Beneteau 44 CC Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for a Beneteau 44 CC means choosing among center-cockpit cruisers that Bruce Farr reworked from the Oceanis 440 for a 1993 debut, with Armel Briand interiors and Beneteau's Clipper-era finishing. These are substantial boats — about 44 feet overall, 14-foot beam, and over 23,000 pounds displacement — and they reward a careful look at both the familiar wear points and the layout that fits your cruising style.
Layouts on the Used Market
Owner three-cabin layouts are the more common on the used market, but both original plans appear. One plan gives two large master cabins; the other places a master aft with twin guest cabins forward, the latter often seen on ex-charter examples, which are common. The aft suite on every boat holds a queen centerline berth and a large head with a tub, while the forward half diverges between a queen suite and a V-berth with passage bunks. A midship saloon with U-shaped dinette, navigation table, and two bucket chairs is shared, and the galley runs along the starboard passage to the aft cabin.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Most boats now carry a chartplotter, radar, and AIS backed by autopilot and a liferaft, reflecting serious offshore intent. Power and energy clusters are well represented: heating, air conditioning, hot water, inverter, and lithium batteries are commonly fitted, often joined by solar and a bow thruster. Sail-handling and deck comfort commonly include teak decks, dodger, bimini, cockpit shower, swim platform, dinghy davits, and a gennaker — a short-handed-friendly rig package rather than a bare charter relic.
What to Inspect
The teak rub rail on these boats has no stainless or bronze strake protecting it, so walk the hull side and look for crushed, split, or darkened wood where fenders or docks have rubbed anchor. Any softness or missing sections mean a refinishing or replacement job. Separately, the rudder stops are fastened to flimsy non-structural joiner work rather than a structural frame; below decks, trace the stop attachments and check for cracked wood, movement under helm load, or prior amateur reinforcement that hints at failure.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These boats turn up in the United States and Greece. Before you commit, run through this short list:
- Check the chainplate bedding for teak-deck leaks.
- Inspect the rub rail for crushed or missing wood.
- Confirm the rudder-stop joiner is intact and unmoved.
- Test the internal mainsail furling and electric halyard winch.
- Verify lithium or inverter upgrades match your energy plan.
- Look for ex-charter wear in the three-cabin layout.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Beneteau 44 CC. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 4 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | 1 | $114,000 | — |
| Jan 26 | 1 | $129,000 | +13.2% |
| Mar 26 | 2 | $60,000 | -53.5% |
| Apr 26 | 1 | $103,127 | +71.9% |
Where they're listed
Beneteau 44 CC listings appear across 2 countries. United States has the most listings with 4 (80.0%), followed by Greece.
Country view
5 listings · 2 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $87,000 | 4 | 0 | 80.0% |
| Greece | $103,127 | 1 | 0 | 20.0% |
Comparable models
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Beneteau 44 CCYou are here | — | $ 103,059 | 5 | 0 |