Mercer 44 Yawl
Description
The Mercer 44 Yawl is a rare and highly regarded variant of the classic Mercer 44, a bluewater cruiser designed by William H. Tripp Jr. (one of his most celebrated designs) and built by Mercer Marine (a small custom yard in New Jersey, USA) in the early to mid-1960s. While the standard Mercer 44 was produced as a masthead sloop, a few hulls were completed as yawls (adding a small mizzen mast aft of the cockpit), likely for improved balance, easier sail handling in heavy weather, and the classic aesthetic favored by some owners. Only a handful of yawl-rigged examples exist (total Mercer 44 production was very low, estimated at 5–10 hulls overall, with yawls being even scarcer).
Construction Details
| Designer | William H. Tripp Jr. |
|---|---|
| Builder | Mercer Marine |
| Length | 44.000 ft |
| LOA | 44.000 ft |
| LWL | 32.000 ft |
| Beam | 11.750 ft |
| Displacement | 24000 lb |
| Ballast | 9500 lb |
| Max Draft | 6.000 ft |
| Year Built | 1963 |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 50.50 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 17.30 ft |
| p | 44.75 ft |
| e | 20 ft |
| p2 | 20.50 ft |
| e2 | 8 ft |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50.50 ft | 17.30 ft | 44.75 ft | 20 ft | 20.50 ft | 8 ft | - | - |
Sails
Mercer 44 Yawl - MAINSAIL
| Luff | * 44.75 ft - (13640 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 20 ft - (6096 mm) |
| Leech | * 48.17 ft - (14682 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 87.99 ° |
| Diagonal | * 48.37 ft - (14743 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 6 in - (152 mm) |
| Area | 447.03 ft² |
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Mercer 44 Yawl - JIBSAIL
| Luff | * 42.7 ft - (13015 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 23.19 ft - (7068 mm) |
| Leech | * 36.66 ft - (11174 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 115 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 19.9 ft - (6066 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 12 ° |
| Area | 424.82 ft² |
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Mercer 44 Yawl - GENOA
| Luff | * 50.71 ft - (15456 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 28.17 ft - (8586 mm) |
| Leech | * 47.46 ft - (14466 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 150 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 25.95 ft - (7910 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 4 ° |
| Area | 657.86 ft² |
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Mercer 44 Yawl - MIZZEN
| Luff | * 20.5 ft - (6248 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 8 ft - (2438 mm) |
| Leech-AftHdBd | * 21.64 ft - (6596 mm) |
| Tack Ang | * 88.05 ° |
| Diag (clew/head) | * 21.75 ft - (6629 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 3.5 in - (89 mm) |
| Area (no Roach) | 81.9 ft² |
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Disclaimer. Boats are not all the same -- even when produced in the same factory of the same model. Sailrite does its best to publish accurate dimensions, but we often find it worthwhile to have our customers measure their boats carefully before we produce kits for them. You should take the same precautions, especially when the data is not from Sailrite. The information on this site is not guaranteed to be accurate. Sailrite offers this content as a service to our community, but takes no responsibility for the reliability of the data provided.
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