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Newly-delivered high-specification example of the brand new Solaris Power 44 Open. Boasting over Euro 460,000 in factory options including fold-out bulkwarks, Volvo IPS 650 engines with joystick control, 5kw generator, air-conditioning and additional mid-ships master cabin. 100% ready to go.
FURTHER BROKER’S COMMENTS:
Launched in 2023 and newly delivered to her new berth in Ibiza, ROMIA is a very highly-specified example of the new Solaris Power 44 Open. With all of the best options ticked, she is perfectly configured for comfortable Mediterranean cruising. Offered for sale exclusive of VAT, she is also an ideal option for non-EU buyers.
Her specification highlights include:-
• Blue Solaris colour painted hull, deck and superstructure
• Optional fold-out bulkwarks
• Teak decking
• Stern tenderlift
• Largest engine option – Twin Volvo IPS 650 (D6-480) engines with IPS drives
• Joystick control
• Volvo autopilot system and trip computer
• Twin Garmin/Volvo 12” Glass Cockpit plotter displays
• T-Top plus additional stern awning with carbon fibre poles
• Full external covers
• Stern sun-pad arrangement
• Additional interior full-beam midships owner’s cabin
• Luxury kit package for interior spaces
• Exterior lighting package with courtesy lighting
• Stereo system
• 5kw generator
• Air-conditioning for both interior cabin areas
• Electric induction hob at wetbar
• Coffee machine
• Additional fridges in cockpit
• Telescopic hydraulic passarelle
• Stainless steel anchor
PRESS REVIEW:
Docked stern-to outside the chic waterfront Fort Lauderdale eatery Boatyard, this 44 Open looks like she may as well have been born here in this slip. With a high plumb bow, black carbon-fiber T-top, and sleek but masculine contours in her exterior lines drawn up by Italy’s Victory Design, she is nothing if not striking…
The first impression is one of a very Euro-styled vessel yet with a little more heft than some competitive models. Her sturdy presence is owed to a combination of that imposingly high, almost naval-looking forward section, and a beam that registers at 14 feet and three inches, and which carries well forward. That beam does not include two terraces that fold out from the cockpit and greatly supplement this model’s party-boat bona fides…
For Victory Design’s Brunello Acampora, width is key to this boat. “We have the vertical bow, which helps us obtain maximum waterline length, making this boat very efficient,” he says. “But, of course, a golden rule for any boat design is that widths must be adequate for the waterline. So with the 44 Open we have achieved not only the right balance between beam and waterline length, but also we have more interior volume and the stability that boaters crave. Gyroscopic stabilisers are available, of course, but in my opinion, for this boat, they are not compulsory.”
The interior volume Acampora mentions is on full display in the cabin, which fairly impresses me. Italian boats of this size often have cabins that might best be described as oversized stowage lockers. But the cabin on the Solaris is actually livable, with excellent headroom and space for real maneuverability.
The layouts on the accommodations level are customisable. This test boat has a full-size king berth in the forepeak, a feat made possible by that well-forward beam. The head has a shower with six-feet and three inches of headroom and enough space for me to pivot my considerable shoulders. A second berth, queen-sized and amidships, makes the Solaris an option for cruising couples or – perhaps more likely – a nuclear family. The cabin also hosts a Vitrifrigo fridge and ice-maker, to help fuel the party up top, which is this boat’s true raison d’être.
The after section of the boat’s console acts as a wet bar and main service station for the guests, who will mostly congregate at the convertible couch just aft of it, and the sunpad aft of that. Cupholders and speakers dot the boat like slices of pepperoni on a pizza. Wide side decks lead forward to a bow lounge, which to my tastes is the preferred seating when under way…
And yet for all these niceties, maybe the most impressive part about the Solaris 44 Open is her performance. The Forli, Italy-based builder is on point in this regard. “We were the first in Italy to design using IPS,” Acampora says. “We have been using them for 20 years, and we continue to use them because we feel they are excellent.”
The Volvo Penta IPS650s on this boat have her coming out of the hole cleanly and quickly, and on to plane with steady power that is reassuring at the helm. Outside the seas are not angry exactly but they probably got out of bed on the wrong side that morning. Earlier in the day, these blustering three-footers had knocked me around in a similar type of boat. So when the Solaris 44 slices cleanly, quietly and solidly through the slop at a 30-knot fast cruise, it is both impressive and a little bit surprising.
Such solid performance seems almost unlikely from such a snazzy-looking boat. Good looks usually come at a price, and you might assume that the credit of the slick dayboat styling would mean a debit for her rough-water performance. But happily, that turns out not to be the case. Hardover turns are tight and exhibit little heel, while smooth S-turns leave an impression of responsiveness and easy control that is very desirable in boats of this type.
The 44 Open’s whole package – the enticing lines, the loads of volume and deck space, and sporty yet resolute performance – leave me one word in mind as I step back onto the docks. Bravo!
Boat International – May 2022
MANUFACTURER’S BACKGROUND:
The boatyard’s reputation, founded in Aquileia 45 years ago, is better known among German, Swiss and Austrian yachtsmen than it is in Italy. Right from the beginning, the company’s philosophy has been the building seaworthy, solid and secure sailing boats to the highest quality standards, capable of challenging the prestigious Scandinavian and Dutch yacht builders. Fittingly, Solaris claims that our yachts are also: 'Built for sailors'.
Its volume and revenues increased fivefold in just a few years and today it is the European leader in the category of top-class sailing boats from 50’ to 110’. There are not many boatyards left today, who can combine leading-edge technology with traditional craftsmanship of detail and finishing as Solaris Yachts does. Since 2008 Solaris also operates a production unit dedicated to motoryachts from 44’ to 100’, including five 90’ luxury displacement motoryachts for an internationally renowned brand. This facility is now the builder of the new Solaris Power range, to the same exacting quality standards of Solaris sailboats.
SPECIFICATION
CONSTRUCTION
RCD Status:
• Our understanding is that the vessel conforms with the essential safety requirements of Directive 94/25EC (Recreational Craft Directive) – Category B ‘Offshore’ for 12 persons.
Hull, Deck & Superstructure Construction:
• GRP hull, deck and superstructure construction with vacuum resin infusion and vinylester resins.
• Hull, deck and superstructure painted with high temperature paint and post curing – Metallic Blue Solaris finish
• Black painted waterline
• Black antifouling
• Teak decking with black caulking
• T-Top completed with carbon fibre inserts.
MACHINERY
Engines & gearboxes:
• 2x Volvo Penta IPS 650 (D6-480) 6-cylinder diesel engines producing 480hp each
• Electric gear throttle controls with EVC2 control unit
• Joystick control for close-quarters manoeuvres
• Volvo Trip Computer system
Maintenance & Performance:
• Engine hours: 215 as of Autumn 2023
• Cruising speed – approx. 26.5 knots
• Maximum speed: approximately 39 knots
Propulsion & Steering:
• Volvo IPS azimuth pops
• Volvo IPS propellers with Propspeed treatment
• Volvo Interceptor boat trim system with GPS, steering and throttle integration
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
Voltage systems:
• 12VDC domestic system with 220vAC via shore power or generator
Battery Banks:
• 2x 12vDC 180Ah Varta heavy duty service batteries
• 2x 12vDC 105Ah Varta Silver AGM engine start batteries
• 1x 12vDC 60Ah Varta Silver AGM generator start battery
• Battery parallel switch
Battery Charger:
• Quick SBC700NRG+ 12v/60amp 220vAC automatic battery charger
Generator:
• Kohler 5kw 220vAC diesel generator
• Generator hours: approximately 50 as of Autumn 2023
Shore Power:
• 220vAC shore power connection with Hubbel 32Amp stainless steel cable socket
• 2x additional waterproof sockets 220vAC in stern locker
PLUMBING & GAS SYSTEMS
Fresh Water:
• Water is pressurised by 12vDC high-pressure pump system
• Hot & cold freshwater pressurised water supply
• Hot water supplied by engine calorifier or via 220vAC immersion heater element in Quick 25 litre tank
• Cockpit showers
Bilge Pumps:
• 12VDC electric bilge pumps for main and engine room bilges
• Manual bilge pump
TANKAGE
Fuel:
• Approx. 1,200 litres fuel tank capacity in 1x stainless steel tank
Fresh Water:
• Approx. 330 litres water tank capacity in 1x stainless steel tank
Holding Tanks:
• 75 litre black water plastic holding tank with deck outlet, 12vDC pump out and macerator pump
• 105 litre grey water holding tank with 12vDC pump out
NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT
Navigation:
• 2x 12” Garmin/Volvo MDF-7612 Glass Cockpit multi-function displays
• Remote control for Garmin GRID display
• Volvo autopilot system
• Echo sounder, log milometer and water temperature relevator with tridata DST 800 system
• Depth transducer
• Steering compass
• Horn
Communications Equipment:
• VHF Garmin 210i VHF with DSC
DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT
Wetbar/Galley Equipment:
• 220vAC induction hob with twin burners
• Twin stainless steel sinks in cockpit
• Coffee machine
• Stainless steel draw fridge at cockpit wetbar
• Two additional stainless steel draw fridges under cockpit seats
• Vitrifrigo 220vAC icemaker at cockpit wetbar
Heads & Shower:
• Electric marine heads
• Separate shower compartment
Air Conditioning:
• 220vAC reverse-cycle air-conditioning system for forward cabin and aft cabin areas
Lighting:
• LED lighting throughout
• Courtesy lights kit, composed by: walkaround night courtesy light, T-Top lights, bow sunpad pop-up light, stern illumination for sunpad
Entertainment:
• Fusion MS-RA770 stereo system for owner's cabin, Bluetooth, two indoor speakers and two additional speakers for T-Top area.
ACCOMMODATION
Summary of Accommodation:
• Interior arrangement with additional midships twin cabin.
• Centreline double berth in forward cabin area
• Heads with separate shower cubicle
• Complete full-beam stern owner's cabin with double berth, settee and hull windows
• Separation bulkhead with door for cabins
• Oak interior joinery finish with oak flooring
• Luxury kit (broadside compartments with fabric finishes, straight cabinet top and nightstand top with eco leather finishes, eco leather furniture handles)
DECK EQUIPMENT
General:
• Side opening hydraulic balconies with teak inserts
• Teak capped bulwarks
• Stern tenderlift with hydraulic system and automatic ladder
• Telescopic hydraulic passarelle
• Cockpit folding table
• Stern sunpad with bench and electric opening system and maJress
• Cupholders at helm and and bow and stern sunbathing areas
• Stainless steel stern gateways
• Inox fender bar holder bow locker
• Hot and cold bow shower
• Cockpit shower
Anchoring & Mooring:
• Quick 12vDC 1,000w electric anchor windlass with control at helm and remote control handset at bow
• 16kgs stainless steel anchor with swivel and 50m of 8mm galvanised chain
• Fresh water shower for chain washing
• Pop-up mooring cleats
• Stern mooring cleats
• Mooring kit with fenders and warps
Covers, Cushions & Canvas:
• Ecoleather fabrics for exterior cushions with upgrade diamond quilting
• Stern awning with removable carbon fibre support rods and stowage support
• Complete cover for dashboard and windscreen
• Cockpit table cover
• Stern sun-pad, bow sun-pad and cockpit sofa cushions
• Stern sun-pad and sofa covers
• Complete cover for dashboard and windscreen
• Drivers seat cover
• Bow sunpad cover
SAFETY EQUIPMENT:
General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as life rafts, Epirbs, fire extinguishers and flares etc. are usually personal to the current owner(s) and if being left on-board as part of the sale of a used vessel may require routine servicing, replacement, or changing to meet a new owners specific needs.
• Fire protection: cabin alarm
• Fire extinguishers
• Machinery space fire-extinguishing system