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Jeanneau Sun Magic 44

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1987

A high-volume charter veteran also marketed as the Atlantic 44, built for stable cruising with a 2.12-metre fin keel

Designed by Daniel Andrieu.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

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The Jeanneau Sun Magic 44, on the water

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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 27 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 27
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.99
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 235
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.9
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 37%

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

  • Draws more than ~75% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~82% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2461 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Jeanneau Sun Magic 44, as the fleet has seen it

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The Jeanneau Sun Magic 44 is a 13.3-meter masthead sloop designed by Daniel Andrieu, built by Jeanneau from 1987 to the present, and also sold as the Sun Odyssey 44. This fin-keel sailboat with a spade rudder displaces 10,001 kg and has a 2.1-meter draft. It was widely used in the charter trade and built under license in Greece as the Atlantic 44. A keel/centerboard variant was also available, offering a draft range from 1.49m to 2.56m.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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On the water

The Jeanneau Sun Magic 44 on video

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
37.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.9
Displacement / length
234.6
Comfort ratio
27.3
Capsize screening
1.99
Hull speed
7.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1728
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
First built 1987
Designer
Daniel Andrieu
Builder
Jeanneau

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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.

Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 44A Daniel Andrieu-penned masthead sloop that served as the foundational design for a generation of Jeanneau cruisersAtlantic 44A Greek-built masthead sloop sharing its hull design with the Sun Magic and Sun Odyssey 44 seriesJeanneau Sun Odyssey 40A 12.2-metre masthead sloop with a high sail area-to-displacement ratio, designed for spirited performance cruisingJeanneau Sun Odyssey 43A 13.2-meter masthead sloop offered with a shallow draft keel option and also marketed as the Moorings 43

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