BoatsCheoy Lee 44

Cheoy Lee 44

Cutter · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1979

A versatile cutter available in aft or midship cockpit configurations, offering a balanced fin-keel hull for offshore work

Designed by Robert H. Perry.

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 moderate beam gives 34 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 34
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.77
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 227
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.6
TenderStiff

42% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 42%

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

  • Heavier than ~83% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2452 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
41.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.6
Displacement / length
227.2
Comfort ratio
34.1
Capsize screening
1.77
Hull speed
8.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1783
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
First built 1979
Designer
Robert H. Perry
Builder
Cheoy Lee Shipyard Ltd

Boats like this, on the water

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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.

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
Hylas 4413.46 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 13-metre cruiser featuring a skeg-hung rudder and a substantial 49% ballast ratio for offshore stability
Lafitte Yachts 4413.51 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA Robert Perry-designed cutter with a skeg-hung rudder, built for high-quality offshore cruising
Jeanneau Sun Magic 4413.34 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA high-volume charter veteran also marketed as the Atlantic 44, built for stable cruising with a 2.12-metre fin keel
Beneteau Idylle 135013.50 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA German Frers-designed masthead sloop with a skeg-mounted rudder, also produced as the Moorings 43 for charter service
Hallberg-Rassy 42 (Frers)13.22 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA German Frers-designed masthead sloop built for blue-water cruising, featuring a stable fin keel and a 181-unit production run.

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