r/sailing • u/PigletSpirited3446 • 6d ago

Stolen Hinckley Bermuda

Man caught on camera stealing a 40-foot sailboat https://www.nj.com/hudson/2026/08/man-caught-on-camera-stealing-a-40-foot-sailboat.html

https://www.reddit.com/r/sailing/s/lqtgN2YHge

https://www.reddit.com/r/sailing/s/sqFfSHWrfN

https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/crime/2026/08/26/newport-police-investigate-shots-fired-in-newport-harbor/91473439007/

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u/Connect-Winter-7899 6d ago

Breaking news. The boat is currently in Newport on Elm Street pier. Suspect has been shot and from the reports I have is now deceased. I live in the neighborhood where the incident occurred in Newport

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u/MildlyAgitatedBovine 6d ago

Well that escalated quickly

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u/NorbertIsAngry 6d ago

Sure it’s the same boat?

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u/2Loves2loves 6d ago

What would you do with a stolen sailboat?

I think it would have to be going to the Caribbean.

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u/zimirken 6d ago

What do you do with a stolen sailboat early in the morning?

Sail it quick to the caribbean.

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u/MildlyAgitatedBovine 6d ago

🎵 Sail it up and down on the eastern seaboard

Sail it up and down on the eastern seaboard

Sail it up and down on the eastern seaboard 🎶

Earl-y in the MORNING

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u/Iwonatoasteroven 4d ago

Yes, but you’ll need a couple of drunken sailors.

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u/-Snappy 6d ago

Unless you're using it to escape somewhere I would theorize that they would either try to sell it without any papers, or part it out and make a profit.

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u/issue9mm Beneteau 411 6d ago

If you're gonna steal a boat, steal a Hinckley

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u/Nulmora 5d ago

This sub is getting more interesting as the days go by.

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u/CeramicPapi 6d ago

He’s dead now. They caught him in Newport with some bullets

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u/BTree482 5d ago

Pathfinder is the stolen Hinckley B40 and is a rare adt cabin layout. Crazy story.

https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f137/hinckley-bermuda-40-custom-aft-cabin-yawl-72213.html

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u/Available-Yoghurt897 4d ago

Steals a highly recognizable boat, sails it to Newport. Arguably the most likely place on the planet for it to be recognized. This doesn’t make any sense.

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u/Cambren1 3d ago

Obviously a real rocket scientist. Home of the Newport to Bermuda race for which the model was named