Windy SR44 test drive review | 10 years in the making & well worth the wait | Motor Boat & Yachting

Ten years after the SR52 Blackbird blew us away there is a new, smaller SR model ready to take on an ever-growing field of challengers. With a sunny Solent as our playground it was time for Jack to put the Windy SR44 through its paces...

Windy SR 44 specification

LOA: 46ft 0in (14.03m)
Beam: 12ft 10in (3.96m)
Draught: 3ft 6in (1.10m)
Displacement: 9.5 tonnes
Fuel capacity: 900 litres
Water capacity: 300 litres
Test engines: Twin 440hp Volvo Penta D6
Top speed on test: 41.2 knots
Cruising speed: 20 knots
Range: 218nm
Fuel consumption: 66lph
Noise: 80dB(A)
RCD category: B for 12 people
Design: Dubois, Windy & Hans Jørgen Johnsen
Starting price: €690,000 (ex. VAT)
Price as tested: €839,335 (ex. VAT)

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