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Antares Yachts 44

Catamaran, twin keels · Fractional Sloop · First built 2003

A Ted Clements-designed catamaran with a shallow 1.22m draft, evolved from the PDQ 42 for offshore cruising

Designed by Ted Clements, built by PDQ.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Catamaran Twin Keel

See her sail

The Antares Yachts 44, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from Sail Life

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LightHeavy

122 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 122
EasygoingPowered-up

14.1 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 14.1

What the fleet has seen

The Antares Yachts 44, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Antares Yachts 44 is a 13.4-meter fractional sloop catamaran, designed by Ted Clements and built by Antares Yachts since 2003, evolving from the PDQ Antares 42. It features a twin keel hull, a 6.6-meter beam, a 1.2-meter draft, and displaces 10,205 kg. Newer versions, the Antares 44 GT and Hybrid, are built in Argentina. Aboard *Sail Life*, a 44-foot catamaran undergoes a DIY refit, including hurricane repairs, in a Florida boatyard before a 900-mile transit to North Carolina.watch The crew calibrates NMEA 2000 tank sensors, aligns rudders, installs a temporary shower drain, and secures an air conditioning unit.1:39 They use a Garmin Striker Cast portable sonar to map launch depths, replace stern and anchor lights, install new trampoline lacing, and apply a new transom name.3:28 A QUICK QNC CHC windlass chain counter is installed in a custom 3D-printed mount, and an Airmar in-hull depth transducer is fitted in the port hull.9:42 The crew also prepares a 40-foot shipping container workshop for fabricating parts, including clamshell covers for an Antares Yachts 44, experimenting with polyester resin and gelcoat for improved surface finish.0:21

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

The channels sailing this model, and where they were last seen.

Sail LifeMads and Ava document the extensive, hands-on refit of their Antares 44 catamaran, Spiffy, alongside the development of their dedicated workshop property.

Seen 64 times across 2 channels of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

On the water

The Antares Yachts 44 on video

Our Mammotion LUBA 3 AWD is going to save us so a lot of time!The Mammotion Luba 3 AWD uses lidar and RTK navigation to maintain an acre of uneven terrain.Sail LifeThe road back to boat work: moving into the workshop & our conex moving choices. Ep. 690Mads prepares his property for shipping container delivery by grading the site and installing geotextile fabric.Sail LifeThe road back to boat work: The bunker, hidden bookcase door & bad news. Ep. 689Mads builds a hidden bookcase door to conceal a water heater while awaiting electrical and crane contractors.Sail LifeThe road back to boat work: Trash pit and new a $%*& gorgeous DIY dining room table Ep. 688Mads uses a borrowed excavator to clear land and remove a buried trash pit for shipping containers.Sail LifeThe road back to boat work: Floors, paint, and tool trailer Ep. 687Mads and Ava prepare their property for the arrival of their 44-foot catamaran, Spiffy.Sail LifeThe Tale of Three Tables - workshop torsion box tables and farmhouse dining table Ep. 686Mads builds torsion box work tables and a dining table to practice joinery for a boat refit.Sail LifeGaussian splatting of our property with the Antigravity A1 360 drone. So cool!Mads captures Alligator Creek property in 3D using the Antigravity A1 360 drone and Gaussian splatting via Mipmap.Sail Life⛵️ The road back to boat work. We bought a property, house and WORKSHOP. Ep 685Mads and Ava buy a two-acre Pamlico County property with workshop to resume Spiffy's refit.Sail Life⛵️ When is 3D scanning worth it (Rigil Lite)? First print on Formlabs Form 4 SLA printer! Ep 684Mads runs the Shining3D Rigel Lite and Formlabs Form 4 to produce a snap-fit boat part with no layer lines.Sail Life⛵️ Triton Yachts and Oriental - we love it here! Ep 683A loose, under-reinforced prop shaft strut on a Tartan prompts a full through-bolted replacement at Triton Yachts, Oriental.Sail Life⛵️ Getting ready & a new awesome method for window forms. Ep 682A CNC-cut plywood rib structure provides a faster, cheaper alternative to fiberglass molds for thermoforming catamaran windows.Sail Life⛵️ Overengineering at work and adventures in acrylic bonding. Ep 681A custom single-bead bonding method for acrylic windows allows for thermal expansion and reduces adhesive costs.Sail Life

Also on YouTube

What broke, what changed

Gear aboard, as the crews told it

Moments from individual boats of this model that the fleet has filmed — one crew, one piece of kit, one day on the water. Not a review of the class, and not a count of anything.

  • ReplacedGarminin place of Maretron DSM-410

    A Garmin GMI 20 display was replaced because it lacked alarm functionality for exhaust temperature.

    aboard Sail Lifeseen July 202512:49

  • InstalledVictron

    A device installed to monitor battery state of charge and provide shore power outage notifications.

    aboard Sail Lifeseen May 202615:04

  • InstalledDyneema

    The speaker made loops from Dyneema to support the CNC table when hoisted.

    aboard Sail Lifeseen February 202612:01

  • ConsideredStarlink

    The speaker considered Starlink as an option for internet if the marina Wi-Fi was not publicly available.

    aboard Sail Lifeseen November 202513:01

  • ConsideredFacebook Marketplace

    The speaker considers looking for a used double door on Facebook Marketplace to save money.

    aboard Sail Lifeseen October 202520:21

  • WorkingNavionics

    The Navionics app was used to display the sonar charts generated by the Garmin Striker Cast.

    aboard Sail Lifeseen June 20251:51

  • WorkingIncogni

    A service that removes personal information from data brokers, sponsored this video.

    aboard Sail Lifeseen June 20250:31

  • WorkingCoppercoat

    The antifouling is effective, but some growth appeared above the waterline in rocky anchorages.

    aboard Sail Lifeseen August 202311:40

  • WorkingRainman

    The auto flush system from Rainman is praised for protecting the RO membranes by flushing with fresh water.

    aboard Sail Lifeseen August 20231:17

Each line is one crew's account of their own boat. Another Antares Yachts 44 may be fitted out entirely differently.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.1
Displacement / length
122.0
Hull
Hull type
Catamaran Twin Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2003
Designer
Ted Clements
Builder
PDQ, Antares Yachts

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