Dehler 44
Dehler · Simonis Voogd · 2006
Updated
The Dehler 44 is a 13.70 m semi-displacement racing yacht designed by Simonis Voogd and built by Dehler, first launched in 2006. It races in Class A.
Length
13.70 m
44′ 11″
Beam
3.86 m
Draft
2.43 m
Displacement
10.8 t
Sail area
112 m²
On the podium
Where a Dehler 44 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
36%
of 11 starts by 3 boats
Wins
9%
Read from 11 starts by 3 boats between 2014 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Dehler 44 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Skagen Offshore Race2026- Island Offshore - Race to the Arctic2026
- ORC DH World Championship2024
ORC DH European Championship2023- Hollænderseilasen2022
Raced one we are missing?
Report a regattaRound the buoys, or offshore
A short windward-leeward and a night at sea ask different things of a boat. Here is how this one does in each.
Round the buoys
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Not enough data yet: no races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
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Not enough data yet: 5 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Dehler 44 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Landmark 43 (7 meetings), Elan 410 (6 meetings), Swan 45 (5 meetings), Dehler 42 (5 meetings), Arcona 410 (5 meetings), Arcona 430 (5 meetings), JPK 10.50 (4 meetings), Xp 38 (4 meetings), First 40 (4 meetings), Fast 42 (4 meetings), First 31.7 (3 meetings), First 34.7 (3 meetings), Dehler 41 (Voogd) (3 meetings), Xp 44 (3 meetings), First 36 (2 meetings), Figaro 2 (2 meetings), Pogo 12.50 (2 meetings), Sun Fast 37 (2 meetings), Sun Fast 3300 (Andrieu) (5 meetings), Sun Fast 3600 (2 meetings), Dehler 41 (Judel/Vrolijk) (2 meetings), Dufour 40 (2 meetings), JOD 35 (3 meetings), Grand Soleil 37 (Carkeek) (2 meetings), Dufour 34 (3 meetings), Hanse 430 (2 meetings), Hanse 400e (2 meetings), TP 52 (Farr) (1 meeting), IMX 40 (1 meeting), X4.6 (1 meeting), Dehler 30 OD (1 meeting), Luffe 40 (1 meeting), Italia 9.98 (1 meeting), Elan 40 (1 meeting), Pogo 40 (1 meeting), J/109 (1 meeting), Hanse 370 (1 meeting)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Dehler 44 has fared against each of them, boat against boat on corrected time. Ordered by how often the two meet, not by who wins.
Speed at every angle
The shape of this design's speed, drawn from the measured fleet. Pick a wind and watch it stretch.
Upwind VMG
5.85
38°
Beam reach
9.42
90°
Broad reach
10.71
135°
Downwind VMG
8.60
170°
Speed in knots at 20 knots of true wind. Green marks the angles that pay: the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.
Where it wins and where it pays
Every boat is judged against its own measurements — length, weight, sail area. The quicker those say it should be, the more it has to deliver just to break even. Going fast is not enough: it has to go faster than its own numbers promised.
It does most things without giving much away. It rewards preparation and crew work more than it rewards picking the right day.
Where it gains
Its best ground is across the wind in moderate air, where it does more than its size and sail area promise, and by a margin worth having. It holds that advantage off the wind as well, so the gain is not down to one leg of the course.
Where it pays
It falls short on the run once it pipes up, giving away time it never gets back. That is a hull that will lift and run given enough breeze.
Above the line it delivers more than promised and gains on the fleet. Below, it falls short. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.
Full width is 0.4 kn either way.
At 10 knots this design makes back more than its rating asks on the broad reach.
How fast is a Dehler 44
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.84 | 5.20 | 5.64 | 5.85 |
| 52° | 5.90 | 7.59 | 8.05 | 8.26 |
| 60° | 6.23 | 7.85 | 8.30 | 8.51 |
| 75° | 6.48 | 8.05 | 8.63 | 8.97 |
| 90° | 6.38 | 8.18 | 8.78 | 9.42 |
| 110° | 6.43 | 8.41 | 9.13 | 9.87 |
| 120° | 6.28 | 8.34 | 9.31 | 10.32 |
| 135° | 5.61 | 7.95 | 8.99 | 10.71 |
| 150° | 4.69 | 7.02 | 8.41 | 9.80 |
| Run VMG | 4.06 | 6.08 | 7.45 | 8.60 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. A bowsprit is standard across the fleet. Crew weight is declared around 960 kg.
Rigging
Dehler 44 rig and sail dimensions
A Dehler 44 carries 17.35 m of mainsail hoist on a 6.15 m boom, a forestay 17.17 m above the deck and a 6.10 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 7 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 131 to 186 m² depending on bowsprit and set-up. Before ordering a sail, read the figure on your own measurement record rather than the typical one for the design.