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Eagle 44

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2011

A Dykstra-designed fractional sloop with a shallow 1.35-metre draft and a high power-to-weight ratio for coastal cruising

Designed by Dykstra Naval Architects, built by Leonardo Yachts.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder

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The Eagle 44, on the water

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Footage from Halcyon Yachts - International Yacht Delivery

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

Comfort ratio 27
CoastalBluewater

At 1.62 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.62
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 203
EasygoingPowered-up

24.2 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 24.2
TenderStiff

38% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 38%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

  • Lighter than ~85% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~99% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~98% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2483 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The living fleet

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
37.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
24.2
Displacement / length
202.7
Comfort ratio
27.4
Capsize screening
1.62
Hull speed
7.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
942
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Foam core epoxy
Production
Years built
First built 2011
Designer
Dykstra Naval Architects
Builder
Leonardo Yachts

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