Hutton-Arco Winches

When reliability matters

Hutton Yacht Winches are used by over 70% of Australian cruising and charter yachts. Rugged construction and classic styling make Hutton Winches ideally suitable for all but the most serious racers, as we will never compromise the strength of the winches to save weight.

Situated in Sydney, Australia, THE AUSTRALIAN YACHT WINCH CO is a family company, owned by the Hutton family and managed by myself for the past 25 years.

Our primary products, ARCO yacht winches and ORCA windlasses for sail and power boats, are designed and engineered at our premises by a close knit team, where each member has had extensive experience in research, product development and manufacture of yacht winches.

That experience started way back in the mid sixties, when Malcolm Barlow first started to build BARLOW winches in a small garage in Sydney. Even though, or maybe because of the uncanny resemblance of those early winches to the American manufactured BARIENT winches, they have stood the test of time.