New Listing – 2000 Sunbeam 44

Extremely well-presented late-build example of the J&J Designs Sunbeam 44 from Austrian Schochl Yachtbau. Centre-cockpit, twin stateroom layout with twin heads and a great cruising layout. Much-loved and continually maintained and updated in her current and previous ownerships.

FURTHER BROKER’S COMMENTS:

PIVOT is Hull No.33 of the Sunbeam 44 model from Austrian Schochl Yachtbau to designs by J&J Designs. Featuring some of the finest interior joinery in the business to showcase her fantastic twin stateroom interior layout, this elegant centre-cockpit bluewater cruising yacht is perfect for cruising long distances with family or friends. Upgraded for an ARC crossing in her previous ownership, PIVOT was acquired by her present owners in 2022 who have enjoyed cruising from the Med’ back to Ireland via Portugal, Galicia, West Coast of France, Scilly Isle and UK West Coast. PIVOT is now offered for sale as her owners plan to go larger.

PIVOT’s specification highlights include:-
• EU VAT paid
• Austrian-built to German Lloyds and CE Categorised A-Ocean
• Hand-laminated GRP construction
• Twin stateroom layout with two-heads compartments with mahogany interior joinery
• Shoal draft 1.70m lead ballast keel
• Semi-skeg supported rudder
• Yanmar 75hp engine with shaft drive with Gori 3-bladed folding propeller
• Vetus tunnel bowthruster
• Teak laid side decks – recently refurbished
• Sprayhood and bimini
• Stainless steel solar and antenna gantry aft
• Inmast furling rig
• Standing rigging replaced in 2023
• UK Sailmakers furling mainsail, genoa and jib
• Sanders Code 0 and asymmetric spinnaker with Karver furler
• Spinnaker poles
• Tender and outboard
• Aluminium Passerelle for Mediterranean harbours
• Mastervolt battery chargers and inverter
• Solar panel array with Mastervolt MPPT controller
• Raymarine instrument package with Quantum radar, Axiom chart plotter and autopilot
• Iridium Go satellite communications system with external antenna
• LTE MIMO antenna with WLAN router for WiFi and phone reception
• Blackwater holding tank
• Electric heads
• Webasto diesel hot-air heating system
• Refrigerator compressor with seawater cooling for fridge and freezer
• LED interior lighting
• JVC Bluetooth sound system.
• LCD TV with moveable bracket.
• Recently replaced interior upholstery

OWNER’S COMMENTS:

PIVOT has been continually improved and upgraded by all her owners since new with many significant upgrades since 2020 including servicing of the teak decks in 2021, servicing of the rudder bearings, seal and bushings in 2020 and all seacocks were changed in 2019 with corrosion resistant equivalents. The yacht has been antifouled (2025) and was prepared for this season’s sailing where everything is working correctly and there are no outstanding jobs to complete before sailing to any port. The quality mahogany joinery and clean comfortable interior is a relaxing environment after an exhilarating days sailing. I am selling the yacht as my sailing plans have recently changed.

DESIGNER’S COMMENTS:

The first project J&J worked on with Sunbeam, founded by the Schöchl family (the Austrian largest boatbuilder), was a first in many ways. Their office supplied the concept, design, naval architecture, tooling and first boat build.

Sunbeam originally wanted a new 30-plus footer, but J&J’s preliminary studies showed that there was market available for a much larger yacht using the company’s excellent brand reputation. And there were clientele at hand ready to move up in an important way. There was some initial resistance to the idea, however, especially since it meant that the yard would have to enlarge the exit door by an significant margin…

The mandate for the new boat was that she should be beautiful, functional, innovative and fast. But, most importantly, the classic Northern-European-style central cockpit needed to be adapted for comfortable warm weather cruising. The result was Sunbeam 44. The first boat was built in a small Fortuna yard in the Alps (appropriately named Fortuna Princess) and launched in Portorož on the Slovenian coast in June 1992.
The development of the Sunbeam 44 was somewhat disrupted by the war in Slovenia after the country’s secession from Yugoslavia in June 1991—but not so much that the Schöchl brothers ever skipped their regular weekly visits to Slovenia.

The Sunbeam 44 sailed and sold well. She pushed the yard through the post-Gulf War crisis of 1991-95 without a scratch. And she won races, to the joy of the avid sail racer Manfred, the Schöchl junior. Well over one hundred were sold and represented the backbone of the yard business for many years. Owners appreciated the Sunbeam 44’s elegant looks, the convenient and handy use during longer cruises, the rich and beautiful woodwork, and the overall attention to detail and build quality.

When the yacht was shown at the Hamburg boat show in October 1992, she caused an unusual series of events, but that is already another story…

2000 Sunbeam 44 ‘PIVOT’ for sale – Asking Euro 172,000 EU VAT paid – full details here

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