Mangusta Oceano 44
- LOA: 44.47 m (145 ft 10 in)
- Beam: 8.7 m
- Hull: steel with aluminium superstructure, displacement
- Engines: 2 x MTU 12V 2000 M86, 1,700 hp each
- Top speed: about 15.5 knots, cruise about 11 knots
- Range: well over 4,000 nm at cruising speed
- Guests and crew: up to 12 in 5 cabins, 9 crew
- Design: Alberto Mancini with Overmarine Group, naval architecture P. Ausonio
Mangusta's long range answer
The Oceano 44 belongs to Mangusta's displacement line, the range the yard built for owners who want true long distance cruising rather than sport speed. It is a steel hulled yacht designed to commercial standards, a clear step away from the composite open boats that made the brand's name. Within the Oceano family the 44 sits as a mid sized option below the larger 50 and above the smaller models. It shows that the yard can build a serious ocean going yacht as convincingly as a fast one.
Its significance is in range and self sufficiency. With fuel for well over 4,000 nautical miles, the 44 can plan crossings that the REV and even the GranSport ranges would not attempt. That reach, together with a steel hull, marks it out as the most traditional long distance yacht Mangusta offers at this size. For the brand it broadens the appeal well beyond the sport buyer. It also gives Mangusta a credible presence in a class long dominated by northern European yards.
Steel below, aluminium above
The Oceano 44 is 44.47 metres overall with a beam of 8.7 metres, built with a steel hull and an aluminium superstructure in the classic ocean yacht manner. Alberto Mancini drew the exterior with Overmarine Group, giving the displacement hull a modern, restrained profile rather than a sporting one. The naval architecture came from Pierluigi Ausonio, whose studio handles the larger displacement designs. The result is a yacht shaped around volume and sea keeping. That focus on the sea rather than on speed guides every part of the design.
The design leans hard into social space and connection with the water. The layout uses transparent glass panels set flush with the teak decks to bring light below and open sightlines across the yacht. A feature pool with a glazed bottom sits above the owner's suite, so the water throws light down into the cabin beneath. These touches give the 44 a character built around living aboard for long periods rather than short trips.
A steel displacement yacht with fuel for well over 4,000 nautical miles, built for real ocean cruising.
Rooms made for long stays
Inside, the Oceano 44 carries up to twelve guests in five cabins, with berths for nine crew in five cabins of their own. The steel hull and the full displacement form free up far more interior volume than a planing yacht of the same length. Overmarine Group's design office developed the interior, and as across the range it is offered as a custom project. The layout is arranged for extended time aboard, with generous social rooms and clearly separated guest and crew routes.
Light and the sense of the sea run through the design. Glass panels set flush with the teak floors and the glazed pool bottom draw daylight deep into the yacht, helped by wide windows. Materials and finishes are set to the owner's brief rather than a fixed scheme. The overall aim is a calm, residential feel that holds up over the weeks at sea the boat is built to spend.
Endurance over pace
The Oceano 44 runs on two MTU 12V 2000 M86 engines of 1,700 hp each, driving two shaft lines with fixed pitch propellers. This is a displacement package, giving a top speed of about 15.5 knots and a relaxed cruise near 11 knots. The aim is endurance more than pace, and at cruising speed the yacht carries fuel for well over 4,000 nautical miles. Zero speed and under way stabilisers hold it steady at anchor and on passage.
The steel hull suits the yacht's role, adding strength and the mass that makes a displacement boat comfortable in a seaway. Displacement runs to around 425 tonnes at half load, and the yacht stays under 500 GT. Large fuel and water tanks, roughly 71,600 and 13,800 litres, support long spells away from a marina. Together these choices make the 44 a true passage maker rather than a coastal cruiser.
For the owner who cruises far
The Oceano 44 suits an owner who measures a yacht by where it can take them more than by how fast it gets there. Its range and steel hull open up ocean crossings and remote cruising grounds well beyond the usual Mediterranean season. The generous volume and social spaces reward long stays aboard with family and guests. Nine crew support that kind of extended, self sufficient cruising.
In the market the 44 competes with other steel displacement yachts in the mid forties metres, a field defined by range and comfort rather than speed. Its glazed pool and glass decks give it a distinct identity among more conventional rivals. It also brings the Mangusta name and Italian build quality to a segment the brand once left to others, and its steel build promises the durability that serious mileage demands. For an owner planning serious voyages, the 44 is a considered choice.
Design
- Exterior: Alberto Mancini Yacht Design
- Interior: Alberto Mancini / owner's choice
- Naval architecture: P.L.A.N.A. Design (Pierluigi Ausonio)
Who it is for: Owners who judge a yacht by where it can go, wanting a steel long range cruiser for ocean passages and remote grounds with room for long stays aboard.