Wellington 44 Buyer's Guide
The Wellington 44 on the brokerage market is a 44-foot Bill Wellington-designed cruiser built from 1970 by Wellington Boats Inc., a solid-fiberglass centerboard cutter whose shoal-draft versatility has kept her in demand among cruisers who want one boat for both thin water and ocean passages.
Layouts on the Used Market
Owner three-cabin layouts are the more common on the used market, but both are available; ex-charter examples are common. The centerboard trunk shapes the saloon, but the 13.5-foot beam and 44-foot length give the three-cabin versions a roomy owner-forward plan that has worn well through decades of service.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Buyers shopping the used market will find that air conditioning, watermakers and solar with an inverter are commonly fitted, speaking to boats set up for extended independent cruising; commonly fitted too are furling main, bow thruster, electric winches, hot water, bimini, dodger, swim platform, dinghy davits, autopilot and chartplotter. For power and energy, the inverter-and-solar pairing with a watermaker means a buyer can expect to run systems at anchor without the generator daily, while the bow thruster and electric winches address the handling of a heavy cruiser. For canvas and sail handling, the furling main, bimini and dodger are the practical cruising envelope; less commonly seen are heating, spinnaker, teak decks, radar and AIS, which tend to be owner upgrades rather than factory standard.
What to Inspect
The known construction facts center on the solid fiberglass hull and deck and the lead-ballast stub/centerboard keel; a survey should confirm the centerboard pivot and trunk integrity, since the shoal-draft mechanism is the one structural system requiring particular attention on this hull form. The 80-horsepower Ford Lehman diesel is the single engine carried, and its mounts and shaft alignment through the centerboard hull are worth a close look given the keel configuration.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
The typical markets are the United States. For a buyer, the checklist is straightforward: confirm centerboard trunk and pivot condition, survey the solid fiberglass hull and deck for osmotic or impact damage, verify the Ford Lehman diesel mounts and alignment, and match any replaced rigging to the cutter's 40.1-meter halyards and 16 mm sheets.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Wellington 44. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 7 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25 | 1 | $39,900 | — |
| Nov 25 | 1 | $282,000 | +606.8% |
| Jan 26 | 3 | $15,900 | -94.4% |
| Feb 26 | 1 | $262,000 | +1547.8% |
| Apr 26 | 1 | $262,000 | 0.0% |
| May 26 | 2 | $99,500 | -62.0% |
| Jun 26 | 1 | $9,950,044 | +9900.0% |
Where they're listed
Wellington 44 listings appear across 1 country. United States has the most listings with 9.
Country view
9 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $99,500 | 9 | 1 | 100.0% |
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| Peter Ibold 44 | 44' | $ 98,462 | 10 | 2 |
| Wellington 44You are here | — | $ 99,500 | 9 | 1 |