With the Picnic Boat 39, Hinckley Yachts is offering its first-ever Picnic Boat with forward seating. A “smart sliding mechanism” allows access to the foredeck, meaning no cumbersome folding doors to wrestle with underway. Hinckley’s JetStick 4 is at the helm to make maneuvering easier on this boat, whose length overall is 42 feet, 7 inches. The waterjet technology, along with the lack of exposed running gear, keeps draft low—just 2 feet, 2 inches—for skinny water. This boat also has Smart Mode Selection, which automatically selects between helm steering and JetStick modes, easing the skipper’s load. For maintaining a linear course in a variety of conditions at any speed, there’s the Heading Hold feature. At the dock, skippers have Dock Hold to maintain position while securing the lines.
