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Hylas 44

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1984–1993

A 13-metre cruiser featuring a skeg-hung rudder and a substantial 49% ballast ratio for offshore stability

Designed by German Frers, built by Queen Long Marine Co. Ltd. (Taiwan).

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

See her sail

The Hylas 44, on the water

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

Footage from Lady K Sailing

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 moderate beam gives 29 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 29
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.92
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 235
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.5
TenderStiff

49% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 49%

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

  • Beamier than ~75% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2425 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Hylas 44, as the fleet has seen it

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

The Hylas 44 is a German Frers-designed masthead sloop, built by Queen Long Marine Co.4:12 Ltd. in Taiwan from 1984 to 1993, known for its rugged construction and bluewater capability.4:05 With an LOA of 13.5 m, a beam of 4.1 m, and a draft of 2.1 m, it displaces 10,124 kg. The Hylas 44 features a fin keel with a rudder on a skeg and a center cockpit.6:59 Aboard *Lady K Sailing*, a 1989 Hylas 44 was seen with new standing rigging, a turbo Yanmar engine, 500 amp hours of AGM batteries, and a full-batten mainsail with reinforced reef points.4:49 The galley is designed for bracing during passages, and the boat typically offers a two-bedroom layout with an island bed in the aft cabin and two heads. *Be The Captain* notes the Hylas 44 pioneered electric winches for shorthanded crews.3:06 Buyers should prioritize models with a Perkins 4108 or Yanmar 55 engine over the problematic Westerbeak 70.17:43

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen 2 times across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

On the water

The Hylas 44 on video

What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model for sale, and the asking prices that came with it.

1seen for sale
1channel looked into buying
$99,999Median asking

  • The Hylas 44 is for sale, having recently dropped its price by $25,000 to just under $100,000; the video suggests making an aggressive offer of $80,000

    from Lady K Sailingseen September 20236:22

  • A Hylas 44 is for sale cheap

    from Lady K Sailingseen April 2025watch

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
49.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.5
Displacement / length
235.0
Comfort ratio
28.6
Capsize screening
1.92
Hull speed
7.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1682
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1984–1993
Designer
German Frers
Builder
Queen Long Marine Co. Ltd. (TAIWAN), Hylas Yachts USA

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The family

Related models

The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

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