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Leadership 44 (USCG)

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 2005

A high-performance fractional sloop designed by David Pedrick as the modern Defiance-class trainer for the Coast Guard

Designed by David Pedrick, built by Morris Yachts.

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

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 34 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 34
CoastalBluewater

At 1.69 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.69
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 202
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 25.3
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 38%

A capable offshore cruiser with an easy motion when the sea gets up.

  • Heavier than ~79% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~82% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2391 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
38.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
25.3
Displacement / length
202.1
Comfort ratio
34.5
Capsize screening
1.69
Hull speed
8.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1723
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2005
Units built
8
Designer
David Pedrick
Builder
Morris Yachts

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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
Outbound Yachts 44/4613.64 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Carl Schumacher-designed masthead sloop built for offshore performance with a stiff, comfortable motion
Hallberg-Rassy 43 MKI13.57 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead-rigged blue water cruiser featuring a skeg-hung rudder and a stable, heavy-displacement hull
Catalina Yachts 44513.54 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 13.5-metre fractional sloop featuring a deep 2.11-metre fin keel with bulb and spade rudder for coastal stability
Bavaria Yachts 44 Vision13.70 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 13.7-metre fractional sloop with a high 23.82 sail-area-to-displacement ratio for responsive, spirited cruising
Morgan Yachts 45213.72 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA masthead ketch with a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder, engineered for offshore stability and steady passage-making

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