[7][14][15][16] The Beneteau 44 CC is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of hand-laid glassfibre, with wood trim.
The hull has a raked stem, a reverse transom with steps to a swimming platform, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel with a weighted bulb.
[1][3][5][7] The boat is fitted with a Swedish Volvo or Japanese Yanmar diesel engine of 60 to 85 hp (45 to 63 kW) for docking and manoeuvring.
"[12] A 2017 SpinSheet review noted, "personally, I don't find many center cockpit sailboats aesthetically pleasing.
To my eye, Beneteau's 440 aft cockpit version of this model is more handsome, but this is purely personal taste and has nothing to do with the merits of this design.