdy & Rhodes design.[1] [2]
The design was built by Hinckley Yachts in Southwest Harbor, Maine, United States, starting in 1982, but it is now out of production.[1] [2] [5] [6]
The Hinckley 42 Competition is a racing keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a masthead sloop rig, an internally mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 215000NaN0.[1] [2]
The boat has a draft of 7.3feet with the standard keel and a hull speed of 7.58kn.[2]