[1][2][3] The boat was built by Hunter Marine in the United States from 2003 to 2008, but it is now out of production.

A total of 151 examples were completed during its five-year production run.

[1] The 44 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, without any external wood trim.

It has a fractional sloop B&R rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel.

[1][3] The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine of 54 hp (40 kW).