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Rustler Yachts 44

Cutter · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 2007

A 13.5-metre cutter with a 2.1-metre draft and a 36% ballast ratio, engineered for deep-water stability and ocean passages

Designed by Stephen Jones.

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 heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 37 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 37
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.77
LightHeavy

284 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 284
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.4
TenderStiff

36% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 36%

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

  • Heavier than ~88% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~79% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2406 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
35.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.4
Displacement / length
283.8
Comfort ratio
36.7
Capsize screening
1.77
Hull speed
8.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1783
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2007
Designer
Stephen Jones
Builder
Rustler Yachts

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Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

Lafitte Yachts 4413.51 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Robert Perry-designed cutter with a skeg-hung rudder, built for high-quality offshore cruising
Najad Yachts 44113.50 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA heavy-displacement masthead sloop with a high comfort ratio, designed for stable, long-distance blue water cruising
Navy 44 (M&R)13.41 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1985 McCurdy & Rhodes masthead sloop built for the Naval Academy to replace their earlier Luders-designed yawls
Oyster Marine 4513.51 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Holman & Pye designed masthead sloop built for blue water comfort with a heavy displacement and high stability
Contest Yachts 44CS13.50 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead sloop with a skeg-mounted rudder and a 36% ballast ratio, built for stable and capable offshore cruising
Moody 44-113.41 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1973-1975 masthead sloop with a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder, built for offshore stability

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