1974 Nautic-Saintonge Rorquel 44, 43.000 GBP

Introducing "Enigma," our beloved Nautique Saintonge Rorqual – She has been used as a full time liveaboard since 2022 and with the new additional wind generator (D400) and 480W of solar power she has proven to be a very comfortable off grid liveaboard without the need for berthing for shorepower. A brand new fischer Panda 5000i has been installed with 3hrs on the clock. Enigma is a beautiful design with a spacious interior ready to step on and sail away.

She has had plenty of work done in the last 3 years to help modernise not only the aesthetics of the boat, but also key systems that ensure she is a comfortable cruiser. These works will be listed below.

Unfortunately, due to work commitments and us departing the UK we are having to put Enigma up for sale. Though she is mostly complete, there are still some aesthetic points like the headliners in the aft cabin and above chart table that still need to be completed.

We're looking for someone who will appreciate "Enigma" and the love we've poured into making her the ideal floating home. Can't wait to find her the perfect new owner!

Dimensions:
•Year: 1974
•Length: 44ft (13.37m)
•Beam: 3.60m
•Draft: 2m
•Displacement: 12 tonnes
•Sleeping berths: 7

Mechanical:
•Engine: Sole Diesel SM-75 75hp
•Engine Hours: 1768 (As of 2022, Maximum 200 hours put on since owning)
•3 Blade Fixed Prop - She has a brand new four bladed prop in the locker to replace the three bladed.
•Cruising Speed: Approximately 5 knots
•Max Speed: 7 knots
•Last Service: June 2024
• Fuel Capacity - 300L

Generator:
• Panda Fischer 5000i
• New 2023 - Installed 2025, 3hrs on clock

Rig and Sails:
•Stainless rigging new 2019, since then the boat hasn’t really been sailed hard during our ownership, she has done a few trips locally and to the isle of scillies.
•Reefing mainsail with slab 3 reefs
•Furling headsail
•Additional sails: spinnaker, storm jib, various racing headsails
•Aluminium mast, mizzen mast, and booms
•Running rigging updated in 2017
•New sail covers in 2018

Electrical Systems:
• 2 x 240W Solar Panels (New 2025)
• Voctron MPPT Charger
• 3000w Victron Inverter (New 2022)
• 12V Starter Battery
• 3 x 110AH Victron Lead Carbon Batteries (New 2022).
• 240v Shore Power Voltage
• Wind Turbine - D400 (New 2022)
• 220v Battery Charger

Construction:
• Long Fin Keel, GRP Construction
• Hull: GRP
• Teak Deck on Marine Ply
• Encapsulated Deep Keel
• Skeg Hung Rudder
• 30kg anchor on bow, 20kg danforth in sail locker. Manual windlass.

Comforts:
• 12v/220v Cool box used as fridge underneath chart table
• 4 Burner gas hob and oven, Only 3 of the hobbs seem to work.
• Airfryer to compensate for the gas cooker.
• Full functioning shower.
• Gas BBQ attached to the pushpit.
• Log Burner stove, for those cold winter nights.
• Davit System aft for dinghy, this also works with a telescopic swim platform. (photos show one missing, however this has since been put back)

Water:
• 315l Capacity of fresh water over 2 tanks.
• 3 means of heating water, A 1kw immersion within the 40l calorifier, A 12v webasto water heater is fitted for when not connected to shore power. Finally a plate cooler installed to run off the engine and back into the calorifier.
• 12v Jabsco Pump
• 5l Accumulator tank

Nav:
• New 2024 Stainless helm installed
• Chart Plotter
• Echosounder integrated with chart plotter
• Tri colour/anchor light & additional nav lights lower down for redundancy
• New 2024 Simrad autopilot, 2 interfaces one on the helm station, one inside to allow vessel to be controlled from inside the cabin during fair weather.
• VHF Radio
• 1X Hard shell 6 man life raft. Life raft out of service however I enquired last year and is still serviceable.

The boat is currently on a pontoon berth in Penryn River, Falmouth. Moorings are paid up until October.

The last survey was done on 13/02/2019.

*All Photos and videos taken 04/09/25* Please contact for more images and videos