BoatsCambria 44

Cambria 44

Cutter · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1985–1990

A David Walters-designed cutter with a skeg-mounted rudder, built for offshore stability and comfortable passage making

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a narrow beam gives 35 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 35
CoastalBluewater

1.77 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.77
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 266
EasygoingPowered-up

16.4 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 16.4
TenderStiff

40% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 40%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

  • Heavier than ~81% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~75% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2251 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.4
Displacement / length
266.3
Comfort ratio
35.3
Capsize screening
1.77
Hull speed
8.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1750
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1985–1990
Units built
18
Designer
David Walters
Builder
David Walters Yachts, Cabo Rico

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Moody 4614.06 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Bill Dixon-designed cutter with a fin keel and spade rudder, built for comfortable, stable blue-water cruising
Oyster 4614.02 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Holman & Pye designed staysail ketch built for offshore stability with a high ballast ratio and skeg-mounted rudder
Baltic Yachts 4614.08 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA performance-oriented masthead sloop from the early Baltic Yachts era, featuring a stiff fin-keel hull by C&C
Liberty 45813.96 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthAn extended iteration of the Peterson 44 hull featuring a unique deck and coach roof configuration on a cutter rig
Hylas Yachts 4614.10 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA German Frers-designed masthead sloop built for offshore performance with a high sail area to displacement ratio
Kelly-Peterson 4614.10 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Doug Peterson-designed cutter built for long-range comfort with a skeg-mounted rudder and a high displacement-to-length ratio

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