Contender 44ST offshore tournament boat Dubai

44ST · Homestead · specified in Dubai

Open deck.
No cabin.
1,800hp.

Contender’s tournament 44. 600 gallons. Stepped hull. Official GCC desk — build sheet written here before Florida lays the boat.

Factory current · official GCC desk

Contender 44ST specifications.

Numbers from Homestead. The order is written in Dubai. Sisters: 44FA if you want a cabin walkaround, 44CB if you want the canyon berth.

43′10″LOA · 12′ beam
1,800hpmax · factory page
600galfuel · +100 optional
27″draft · 22.7° deadrise
Specifications · contenderboats.com/44st
Length overall43′10″ (13.36 m)
Beam12′0″ (3.66 m)
Draft27″ (0.69 m)
Deadrise22.7°
Weight, ready to fish22,300 lbs (10,115 kg)
Maximum horsepower1,800 hp on the factory page · 2024 sheet lists 2,000 hp
Fuel600 gal (2,271 L) · optional +100 gal
Freshwater50 gal on the model page · 70 gal on the 2026 comparison sheet
Forward fishbox340 gal
Secondary forward box315 gal
Aft fishboxes(2) × 110 gal
Transom livewells(2) × 55 gal · stainless pump box · (2) 1,500 gph pumps

Confirm power, fuel option and freshwater on the current Homestead sheet before the order is signed. Factory 44ST page

On the hull · factory standard

  • Stepped hull, open tournament deck — no cabin
  • XL M-Series console with Isinglass, side-entry door, electric head and Y-valve
  • 340-gallon forward fishbox and 315-gallon secondary forward box
  • Twin 110-gallon aft fishboxes · twin 55-gallon transom livewells
  • Port and starboard under-deck rod lockers
  • Molded anchor locker · coaming bolsters · oversize bilge access
  • Full transom with dive platform; quads get an enclosed transom and side dive door
  • Power is written on the Dubai sheet — typically quad outboards to the factory max

Upholstery, glass, tower and Seakeeper stay on the order. They are not listed as catalogue filler here.

Contender 44ST cockpit

Fish

A working cockpit

Forward boxes, aft boxes, twin wells. The deck stays a fishing boat.

Contender 44ST quad outboards

Power

Quad outboards

Named on the order. Not guessed from a US price sheet.

Contender 44ST rod storage

Gear

Rods where they belong

Factory under-deck lockers, port and starboard.

Contender 44ST running

The desk

Official Middle East

Contender Boats Middle East. A port named before the hull is laid.