2026 Beneteau First 44
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The BENETEAU First 44 is available in two main setups, a standard, and a performance option. A natural link between the First 36 and the First 53, the BENETEAU First 44 delivers a refined approach to performance, elegance, and comfort.
The standard version distinguishes itself with a convivial and comfortable cockpit, wherein wide side-decks converge towards a lovely cockpit table. Four winches, a fixed centerline block for the mainsheet, and a mast that is set further aft all maximize the potential of her modern sail plan, defined by a slender mainsail and generously sized foresails. The performance version offers equipment and systems that are totally geared towards racing, among which should be mentioned the non-skid foam surfaces that replace the teak on the cockpit sole, six well-placed winches, and a conventional mainsail traveller.
Her three cabin, two head layout offers spacious living including seating for six around a transversal table opposite the couch and nav station.
About Cape Yachts
35+ Years of Superior Sales and Service
Cape Yachts has been in the business of matching the right boat to the right family since 1986. In those years, we’ve learned a thing or two about building and maintaining long-lasting relationships by providing exceptional new and brokerage inventory along with the advice, service, and complete support to earn our clients trust and loyalty.
Specifications
- HIN/IMO: BORDER102024
- LOA: 48' 1'' (14.66 Meters)
- Type: Sail- New
- Year: 2026
- Beam: 13' 11''
- LOD: 43' 2''
- Draft Max: 8' 6''
- Draft Min: 7' 1''
- Cabins: 3
- Heads: 2
- Fuel Type: Gas/Petrol
- Hull Material: Fiberglass
- Fuel Tank: 53 Gallons (200.63 Liters)
- Fresh Water: 98 Gallons (370.97 Liters)
- Displacement: 23142 lbs
- Builder: BENETEAU
- Engine 1 Make: Yanmar
- Engine 1 Type: Inboard
Contact Us
Cape Yachts
252 Elm Street
South Dartmouth MA 02748 USA
Phone: 1-508-994-4444
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.capeyachts.com
Dave and Jane Nolan, own Cape Yachts with two locations in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, and Newport, Rhode Island as well as South Wharf Yacht Yard & Marina in Dartmouth, MA. Prior to being in the boating business, Dave was a CPA with Price Waterhouse. Thirty-five years ago in 1986, Dave fell in love with sailing and the waters of Nantucket. Wanting to run his own business, he decided to leave public accounting to found Cape Water Sports on Cape Cod. Soon after it became the largest Sunfish, Hobie Cat and Windsurfing shop in the Northeast. Three years later, Dave added Beneteau, Catalina, O’Day, Cal and Pearson to his stable of brands and changed the name of the business to Cape Yachts.
Growth, spurred on by the kind of expertise and service unique to Cape Yachts, continued through the 1990s making Cape Yachts the largest Beneteau dealership in North America with locations in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York. During that time, Cape Yachts also began winning the coveted Beneteau President’s Award for superior sales and service – something we have been doing for 18 consecutive years.
In 2006, Dave purchased the historic South Wharf Yard in Padanaram Village of South Dartmouth, Massachusetts, saving the yard from being shut down due to decades of environmental impact. This location, steeped in yachting history, was a key American shipyard during an important era in the marine industry. Founded by an Act of the Boston Congress in 1832, South Wharf has been the site of whale ship building by Mathew, Mashow & Co. as well as Ray Hunt’s drafting office where Ray designed the Concordia Yawl and worked on his famous Deep V hull, that revolutionized the marine industry. The village of Padanaram is also where Herman Melville did a good bit of research for his classic ‘Moby Dick.’
South Wharf Yacht Yard & Marina has since been upgraded and overhauled by Dave and now also serves as headquarters for Cape Yachts. The yard’s marina boasts 90 protected slips and 4 wharfs that can accommodate vessels up to 130 feet.
Cape Yachts
252 Elm Street
South Dartmouth MA 02748 USA
Office: 1-508-994-4444
Email: [email protected]
Growth, spurred on by the kind of expertise and service unique to Cape Yachts, continued through the 1990s making Cape Yachts the largest Beneteau dealership in North America with locations in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York. During that time, Cape Yachts also began winning the coveted Beneteau President’s Award for superior sales and service – something we have been doing for 18 consecutive years.