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Antigua Yachts 44

Masthead Ketch · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1981

A heavy-displacement masthead ketch built from 1981 using the tooling of the earlier CSY 44

Designed by Peter Schmitt.

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 48 — a heavy, notably soft motion offshore.

Comfort ratio 48
CoastalBluewater

At 1.59 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.59
LightHeavy

354 — very heavy for her waterline, a serious load-carrying cruiser.

Displacement / length 354
EasygoingPowered-up

12.9 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 12.9
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 37%

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

  • Heavier than ~96% of boats her size on file

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
36.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Ketch
Ratios
SA / displacement
12.9
Displacement / length
353.8
Comfort ratio
48.3
Capsize screening
1.59
Hull speed
8.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1730
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1981
Designer
Peter Schmitt
Builder
Antigua Yachts

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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
Swan 44 (S&S)13.41 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Sparkman & Stephens design also sold as the PJ-44, this masthead sloop features a skeg-hung rudder and a stiff hull
Westerly Marine Ltd. Ocean 4313.26 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Ron Holland-designed masthead sloop built for offshore comfort with a stable, skeg-mounted rudder configuration
Lafitte Yachts 4413.51 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Robert Perry-designed cutter with a skeg-hung rudder, built for high-quality offshore cruising
Hallberg-Rassy 43 MKI13.57 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA masthead-rigged blue water cruiser featuring a skeg-hung rudder and a stable, heavy-displacement hull
Hunter Marine 450 Passage13.49 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 45-foot cruiser with a bulb-fin keel and spade rudder, engineered for stable, comfortable offshore passage-making

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