About this tender
The 44 HT is the build we ask Wajer for when an owner wants the full 44 package with the option to pull a sliding canvas roof over the cockpit without altering the hull's character. The distinction matters: the hardtop variant shares the same 13.10m hull, the same twin Volvo Penta IPS driveline, and the same sixteen-passenger CE-B certification as the open 44, but adds a composite and carbon-reinforced roof frame that tracks cleanly into the boat's raked silhouette. The roof panel itself is breathable, water-repellent canvas, not a rigid lid, so the weight penalty is minimal and the visual profile stays low.
Performance figures are quoted with the optional IPS 650 fitment: 38 knots top speed, 25 knots cruise, and a 300 nautical mile range from a 1,200-litre fuel tank. The general arrangement render also quotes 28 knots cruising and 320 nautical miles, which reflects a slightly different load or trim assumption; both figures originate from Wajer's own published materials. The standard engine fit is twin Volvo Penta IPS 500 D6-380hp units, with the IPS 650 D6-480hp pair as a factory option. A four-outboard Mercury V10 Verado 400hp configuration is also offered for owners who prefer an exposed transom.
Below deck the 44 HT carries a full-sized double berth, a galley with refrigerator, ice maker, and coffee machine, and a forward head with shower. The cockpit sofa seats eight comfortably and the table drops flush to the floor when more deck space is needed. Three carbon navigation chairs sit at the glass-bridge helm, which runs three flush-mounted touchscreens alongside the throttle and joystick. The Flexiteek decking is laid in a trademark Wajer pattern. We'd put this build alongside the better Italian yards on finish quality, at a price point that tends to surprise buyers coming from that direction.
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The roof is breathable, water-repellent canvas carried in a composite and carbon-reinforced frame. It retracts at the touch of a button, leaving the silhouette clean when open and providing genuine cockpit cover when closed - without the weight or visual bulk of a solid GRP top.
Standard fit is twin IPS 500 D6-380hp; the factory upgrade to IPS 650 D6-480hp lifts top speed to 38 knots and cruise to 25 knots. The IPS pod arrangement keeps propulsion compact under the aft deck, contributes to a quiet onboard environment, and simplifies manoeuvring in marina conditions.
The 44 HT holds a CE Category B certification for up to sixteen passengers at a maximum load of 1,250 kg. That headcount and the half-load displacement of 12.7 tonnes places it firmly in the larger end of the owner-driven dayboat segment.
Automatic fenders inflate on demand and retract flush. Cleats are integrated into the rub rail. The anchor arm swings over and retracts into a dedicated hatch. None of these are afterthoughts; they are part of the Sinot Yacht Architecture and Design brief from the outset.
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Specifications, prices, availability, and performance figures are supplied for guidance only and remain subject to confirmation by the yard, seller, broker, survey, contract, and final specification.
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Wajer · Heeg, Netherlands
Tell us about your yacht, your programme, and the missions 44 HT needs to handle. We come back within 48 hours with a written assessment - fit for the brief, lead time, and trade-offs against alternatives in the same band.
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