Navy 44 (M&R)

Navy 44

Development
Designer	McCurdy & Rhodes
Location	United States
Year	1985
No. built	20
Builder(s)	Tillotson Pearson
Role	Sail training
Name	Navy 44
Boat
Displacement	28,500 lb (12,927 kg)
Draft	7.25 ft (2.21 m)
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	fiberglass
LOA	44.00 ft (13.41 m)
LWL	34.61 ft (10.55 m)
Beam	12.33 ft (3.76 m)
Engine type	Westerbeke diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Rudder(s)	skeg-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	58.25 ft (17.75 m)
J foretriangle base	18.63 ft (5.68 m)
P mainsail luff	50.50 ft (15.39 m)
E mainsail foot	16.00 ft (4.88 m)
Sails
Sailplan	masthead sloop
Mainsail area	404.00 sq ft (37.533 m2)
Jib/genoa area	542.60 sq ft (50.409 m2)
Total sail area	946.00 sq ft (87.886 m2)
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The Navy 44 (M&R) is an American sailboat that was designed by McCurdy & Rhodes for the US Navy for sail training at the United States Naval Academy and built in 1985. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

The design was originally built by the manufacturer as the Navy 44, but is now usually referred to as the Navy 44 (M&R) or Mark I to differentiate it from the unrelated 1963 Alfred E. Luders designed Annapolis 44 which it replaced and the David Perick Navy 44 Mark II design which superseded it. ^{[1] [2]}

Production

The design was built by Tillotson Pearson in the United States, with 20 boats built, all of them in 1985. ^{[1] [2] [5] [6]}

Design

The Navy 44 is a training keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom, a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 28,500 lb (12,927 kg). ^{[1] [2]}

The boat has a draft of 7.25 ft (2.21 m) with the standard keel. It is fitted with a Westerbeke diesel engine for docking and maneuvering. ^{[1] [2]}

The design has sleeping accommodation for seven people, with two single berths in the bow cabin, two straight settee berths and two pilot berths in the main cabin and an aft cabin with a single berth on the starboard side. The galley is located on the starboard side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is L-shaped and is equipped with a three-burner stove, an ice box and a double sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the port side. The head is located on the port side of the companionway. ^{[1] [2]}

The design has a hull speed of 7.88 kn (14.59 km/h). ^[2]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

References

1. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Navy 44 (M&R) sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
2. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Navy 44 (M&R)". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
3. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "McCurdy & Rhodes". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
4. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "McCurdy & Rhodes". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 14 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
5. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "TPI Composites". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 11 December 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
6. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "TPI Composites". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.

External links

• Official website