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The Azimut Grande 44M is the flagship of the current Grande range and a fundamentally different ownership proposition from the planing yachts below it. At 143′ 1″ and approximately 305 tonnes full load, it carries five or six guest cabins, nine crew berths and more than 10,500 gallons of fuel. Its published cruising speed is 15 knots, making it clear that the design brief is range, volume and onboard life rather than fast coastal repositioning.
The most distinctive architectural idea is the four-deck arrangement. Azimut describes an upper deck that can be configured as a private owner deck with open views both forward and aft, giving the owner a level of separation that usually appears in larger custom yachts.
The compromise is commitment. A 44M requires professional management, large-yacht insurance, significant crew, major marina infrastructure and a detailed operating budget. It is also a project/flagship model rather than a mature used-market platform, so buyers should treat build specification, delivery, contract structure and commissioning as central parts of the purchase.
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The Grande 44M uses a Dual Mode hull and VTR/GRP with carbon fiber construction. Azimut publishes a 28′ 5″ beam, 6′ 9″ draft and approximately 305-tonne full-load displacement.
The Dual Mode brief reflects the yacht’s lower-speed mission. Instead of pushing a 300-tonne yacht toward planing speeds, the hull is intended to support efficient displacement and semi-displacement cruising with a 15-knot normal cruise.
Survey/acceptance work on a new or nearly new 44M should involve naval-architecture, machinery, electrical and systems specialists. At this value, independent owner representation during build and commissioning is a sensible part of risk management.
Standard power is listed as twin MAN 1,550-hp engines with optional twin 1,800-hp MANs, driving conventional shafts. Published maximum speed is 17 knots and cruise is 15 knots.
Those numbers tell the story: propulsion is sized around sustained yacht operation, not sport-yacht acceleration. The benefit is a calmer, more efficient operating profile and simpler conventional running gear relative to very high-output pod or waterjet systems.
For a project yacht, the buyer should document engine package, generator capacity, redundancy, stabilization and service agreements before delivery. For any later brokerage purchase, complete crew and shipyard records become critical.
Fuel capacity is 40,000 liters, approximately 10,568 US gallons.
The 15-knot cruise speed and huge tankage point toward a much longer-range operating philosophy than the smaller Grande models. Seasonal fuel cost will depend less on isolated gallons-per-hour figures and more on voyage profile, hotel load and total annual miles.
Bunkering logistics matter. At this scale, fuel quality, supplier coordination, delivery timing and storage management are part of professional yacht operations rather than owner errands.
The Grande 44M is not designed to win a top-speed comparison. Seventeen knots maximum and 15 knots cruise reflect a deliberate move toward large-yacht range, comfort and deck volume.
Performance evaluation should focus on seakeeping, noise, vibration, stabilizer effectiveness and efficiency at normal cruise. For an owner who expects long passages, those traits matter more than reaching a destination an hour earlier.
Four decks are the defining lifestyle decision. The upper deck can become a private owner level, creating forward and aft views with much more separation from guests and crew than smaller yachts can provide.
The remaining decks can then be organized around guest entertainment, dining, accommodation and water access without requiring the owner to surrender prime space.
Because the 44M is a project-level yacht, layout choices may evolve. Buyers should work from the actual contract general arrangement and specification rather than generic marketing renderings.
The 44M should be specified and surveyed as a complex integrated vessel. Redundant generators, stabilization, HVAC, bridge systems, communications, shore-power conversion, watermakers, pumps, fire systems and tender-handling equipment all need documented commissioning.
At build stage, software, electrical drawings, spare-parts inventories and crew training should be included in the handover plan. A beautiful yacht with incomplete technical documentation becomes expensive to manage.
A 143′ 1″ yacht with a 28′ 5″ beam requires true superyacht marina infrastructure. Home-port decisions should account for beam, shore power, fueling, waste handling, crew access, security and tender operations.
Draft is 6′ 9″ full load.
Use the gallery to show the four-deck profile, owner-focused upper-deck concept, main guest decks, full-beam spaces, crew areas, bridge, engine room and water-access systems. The imagery should communicate flagship scale rather than generic luxury.
The Grande 44M is a project/flagship yacht, so pricing should come from the active build proposal or approved project registry rather than brokerage comps that do not yet exist in meaningful volume.
Contract price is only part of acquisition cost. Change orders, owner-supplied equipment, delivery, tax, crew recruitment, spares, tender, insurance and commissioning can materially change the cash required before the first season.
Build the annual ownership estimate from the actual yacht and home port.
Pricing, payment and ownership-cost figures are illustrations only and are not offers or commitments to extend credit.
Figures come from this page’s Boat Details fields. Illustration only and not an offer of credit.
Use the yacht-loan calculator to test purchase price, cash down, rate and term before negotiating. On a superyacht-scale purchase, treat the calculator as a planning tool rather than a substitute for underwriting because vessel age, ownership entity, liquidity and transaction structure can materially affect the available terms.
Illustration only and not an offer of credit. Your actual rate and term depend on credit profile, vessel age, loan amount and ownership structure.
The 44M is not simply the next size after the Trideck. It changes speed, displacement, tankage, crew count and owner privacy. The Trideck remains a faster 125-foot multi-terrace yacht; the 44M is the slower, four-deck flagship.
The 44M is primarily a build/project transaction. Focus on contract milestones, specification control, change-order authority, independent owner representation, delivery acceptance and warranty response.
If and when brokerage examples enter the market, survey scope should include class/structural review, machinery specialists, electrical systems, stabilization, electronics, tender systems and a full documentation audit.
For a Grande 44M, bring Float Finance into the transaction at the proposal stage. Financing, ownership entity, build contract, delivery schedule, insurance and liquidity planning need to be coordinated well before final acceptance.
The current model is a flagship/project yacht.
Azimut lists five or six guest cabins with ten guest berths, plus five crew cabins with nine crew berths.
Azimut lists twin MAN 1,550-hp engines with optional twin 1,800-hp MANs on conventional shafts.
Published maximum speed is 17 knots with a 15-knot cruising speed.
Beam is 28′ 5″ and full-load draft is 6′ 9″.
Potentially, subject to lender, borrower, vessel and transaction eligibility. A custom/project purchase may require a highly individualized structure and should be discussed before major contract milestones.
Azimut lists five crew cabins with nine crew berths, reflecting full professional superyacht operation.
No. At 143 feet and more than 670,000 pounds full load, it requires specialized superyacht marina and shipyard infrastructure.
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