2021 Solaris 44 “BOB” – Highly Specified Italian Performance CruiserASIAMARINE is proud to present this 2021 Solaris 44, named BOB. Built by Solaris Yachts in Aquileia, Italy, she is a one-owner yacht from new and currently berthed at the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club on Kellett Island.Designed by Javier Soto Acebal, the Solaris 44 is widely regarded as one of the most elegant and best-performing 44-footers of her generation. She offers the perfect balance of sparkling sailing performance, solid bluewater capability, and refined Italian craftsmanship. With her twin-rudder, high-aspect keel (2.60 m draft with cast-iron fin and lead bulb), she is stiff, responsive and a genuine joy to sail, whether short-tacking in Victoria Harbour or reaching across the South China Sea.INTERIORThe three-cabin, two-head layout is finished in beautiful bleached oak with transversal-grain oak floors. The owner’s cabin forward features an en-suite bathroom with electric Planus toilet and holding tank, plus eye-level lockers. Two comfortable aft cabins share the aft bathroom (also Planus electric). The saloon is light and inviting with an L-shaped galley and linear chart table. Reverse-cycle air conditioning and heating serve the saloon and forward cabin – essential for Hong Kong summers and occasional cooler cruising further north. LED lighting and multiple 220 V / USB outlets complete the modern, liveaboard-ready interior.ON DECK & RIGBOB is fully dressed in Esthec synthetic teak (Biscuit colour with grey caulking) on the side decks, coachroof, cockpit, aft sundeck and the manual fold-down bathing platform – delivering the look and feel of real teak with virtually zero maintenance. Four large Harken Performa 50 Rewind electric winches make sail handling effortless, while the twin black GRP steering wheels and twin instrument consoles give a true dual-helm sports-cruiser feel. A carbon bowsprit is fitted for Code 0 / Gennaker, complete with sheets and blocks.The spar package is a standout: black-painted aluminium mast and boom, longer tapered mast section, Furlex TD jib furler, Spectra running rigging, and a composite Furlerboom (manual) for the main. Hydraulic vang and backstay (with dedicated power pack) allow precise sail shape control. Twin stainless gates in the lifelines, upgraded folding cleats, full bimini package (cockpit + helm) and sprayhood complete the deck inventory.MACHINERY & SYSTEMSPropulsion is by the upgraded Volvo Penta D2-75 (75 hp) with Flex-o-Fold folding propeller. A retractable electric bow thruster (Compact Retract CR 70) makes marina manoeuvres stress-free. Onboard power is excellent: Paguro 3.5 kW generator, Mastervolt 2000 W inverter, Mastervolt battery charger, and a well-sized 12 V battery bank. Electric windlass (1000 W) and LED navigation lights are standard on this specification.ELECTRONICSThe navigation suite is a full B&G H5000 system including dual GFD displays at the companionway, Hydra software, autopilot with rotary drive, Triton² wind, and VHF V60 with wireless H60 handset. Three 20/20 maxi displays sit on a black anodised mast bracket. A Zeus³S 9″ touchscreen MFD (with Navionics Mediterranean & Black Sea charts) is mounted on the starboard console, supported by Halo 20+ radar, ZG100 GPS/rate compass and Simrad Class B AIS with splitter. This is a genuine offshore electronics package.HISTORY & CONDITIONDelivered new to her current Hong Kong owner, BOB has been lightly used and maintained in Hong Kong. She has never been raced hard, making the current asking price of HKD 3,880,000 an attractive proposition in today’s market.