Knysna 440 Catamarans For Sale

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sales on record
5
years built
2004–2009
length range
44–44 ft
for sale now
0

The Knysna 440 was built on the famous hulls of the St Francis 44 designed by Angelo Lavranos. The builder (Knysna Yacht Co) added a new topside structure to give her more headroom throughout and moved the engines aft to increase interior space. It is fast with modern prismatic hulls, power generating wide beam and the highest quality finishes, fittings and workmanship. This catamaran has a stable configuration, excellent handling ability and Airex foam core vacuum bag construction. Production ran from 2004 to 2009 with 22 hulls built.

Specifications

TypeMultihull
Years Built2004 – 2009
BuilderKnysna Yacht Company - Knysna, Southern Cape, SA
DesignerAngelo Lavranos
ConstructionGRP Vacuum bagged foam sandwich (hand laid-up foam core, quadrialxial non-crimp fabric, NPG gel coat, isopthalic resin throughout)
Number Built22 hulls as confirmed by Knysna; around 5 per year
Price When NewThe first 440's came out at $325,000 USD base price, before customization in 2003/4, and they priced them in USD not Rands (which were like 2.2 million at the time), and there was some discussion about the impact of currency fluctuations against the dollar which initially drove the price down, then later back up again so they'd be marketing more on quality than value.
AccommodationsThe Knysna 440 was available in three configurations, • Standard sail-away - Complete with four double cabins, two forward heads, quality carpeted interior. • Owner's sail-away - Complete with three double cabins, fully-fitted luxury bathroom, three heads, teak and holly flooring, radar/chart plotter. • Charter sail-away - Complete with four double cabins, two forward heads, two aft heads, teak and holly flooring.

Dimensions

LOA13.45 m / 44'
LWL12.10 m / 39' 8"
Beam7.20 m / 23' 7"
Headroom1.9m / 6'4" cabins & salon
Draft0.95 m / 3' 0"
Mast Height19 m / 62.5'
Bridgedeck Clearance24”

Performance

Displacement7,500 kg / 7.5 tons

Knysna 440 Layouts

Knysna 440 layout drawing 1

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Educational Articles

Knysna 440 Review: Upgraded St Francis 44
Sep 16, 2020

Knysna 440 Review: Upgraded St Francis 44

In 2002 Knysna Yacht Company (pronounced “Knees-nuh”) set out to become a boutique builder for high quality, semi-custom catamarans. Building on the legacy of the South African catamaran industry, the company purchased the tooling for the Angelo Lavranos designed St. Francis 44 hulls. Then Knysna changed the cabin and interior layout and the weight balance to launch their own take on the cruising catamaran. The Knysna engineers found that the St. Francis 44, a successful cruising design, still had room for improvement in areas of interior volume, cabin height and weight distribution.…
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