Guess this boat!

[Jackdaw]

Quiz time. Guess who is making this modern beauty. 50ish feet long; Beam carried way aft. Vertical bowstem. Chines. Dual wheels. Open transom. Carbon and Epoxy construction with carbon rig.

No, its not Pogo gone mad. and no it's not a gold plated Beneteau.

Hint? Its one of the oldest and most venerated builders in the world.

 

[Don Crowther]

Dufour

 

[Maine Sail]

It's the new Hinckley Souwester 50...

 

[Jackdaw]

It's the new Hinckley Souwester 50...

I WAS going to say that you were NOT allowed to comment! ;^)

Anyway you're CLOSE.

 

[Maine Sail]

I WAS going to say that you were NOT allowed to comment! ;^)

Anyway you're CLOSE.

Sorry it's the Bermuda 50.... Last I heard from my buddies across the street is that they have two B-50's under construction and perhaps a day sailor... Been a long while since Hinckley built a sailboat....

 

[Jackdaw]

Sorry it's the Bermuda 50.... Last I heard from my buddies across the street is that they have two B-50's under construction and perhaps a day sailor... Been a long while since Hinckley built a sailboat....

EXACTLY. They actually have FOUR boats under construction (2 B50s and 2 DSs).. four hulls in the works for the first time in over 10 years.

Give people what they want, and they line up with their checkbooks.

 

[Ron20324]

Beneteau has a 60 in the works.

 

[Jackdaw]

Beneteau has a 60 in the works.

Indeed, and Jeanneau has a 65 already in production. Between the two yards, they have made over 2000 boats from 50 to 60 feet. Amazing.

But at the high end of the scale Beneteau owns the semi-custom CNB Yacht yard for such boats. They walk a tight line when they get this big. CNB offers the 60 semi-custom Bordeaux.

Once bigger, CNB plays in a league Beni will never touch. Like the 100 foot Christco.

If you have 15 minutes to kill, watch the movie of its creation. Its cinematic.
http://vimeo.com/42136622