BoatsBoreal 44

Boreal 44

Cutter · Keel/CB & Spade Rudder · First built 2010

A Jean-Francois Delvoye-designed cutter with a centerboard and spade rudder, built for high-latitude versatility

Designed by Jean-Francois Delvoye.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Keel/CB & Spade Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draftDraws 1.02 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 26 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 26
CoastalBluewater

2.00 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.00
LightHeavy

182 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 182
EasygoingPowered-up

21.6 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 21.6
TenderStiff

37% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 37%

A capable offshore cruiser with an easy motion when the sea gets up.

  • Beamier than ~76% of boats her size on file

Compared with 230 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
36.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
21.6
Displacement / length
182.3
Comfort ratio
25.6
Capsize screening
2.00
Hull speed
8.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1924
Hull
Hull type
Keel/CB & spade rudder
Construction
Aluminum
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2010
Designer
Jean-Francois Delvoye
Builder
Boreal

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Boreal Yachts 4714.55 mSame hull family0.8 m longerA 14.55-metre aluminum cutter with a 2.48-metre draft, optimized for high-latitude stability and blue-water performance
Ovni 37011.95 mSame hull family1.9 m shorterA modern lifting-keel cruiser with a versatile Solent rig, designed for shallow-water access and offshore capability
Ovni 43512.90 mSame hull family0.9 m shorterA 12.9-metre aluminum cutter with a lifting keel, optimized for offshore stability and shoal-water exploration
Ovni 4012.60 mSame hull family1.2 m shorterA 12.6-metre cutter with a high 25.21 sail-area-to-displacement ratio, built for agile performance during her 1984-1987
Southerly 42012.86 mSame hull family0.9 m shorterA Rob Humphreys-designed fractional sloop featuring a versatile swing keel that later evolved into the Southerly 430
Garcia Yachts Exploration 4514.88 mSame hull family1.1 m longerA rugged aluminum cutter by Berret-Racoupeau featuring a centerboard and dual rudders for high-latitude exploration

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