Spirit Yachts 44 CR (E)

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See her sail

The Spirit Yachts 44 CR (E), on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from Sam Holmes Sailing

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

Comfort ratio 29

CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.74

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 235

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 23.9

TenderStiff

35% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 35%

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

Draws more than ~88% of boats her size on file
Narrower than ~88% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2456 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Spirit Yachts 44 CR (E), as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Spirit Yachts 44 CR (E) is a 13.4-meter fractional sloop designed by Sean McMillan and built by Spirit Yachts since 2020. It features a fin with bulb and spade rudder hull, a 3.3-meter beam, a 2.3-meter draft, and displaces 7000 kg.1:05 The model is also available with a diesel engine. Aboard *Sam Holmes Sailing*, a 44-foot electric Spirit yacht was seen at a boat show after a sail from Cowles Harbor on the Isle of Wight, where the crew navigated 18 knots of wind and flat water.7:49 The boat was secured in slip H2 at the show.2:23

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model come up for sale.

1seen for sale

An all-electric 44-foot Spirit yacht listed for 1.6 million
from Sam Holmes Sailingseen October 2022watch

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

35.0%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Fractional Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

23.9

Displacement / length

234.9

Comfort ratio

28.7

Capsize screening

1.74

Hull speed

7.4 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

1193

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/bulb & spade rudder

Construction

Wood

Ballast type

Lead Bulb

Production

Years built

First built 2020

Designer

Sean McMillan

Builder

Spirit Yachts

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The family

Boats like this

Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.

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