Solaris 44
Solaris Yachts · Javier Soto Acebal · 2018
Updated
The Solaris 44 is a 13.35 m displacement racing yacht designed by Javier Soto Acebal and built by Solaris Yachts, first launched in 2018. It races in Class A. Across the measured fleet it goes better than its own numbers promise, ahead of 38% of the designs it races against. It is at its best in light air and struggles to hold that once it blows.
Goes better than its own measurements promise, and does it better than 38% of the boats it races against.
29th of 46 in its class.
This design has been found in real race results — 78 starts across 21 events — not only in measurement files.
Length
13.35 m
43′ 10″
Beam
4.18 m
Draft
2.61 m
Displacement
12.0 t
Sail area
117 m²
On the podium
Where a Solaris 44 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
5%
of 78 starts by 15 boats
Wins
3%
Read from 78 starts by 15 boats between 2021 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Solaris 44 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Round Aeolian Race 2026 - Campionato Italiano Offshore ORC2026
Aegean 6002026
73° Loro Piana Giraglia2026- Campionato Invernale West Liguria2026
Kornati Cup2026
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
5%
of these races end on the podium
Offshore & coastal
6%
of these races end on the podium
Level across both. Plenty of designs fall away once the course gets long — a light hull that thrives round the cans can struggle through a night at sea. This one does not.
Who she races against
The designs a Solaris 44 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
IMX 38 (7 meetings), Grand Soleil 37 (Carkeek) (7 meetings), Melges 24 (6 meetings), Blusail 24 (6 meetings), Meteor (6 meetings)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Solaris 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
5.87
39°
Beam reach
9.41
90°
Broad reach
10.64
135°
Downwind VMG
8.54
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.
This design is even-tempered. It rewards preparation and crew work more than it rewards picking the right day.
Where it gains
Its best ground is on a reach once it pipes up, where it goes better than its measurements say it should, and by a margin worth having. It holds that advantage on a broad reach as well, so the gain is not down to one leg of the course.
Where it pays
It falls short running deep when it blows, giving away time it never gets back. That is a displacement hull working to its designed speed.
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 Solaris 44
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.74 | 5.16 | 5.70 | 5.87 |
| 52° | 5.72 | 7.56 | 8.16 | 8.39 |
| 60° | 6.06 | 7.83 | 8.40 | 8.65 |
| 75° | 6.34 | 8.03 | 8.63 | 9.06 |
| 90° | 6.38 | 8.22 | 8.79 | 9.41 |
| 110° | 6.43 | 8.41 | 9.22 | 10.03 |
| 120° | 6.29 | 8.36 | 9.32 | 10.42 |
| 135° | 5.63 | 7.96 | 9.03 | 10.64 |
| 150° | 4.72 | 7.04 | 8.43 | 9.71 |
| Run VMG | 4.09 | 6.10 | 7.37 | 8.54 |
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 660 kg.
Rigging
Solaris 44 rig and sail dimensions
A Solaris 44 carries 18.00 m of mainsail hoist on a 6.15 m boom, a forestay 18.27 m above the deck and a 6.30 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 20 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 154 to 193 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.