{"id":4900,"date":"2025-02-17T10:00:03","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T10:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=4900"},"modified":"2025-02-17T10:00:03","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T10:00:03","slug":"boat-test-2025-sessa-c44","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=4900","title":{"rendered":"Boat Test: 2025 Sessa C44"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    Boat Test: 2025 Sessa C44<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    <!-- no image --><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><\/p>\n<div>\n<section class=\"hydra-container\">\n<div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BTG125-Sessa-C44-1-1024x768.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"hydra-image disable-lazyload\" alt=\"Sessa C44 running near shore\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BTG125-Sessa-C44-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BTG125-Sessa-C44-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BTG125-Sessa-C44-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BTG125-Sessa-C44-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BTG125-Sessa-C44-1.jpg 2000w\">                <\/div><figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">The C44 mixes style with performance.<\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Courtesy Sessa Marine<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/section>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignwide has-custom-font-size has-medium-font-size is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\" id=\"sessaVisit\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sessamarine.us\/\" style=\"border-radius:5px;background-color:#007ca7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Visit Sessa<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\" id=\"sessaDealer\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sessamarine.us\/inventory\/\" style=\"border-radius:5px;background-color:#007ca7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Find a Sessa Dealer<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h2>\n<p>From the land of Ferrari, it\u2019s no surprise that the new Sessa C44 pops onto plane in just 8\u00a0seconds flat and, pushed by a pair of Volvo Penta D6 \u00addiesel IPS 600s, this \u00adstylish cruiser tops out at over 35\u00a0mph. Not bad for moving 14\u00a0tons of Italian luxury.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"wxuzj5efbz\" src=\"https:\/\/boatingmag.dragonforms.com\/wxuzj5efbz\" height=\"150\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border:0; width: 100%;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Sessa C44 is a lean express cruiser, accented by a slash of windows in the topsides, but one of its surprises is that we found as much as 6 feet, 9 inches of headroom inside its cabin. \u00a0<\/p>\n<section class=\"hydra-container\">\n<div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"393\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BTG125-Sessa-C44-6.jpg?resize=800%2C393&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Sessa C44 helm\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BTG125-Sessa-C44-6.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BTG125-Sessa-C44-6-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BTG125-Sessa-C44-6-768x377.jpg 768w\">                <\/div><figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">The Euro-styled dash is equipped with a Raymarine Axiom GPS and \u00adVolvo Penta engine monitor.<\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Courtesy Sessa Marine<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/section>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Interior and Accessories<\/h2>\n<p>If you are a buyer appreciative of this boat\u2019s style and performance, you will want to consider your boating usage because Sessa offers the C44 in your choice of two cockpit layouts. The extended cockpit version (for entertaining many) gives you two swoopy dinettes, protected by both the hardtop (with opening moonroof) and a sliding shade aft, while the standard layout \u00adoffers a wide sun pad (no second dinette) with a spacious tender garage underneath. Both versions have a standard hydraulic swim platform that can handle up to a 900-pound tender or PWC, and the tender garage will conceal and protect a small boat up 7 feet, 6 inches in length. The skipper is cosseted in a bolstered helm seat, facing a Euro-styled dash with Raymarine Axiom GPS and \u00adVolvo Penta engine monitor. Just abaft the helm is an outdoor galley with a grill, sink and drawer-style refrigerator.<\/p>\n<section class=\"hydra-container\">\n<div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BTG125-Sessa-C44-7-1024x768.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Sessa C44 cabin\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BTG125-Sessa-C44-7-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BTG125-Sessa-C44-7-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BTG125-Sessa-C44-7-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BTG125-Sessa-C44-7.jpg 1346w\">                <\/div><figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">Belowdecks, there\u2019s a large convertible dinette to starboard opposite a full galley.<\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Courtesy Sessa Marine<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/section>\n<p>Step below into the lower salon, and you\u2019ll find a large convertible dinette to starboard opposite a full galley with a four-burner Kenyon \u00adceramic cooktop, microwave\/convection oven, fridge, and lacquered eye-level cabinetry. \u00a0<\/p>\n<section class=\"hydra-container\">\n<div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BTG125-Sessa-C44-3-1024x768.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Sessa C44 berth\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BTG125-Sessa-C44-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BTG125-Sessa-C44-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BTG125-Sessa-C44-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BTG125-Sessa-C44-3.jpg 1423w\">                <\/div><figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">The owner\u2019s cabin is lush, with an angled queen berth.<\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Courtesy Sessa Marine<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/section>\n<p>The owner\u2019s cabin is lush, with an angled queen berth that allows you to walk on each side (to keep your dignity intact while climbing in or out), plus a leather-topped bureau, full-height hanging locker, and enough stowage shelves and drawers for long weekends.\u00a0The en\u00a0suite head features a stall shower with Lucite doors. \u00a0<\/p>\n<section class=\"hydra-container\">\n<div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BTG125-Sessa-C44-5-1024x768.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Sessa C44 cockpit grill\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BTG125-Sessa-C44-5-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BTG125-Sessa-C44-5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BTG125-Sessa-C44-5-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BTG125-Sessa-C44-5.jpg 1404w\">                <\/div><figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">Just abaft the helm is an outdoor galley with a grill, sink and drawer-style refrigerator.<\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Courtesy Sessa Marine<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/section>\n<p>Forward, the guest cabin sports scissoring single berths that combine into a double, as well as private access to the day head with its curtained shower. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sessa, a three-generation family builder, might be a new name for some skippers on this side of the pond, but the C44 will add it to their vocabulary.<\/p>\n<section class=\"hydra-container\">\n<div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BTG125-Sessa-C44-2-1024x768.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Sessa C44 offshore\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BTG125-Sessa-C44-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BTG125-Sessa-C44-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BTG125-Sessa-C44-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BTG125-Sessa-C44-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BTG125-Sessa-C44-2.jpg 2000w\">                <\/div><figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">The standard layout offers a wide sun pad with a spacious tender garage underneath.<\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Courtesy Sessa Marine<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/section>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How We Tested<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<strong>Engine: <\/strong>Twin Volvo Penta D6 diesel IPS 600 (440 hp)<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Drive\/Prop: <\/strong>IPS pod\/Twin 3- and 4-blade counter-rotating nibral T6<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Gear Ratio: <\/strong>1.82:1 <strong>Fuel Load: <\/strong>175\u00a0gal. <strong>Crew Weight: <\/strong>650 lb.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">High Points<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Sessa\u2019s North American team has a warehouse filled with parts, as well as a service team for nationwide support.<\/li>\n<li>A tender garage? Yes! Opt for one of its two layouts, and Sessa C44 offers a garage on the transom, just like a dinghy garage on a large yacht. This can house a dinghy up to 7 feet, 6 inches long with an outboard.<\/li>\n<li>The choice of two different layouts allows buyers to tailor this new Sessa to their specific needs.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>A third outdoor galley is hidden in the transom, with a grill, a refrigerator and a sink.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Low Points<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The two fuel tanks, totaling 252 gallons, carry less fuel than competing-model boats, and crimp the range, allowing just over 200 miles at 26 mph.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The helm seat is on the narrow side for two people, and the absence of a seat opposite the helm means a companion must join the skipper.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Toughest Competitor<\/h2>\n<p>The Galeon 450 HTC ($1,198,515) is similarly sized, with Volvo Penta V-drive diesels and either two- or three-cabin layouts. No transom garage, but it does offer foldout side decks.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pricing and Specs<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Price:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>$1,032,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>LOA:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>45\u20195\u2033<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Beam:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>13\u20191\u2033<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Draft (max):<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>3\u20194\u2033<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Displacement (approx.):<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>27,557 lb.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Transom Deadrise:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>NA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Bridge Clearance:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>17\u20195\u2033<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Fuel Capacity:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>253.6 gal.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Max Horsepower:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>440<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Available Power:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Volvo IPS to 440 hp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Speed, Efficiency, Operation<\/h2>\n<section class=\"hydra-container\">\n<div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BTG125-Sessa-C44-specs.jpg?resize=800%2C263&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Sessa C44 performance data\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BTG125-Sessa-C44-specs.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BTG125-Sessa-C44-specs-300x99.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BTG125-Sessa-C44-specs-768x253.jpg 768w\">                <\/div><figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">Sessa C44 Certified Test Results<\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Boating Magazine<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/section>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size aligncenter is-style-fill has-medium-font-size\" id=\"sessaContact\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sessamarine.us\/\" style=\"border-radius:5px;background-color:#007ca7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Contact Sessa<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Sessa Marine<\/strong> \u2013 Aventura, Florida; <a href=\"https:\/\/sessamarine.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sessamarine.us<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/boats\/2025-sessa-c44-boat-test\/\">Boat Test: 2025 Sessa C44<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/\">Boating Mag<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    Chris Caswell<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/boats\/2025-sessa-c44-boat-test\/\">Go to boatingmag<\/a><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boat Test: 2025 Sessa C44 The C44 mixes style with performance. Courtesy Sessa Marine Visit Sessa Find a Sessa Dealer Overview From the land of Ferrari, it\u2019s no surprise that the new Sessa C44 pops onto plane in just 8\u00a0seconds flat and, pushed by a pair of Volvo Penta D6 \u00addiesel IPS 600s, this \u00adstylish [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1511,2560,1512,126,148,2633,2561,352,2689],"tags":[127],"class_list":["post-4900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-1511","category-40-50ft","category-boat-tests","category-boatingmag","category-boats","category-cruising-boats","category-march-2025","category-outboards","category-sessa-marine","tag-boatingmag"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4900"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4900"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4900\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}