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The Wellington 44 is a 44-foot blue-water cruiser known for its robust construction, fiberglass foam-lined hull, and spacious center cockpit layout designed for comfortable offshore sailing and live-aboard living. Custom designed and built by Bill Wellington, featuring a modified full keel with centerboard for stability and upwind performance.  Draft of 4' 5" for shallow water access and 8' 6" with centerboard down for stability and performance.

Key Features

• Construction:
• Fiberglass foam-lined hull providing excellent flotation, insulation, and a quiet ride. 
• Centerboard:
• A Modified full keel for excellent offshore performance and a fully rebuilt/refit retractable centerboard that reduces draft to 4' 5". Wonder's centerboard has been fully rebuilt with new hardware including new pendant, cable. The keel is incapsulated with no keel bolts.
• Center Cockpit:
• A hallmark feature, providing a well-protected space with ample seating, 3 cockpit drains routed to central drain exit in the centerboard well.
• Spacious Interior:
• Deck Salon, Hatteras style headliners, wall panels, and fixtures with easy access to mast electrical connections. Large aft master stateroom with ensuite head, forward master with ensuite head, all well ventilated with ample fans; natural and LED lighting.



The Wellington 44 is a center-cockpit, blue-water cruiser with excellent stability, and spacious interior. It was designed by Bill Wellington and built by Wellington Boats Inc. in Jacksonville, Florida. A walkthrough reveals an open layout with distinct living spaces that are comfortable at anchor and functional while underway. 

Exterior and cockpit

• Deck and hull: The decks are wide and clear, providing safe passage to the bow and stern.
• Aft deck: Offers a large, open area for lounging and includes a custom storage box, LED lighting, and S/S stern pulpit and rails for safety and security.
• Cockpit: The center cockpit configuration allows for a large aft master cabin below. A new custom bimini and dodger covers the entire cockpit area with windows or screens and also has covers.
• Sailing hardware: Cutter rigged with a Pro Furl roller furling mainsail and two Pro Furl roller furling headsails (genoa and staysail). The rigging is managed by 10 new self-tailing winches with all lines led aft to the cockpit. 

Interior layout

• Main salon: Entering the salon from the cockpit, the area is bright and airy, thanks to large extra thick (9/16" Lexan) fixed portlights. It features a large U-shaped dinette to port and a navigation station and pilot berth to starboard. Well crafted interior mahogany woodwork, including a refinished teak and holly sole.
• Galley: The U-shaped galley is located aft of the dinette and is designed for safe and comfortable cooking while cruising. It includes a new gimbled Force 10 propane stove and oven, Two Engel top-loading refrigerator/freezers with third Norcold refrigerator/freezer across from galley. Double stainless steel sink with R/O, tank, and saltwater faucets.
• Forward companionway: A short companionway leads to the ensuite guest head and forward cabin.
• Forward cabin: This cabin has a V-berth with fans, LED lighting, HVAC controls and vent with storage drawers underneath and a hanging locker.
• Forward head: A head (plumbed for a shower) is located just outside the forward cabin and also serves as the day head.
• Aft companionway: A starboard companionway with hanging locker for foul weather gear and potential work bench leads from the salon aft toward the master stateroom.
• Master stateroom: Occupying the boat's full beam, the spacious master cabin features an athwartships ventilated queen berth, ample storage lockers and drawers, a private ensuite head and separate walk-in shower stall.

Wonder is a very special and unique Wellington 44 - or any sailboat for that matter. Her current owner, 6'4" 280 lbs found the 44 to be very roomy with spacious headroom in the deck salon. Special care was taken by the Owner and his ABYC Certified Project Manager/Marine Surveyor, to leave no stone unturned in her refit. If something was found that was not RIGHT - it was repaired or replaced.

Wonder is a wonder to see and not to be missed if you are looking for a fully found and prepared offshore vessel.

Read below for a list of upgrades/refits and please call for an appointment to see her in person. You will not be disappointed.

Custom S/S Stern Arch with Davits

Custom S/S Stern Swim Platform with 2 Boarding Ladders

Solar Array - (2) 365watt panels

S/S tube stanchions and rail system around entire deck

Hull stripped, sanded and painted by Hatteras technician - Awlgrip

New deck hatches (5) Bowmar - All openings were rebuilt with fiberglass prior to new installation

New aft berth screened vent ports (2)

Salon window lenses - extra thick - lightly tented Lexan 9/16"

Hull stripped and barrier coat, bottom paint

Rudder rebuilt - reskinned, barrier coat, painted

Removed chain drive steering and installed new Edson cable drive from rudder post to wheel - new Edson binnacle.

Raymarine hydraulic ram and new Garmin autopilot head

Centerboard overhaul - new cable, pendant - barrier coat and paint

Custom wood bow sprit, S/S bow pulpit with bow seat, anchor rollers

Primary rode includes 200' inspected and marked chain with snubber

Secondary rode is chain and nylon

35 CQR anchor

30 KG Bruce anchor

Saltwater washdown pump

Vetus bow thruster w/ separate battery - remote controls at helm

Lewmar electric windlass - remote controls at helm and foot controls at bow

Full Garmin electronics suite - GPS, Radar, autopilot, depth, wind anemometer - NEMA 2000

ICOM SSB

ICOM VHF

New Dometic HVAC Units (3)

AIS

Batteries 12V system with 6V batteries

Victron charger/inverter/controller

House bank, genset start battery, windlass and bow thruster battery charged through Victron

LED aft deck lights facing forward and aft. - switches for each accessible from cockpit

Davits have new uninstalled electric winches that could be installed

Water heater - 110V and engine driven heat exchanger

New Chain Plates (9)

New Standing Rigging

New and Upgraded Winches (10)

New and Upgraded Deck Hardware

All Lines Lead Aft to Cockpit

Custom S/S Aft Bollards

Forward Cleats

External Furling Mainsail - Pro Furl

Genoa Furler - Pro Furl

Staysail Furler - Pro Furl

Mast pulpits

2 new Lewmar 46 - 1 rebuilt 48 in aft cockpit area - 7 other New Lewmar wenches for sail handling

New Soft Goods - Salon, V-Berth, & Aft Master

New Headliners throughout

New Wall Coverings

New LED Lights

New 12V Stereo

New Engel and NorCold Refrigeration (3) - 12V/120V

Galley Remodel with New S/S Sink

New Force 10 Stove/oven w/ propane warning. Aft deck locker for propane tank storage.

New HighPoint Microwave

Vent system that clears air in galley, refrigeration area, and both heads - vented outside

AGM Batteries (6)

Full 12V and 120V Rewire - ABYC standards

12V & 120V Panel Replacement

Repower with Ford Nor'Easter 90 HP Diesel - 1990/2023 first install 2023

New Transmission w/Large Flywheel

Victron Inverter/Charger/Controller

Phasor 8k Diesel Genset

RO Water System

70 amp alternator

New Cutlass Bearing

Edson Pedestal, Wheel, Electronics Pod

New Edson Steering system

PSS Shaft Seal

New Full Canvas Enclosure with Windows/Screens/Covers

New Custom storage deck box on aft deck

Engine and generator hours are as of the date of the original listing and are a representation of what the listing broker is told by the owner and/or actual reading of the engine hour meters. The broker cannot guarantee the true hours. It is the responsibility of the purchaser and/or his agent to verify engine hours, warranties implied or otherwise and major overhauls as well as all other representations noted on the listing brochure.

The company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change or withdrawal without notice.