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Wellington 44

Cutter · Keel/centreboard · First built 1970

A semi-custom cutter with a keel-centreboard configuration, designed by Bill Wellington for versatile offshore cruising

Designed by Bill Wellington.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.

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

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

Capsize screening 1.78
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 242
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.6
TenderStiff

36% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 36%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
35.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.6
Displacement / length
241.8
Comfort ratio
34.4
Capsize screening
1.78
Hull speed
8.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1797
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1970
Designer
Bill Wellington
Builder
Wellington Boats Inc

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