Moody Grenadier 134 Sailboats for Sale

Hull Type

Monohull · long

Rig

Ketch

LOA

44' · 13.41 m

Disp.

31,970 lbs · 14,501 kg

First year

1979

The Moody Grenadier 134, often referred to as the Grenadier 44, represents a pinnacle of the "custombuild" era at the A.H. Moody & Sons yard before the brand transitioned fully into highvolume production. Designed by the esteemed naval architecture firm Laurent Giles, the 13.4meter (44foot) yacht was conceived in the mid1970s as a powerful, goanywhere blue water cruiser. Unlike the later Bill Dixon designs that prioritized internal volume and Mediterraneanstyle cockpits, the Grenadier 134 was built with a philosophy of "seakindliness" and heavyweather capability. Constructed with a heavyduty GRP hull and often finished with substantial teak joinery, it was aimed at the discerning yachtsman who required a vessel capable of extended autonomous passagemaking. The "134" nomenclature specifically denotes its metric length, a common naming convention for the yard during that period to distinguish its more prestigious, larger vessels.