Beneteau 44 CC

The Beneteau 44 CC (Centre Cockpit), also called the Oceanis 44 CC, is a French sailboat that was designed by Bruce Farr as a cruiser and first built in 1994. The interior was designed by Armel Briand.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

Beneteau 44 CC
Development
DesignerBruce Farr
Armel Briand
LocationFrance
Year1993
No. builtabout 150
Builder(s)Beneteau
RoleCruiser
NameBeneteau 44 CC
Boat
Displacement23,369 lb (10,600 kg)
Draft5.75 ft (1.75 m)
Hull
Typemonohull
Constructionglassfibre
LOA44.58 ft (13.59 m)
LWL36.75 ft (11.20 m)
Beam14.00 ft (4.27 m)
Engine typeVolvo or Yanmar 60 to 85 hp (45 to 63 kW) diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board typeFin keel with weighted bulb
Ballast6,835 lb (3,100 kg)
Rudder(s)Spade-type rudder
Rig
Rig typeBermuda rig
I foretriangle height46.13 ft (14.06 m)
J foretriangle base17.55 ft (5.35 m)
P mainsail luff42.39 ft (12.92 m)
E mainsail foot16.31 ft (4.97 m)
Sails
SailplanMasthead sloop
Mainsail area452 sq ft (42.0 m2)
Jib/genoa area646 sq ft (60.0 m2)
Spinnaker area1,184 sq ft (110.0 m2)
Upwind sail area1,098 sq ft (102.0 m2)
Downwind sail area1,636 sq ft (152.0 m2)
Racing
PHRF126
← Beneteau 440

The design is a centre cockpit version of Farr's aft cockpit Beneteau 440 design.[12][13]

Production

The design was built by Beneteau in France, from 1993 to 2002, with about 150 boats built, but it is now out of production.[7][14][15][16]

Design

The Beneteau 44 CC is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of hand-laid glassfibre, with wood trim. It uses vinylester resin for the outer skin and polyester resin for the interior. It has a masthead sloop rig, with a keel-stepped mast, two sets of 18° swept spreaders and aluminium spars with discontinuous stainless steel wire standing rigging. Mainsail in-mast furling was factory standard. The hull has a raked stem, a reverse transom with steps to a swimming platform, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel with a weighted bulb. It displaces 23,369 lb (10,600 kg) and carries 6,835 lb (3,100 kg) of cast iron ballast.[1][3][5][7][13]

The boat has a draft of 5.75 ft (1.75 m) with the standard keel.[1][3][5][7]

The boat is fitted with a Swedish Volvo or Japanese Yanmar diesel engine of 60 to 85 hp (45 to 63 kW) for docking and manoeuvring. The fuel tank holds 73 U.S. gallons (280 L; 61 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 160 U.S. gallons (610 L; 130 imp gal).[1][3][5][13]

The design has sleeping accommodation for four to six people, with two and three cabin interior layouts. The two cabin interior is typical and has a double island berth in the bow cabin, a "U"-shaped settee and two additional seats in the main salon and an aft cabin with a central double island berth. The galley is located on the starboard side just aft of the companionway ladder. The galley is of straight configuration and is equipped with a three-burner stove, a refrigerator, freezer and a double sink. A navigation station is forward of the galley, on the starboard side. There are two heads, one in the bow cabin on the starboard side and one on the port side in the aft cabin. Cabin maximum headroom is 77 in (196 cm).[1][3][5][7][13]

For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker of 1,184 sq ft (110.0 m2).[7]

The design has a hull speed of 8.12 kn (15.04 km/h) and a PHRF handicap of 126.[1][3][5][7][17]

Operational history

In a 2009 review, Yachting Monthly reported, "she is a heavy boat, and takes a fair bit of wind to get going."[12]

A 2017 SpinSheet review noted, "personally, I don't find many center cockpit sailboats aesthetically pleasing. To my eye, Beneteau's 440 aft cockpit version of this model is more handsome, but this is purely personal taste and has nothing to do with the merits of this design. To their credit, the design team did an admirable job with a difficult design task".[13]

See also

References
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  10. "Farr Yacht Design Sailboat designer". Boat-Specs.com. 2023. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
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  16. "Bénéteau Sailboat builder". Boat-Specs.com. 2023. Archived from the original on 22 June 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  17. US Sailing (2023). "PHRF Handicaps". ussailing.org. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
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