Max 44SC

With or without daggerboards, and a choice of diesels or outboards...

Max Cruise Marine is an American company whose catamarans are built in Vietnam. The manufacturer offers three models of 44, 48 and 55 feet. We were able to discover during Annapolis Boat Shows the smallest of them, an attractive and modern multihull.

Max 44SC

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Published 22/05/2024

By Emmanuel van Deth

Issue: 196

Published: july / aug. 2024

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Inverted bows, narrow hulls at the waterline (3’5” / 1.05 m max hull width), carefully designed appendages (daggerboards or keels) and only 16,975 lbs (7.7 tonnes) announced as ready to sail: the Max 44SC, with nearly 1,100 sq ft (100 m²) of upwind sail area, should prove to be very pleasant and fast to sail. For propulsion, the shipyard offers diesel or outboard engines. This catamaran can be delivered in separate kits, with a view to amateur construction. A hybrid propulsion system is also offered.

Builder: Max Cruise Marine

Overall length: 44’24’’ (13.6 m)

Waterline length: 42’11’’ (13.28 m)

Beam: 23’11” (7.3 m)

Draft: 21”/5’10” or 3’10” (0.54/1.77 m or 1.16 m)

Displacement: 16,975 lbs (7.7 t)

Upwind sail area: 1,060 sq ft (98.4 m²)

Mainsail: 730 sq ft (68 m²)

Self-tacking solent: 330 sq ft (30.4 m²)

Gennaker: 840 sq ft (78 m²)

Drivetrain: 2 x 25 HP outboards or 2 x 30 HP inboards

Price from US$ 600,000