Fountaine Pajot Helia 44

The Helia 44 "Ella" is available now in French Polynesia. This is the most competitively priced Helia 44 on the market, and with a list of upgrades and regular maintenance making this boat an excellent choice for ocean cruising.
The boat has almost 2 years left on her cruising permit, so any new owner can stay in French Polynesia and explore this region fully before sailing further.
Ella's current owners are a family who are finishing up their 2 year sabbatical. They purchased in the Mediterranean in 2022. The boat has had only 3 owners, the current included. The previous owners did only seasonal summertime sailing, and the boat has always been privately used, never chartered. This can be seen in the very low engine and generator hours as well as the overall condition of the boat.
The Helia 44 is one of Fountaine Pajot's most popular models. The boat has a powerful sail plan and very well distributed load. The helm station is comfortable allows easy communication with passengers seated in the cockpit as well as those lounging on the coach roof sunbathing areas. All lines run directly back to the helm and can be used with the Electric winch. Electronics is to hand. This is a boat easy to sail shorthanded !
Fountaine Pajot has got everything right with the living space. The 360deg view saloon opens up into an elegant and spacious cockpit with a sliding glass door giving her a very open atmosphere while enlarging lounging spaces.
The Helia 44 'Ella' is the 4 cabin, 4 bathroom version, so lots of space to receive family and friends on board. She has all the equipment necessary to be completely self-sufficient while comfortably cruising - and diving - in paradise waters.
The equipment list is excellent with many upgrades and additions:
- Full new standing rigging (late 2023)
- New starboard engine Volvo D2-50 (c400h so still under Volvo warranty), and portide engine fully maintained including 1000h service and only 2400h on the clock
- Onan Cummins 8kw genset with low hours (approx 550 hrs)
- 1450W solar, with 4 x Victron MPPT charge controllers meaning excellent charge coverage, Victron Quattro 5000VA inverter/charger
- 1080ah lead carbon batteries and 410ah lithium batteries managed by a BankManager
- Aquabase 12V 60l/h watermaker (new membrane and pump)
- Watt&Sea hydro generator
- Nardi Electric dive compressor
- New lightweight and powerful 18HP Tohatsu/NS outboard engine (2023)
- Raised davits for better dinghy clearance
- Majority of running rigging replaced (2022-2024)
- Good sail inventory incl new Gennaker (2023)
- Underwater lights
- Starlink satellite internet and Iridium Go (perfect Starlink backup) & Iridium mobile satphone
- Upgraded Vesper M1 AIS with WiFi (2024), 2 x Garmin GPSMap 5008 chartplotter with radar (helm and chart table)
- New 8 person liferaft (2022) and all safety up to date

Ella is up to date with all maintenance, anti-fouling applied Nov 2023.  There is a full list of toys, household and spares that come with the boat. All you'd need to do is to step on board for your cruise in French Polynesia or further afield.   An unmissable opportunity for a perfectly maintained catamaran.