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Barton & Gray: Enjoy a Hinckley, Without Owning One

Here’s an appealing alternative to boat ownership, particularly if you like to enjoy the better things in life and you like to go boating in a lot of different places: The Barton & Gray Mariners Club, which offers members the use of crewed Hinckley Yachts in 25 spots on the East Coast, the Gulf Coast, and the Great Lakes.

The major appeal of the club is that you can have all the advantages of owning a Hinckley without the disadvantages, primarily the costs of buying one, insurance, dockage and maintenance. And that’s before you add in the services of a professional captain, and moving your boat from one spot to the next.

Barton & Gray also is symbolic of the expanding experiential economy. Many people now want to spend their money, and their time, on new experiences, not necessarily on new things. The club provides the experience of using an iconic Hinckley yacht, but without any of the hassles and headaches of actually owning one.

The club has a fleet of some 30 Hinckleys – Picnic Boat Classics, Picnic Boat EPs, Talaria 40s (pictured above), and Talaria 44s – in 25 cities. Club members pay a $15,000 initiation fee and then sign up for one of four levels with rising levels of annual dues:

Ensign, $29,500 a year, with access to Picnic Boats in every harbor and an unlimited number of reservations (made two at a time).

Lieutenant, $39,500 a year, with access to every yacht in every harbor, an unlimited number of reservations (four at a time), and complimentary yacht upgrades.

Admiral, $59,000 a year, with access to every yacht in every harbor, an unlimited number of reservations (eight at a time), complimentary yacht upgrades, and out-of-season scheduling.

There’s also a Fleet Admiral level, but only two are issued each year.

The 25 ports include many of the most desirable cruising destinations in the United States. On the East Coast and Gulf Coast they include Boston, Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard, Newport, Sag Harbor, East Hampton, Greenwich, New York City, Annapolis, Washington, D.C., Charleston, Vero Beach, Palm Beach, Miami, Key Largo, Naples, Boca Grande and Sarasota. On the Great Lakes, Chicago and Harbor Springs (Michigan).

Barton & Gray has solid ties to Hinckley Yachts. Indeed, Sandy Spaulding, the chairman of Barton & Gray, was the president of Hinckley for eight years, during a period of rapid expansion. He is a firm believer in the appeal of non-traditional yacht ownership platforms. Read more:

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A marine industry veteran, Barry began working at the family business before it was legal to work, in fact that’s what you did as a member of the Hinckley Family. You worked on and with boats and the owners that love them. Barry is a licensed Florida Yacht Broker, a member of YBAA-Association of Yacht Sales Professionals, a licensed Marine Insurance Agent (Fl Property Casualty) and held a US Coast Guard License for over 25 years as well as a private pilots license.

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What’s always made Hinckley stand apart has been an overriding focus on doing things the right way. No corners are cut, no short cuts taken. It’s how we build our yachts, how we care for them, how we interact with our customers and how we work with each other as well. Doing things any other way than the best way just wouldn’t be right.

From the very beginning, the yachts from the Hinckley yards were kept to the highest standards.  Henry was not satisfied with many off-the-shelf parts and soon the yachts from Hinckley came to feature custom designed and fabricated hardware such as stanchions, chocks, pulpits and masts. This attention to detail made these yachts distinctive. This innovative spirit has shown through at critical inflection points for our Company, when the first fiberglass Bermuda 40 was pulled out of the mold in 1960, when the first Hinckley Jetstick-piloted Picnic Boat roamed the shallow coves of Penobscot Bay, when the world’s first fully electric luxury yacht was unveiled to astonished eyes nearly two years ago, and when our comprehensive YachtCare program was launched this past Spring.

We like to say everyone has two ears and only one mouth for a reason. We believe it’s incredibly important to listen to our customers, take their feedback in how they use their boats everyday, and then learn what we can do to make the experience with friends and family even more special. We build our boats one-at-a-time for our customers based on what they are telling us would make the experience perfect.

This really has two meanings for us. Our team is the most professional and focused organization in the industry with a drive and determination for craftsmanship and excellence that is unparalleled. It also means an unwavering focus on developing simple to operate products that are easy to maneuver, easy to dock, safe to use and put the owner in the driver’s seat. Our drive for excellence lets our owners drive with a confidence that is found only on a Hinckley.

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We build our boats at our shop in Maine, with our team, using methods we know are world-leading. We have been building resin-infused carbon and Kevlar hulls from bow to stern for nearly 25 years. Our confidence in this approach and our talented team is why we are unique in guaranteeing our hulls and decks for life (more detail can be found here ). We’ve built over 1,100 powerboats in this way since the Picnic Boat was launched in 1994. Relationships matter in this business and we stand behind our work every day as we continue to care for these boats day in and out.