The Fleet
44' Aquila
Maximo Marina · Up to 12 passengers, plus the charterer: 13 aboard in total.
A 44' Aquila Yacht power catamaran built for space, stability and easy Florida days. From Maximo Marina in St. Petersburg, she turns Tampa Bay into a wide, level living room — flybridge above, salon amidships, and water on both sides. She is made for celebrations, executive entertaining, sunset gatherings and unhurried destination days toward Shell Key, Egmont Key and the open water beyond the Skyway.
About the 44' Aquila
Two hulls. One gathering place. A quieter kind of luxury.
The Aquila 44 Yacht brings a different scale to the Well Played Editions fleet. Her 21'6" beam creates the feeling of a much larger yacht without asking guests to live on a single narrow deck. The ride is level and composed. The salon opens to the water on three sides. The flybridge becomes the social heart of the day the moment the lines come off.
Inside, a bright main-deck salon and galley keep the group together, while the hulls below hold the private cabins that give this catamaran true overnight substance. Outside, the aft cockpit, wide side decks and flybridge dining and lounge areas let the day move with the sun. She is built to entertain without crowding, and to cruise without drama.
From Maximo Marina she is perfectly placed for the Sunshine Skyway, Shell Key and Egmont Key. Published Volvo diesel performance gives her an efficient mid-teens cruise and the range to make a Tampa Bay itinerary feel expansive rather than rushed. On this yacht, the destination is only half the story. The platform itself is the event.
Highlights
- Purpose-built Aquila yacht power catamaran with a 21'6" beam
- Expansive flybridge for dining, lounging and sightseeing underway
- Bright main-deck salon with nearly 360-degree water views
- Aft cockpit that opens the interior to the water
- Multiple outdoor living zones so the group never stacks in one place
- Private cabins in each hull for true yacht accommodations
- Twin Volvo Penta diesel inboard platform
- Published cruising speed in the mid-teens
- Published maximum speed around 21 knots
- Shallow published draft that suits Tampa Bay and the Keys
Specifications
- Builder
- Aquila
- Model
- 44 Yacht Power Catamaran
- Type
- Flybridge Power Catamaran
- Length Overall
- 44'11"
- Beam
- 21'6"
- Draft
- Approx. 3'3"–3'10"
- Fuel Capacity
- Approx. 290–295 gallons
- Fresh Water
- Approx. 180–206 gallons
- Holding Tank
- Approx. 63 gallons
- Published Propulsion
- Twin Volvo Penta diesel inboards
- Published Cruise / Max
- Approx. 17 / 21 knots
- Home Port
- Maximo Marina, St. Petersburg, Florida
- Maximum Charter Group
- 13 people*
*WPE website charter capacity: maximum group of 13, structured as 12 passengers plus the charterer, subject to the vessel's actual legal, documented and operational limits. Crew are not included in that passenger count.
Perfect for
- Milestone celebrationsA wide, stable platform and a flybridge with real presence make birthdays, anniversaries and major moments feel like an occasion from the first photograph.
- Corporate & executive entertainingRoom to host without crowding, plus a composed ride that keeps conversation easy even when Tampa Bay has a little movement.
- Luxury social outingsSalon, cockpit and flybridge give a group separate rooms in the open air — music, lunch and views without everyone stacked on one deck.
- Couples & close friendsThe beam works just as well for a smaller party. Cabins stay private. The flybridge becomes a quiet perch over the water.
- Sunset & evening cruisesThe upper deck faces the sky. When the light drops over the Skyway, this is where the day should end.
- Destination-style daysShallow published draft and an efficient cruise make Shell Key and Egmont Key feel like a natural extension of the dock, not a stretch.
Why we chose this yacht
Because space on the water should feel like space, not a compromise.
The Aquila gives Well Played Editions a yacht that lives wider than her length. Guests feel it immediately: a salon that does not pinch, a flybridge that actually holds a party, and a ride that stays level when a monohull would start to work.
We chose her for days that need both presence and ease. She photographs like a much larger yacht, hosts like a waterfront home, and still slips into the skinny water that makes St. Petersburg charters special. That combination is rare.
Most of all, she changes the pace of the day. People spread out. Conversations last. The water stays close on both sides. You leave Maximo knowing the boat itself is doing half the entertaining. That is why she belongs in the Well Played fleet.
A day aboard
Your day begins at Maximo Marina in south St. Petersburg. The Aquila's twin hulls and long flybridge make an impression before anyone steps aboard. Once the lines are off, the group finds its places — salon, cockpit, flybridge — and Tampa Bay opens out in every direction.
Cruise toward the Sunshine Skyway and let the catamaran do what she was built to do: stay level, stay quiet, and cover water without turning the day into a pounding run. From there, the plan can turn toward Shell Key for time at anchor or continue toward Egmont Key when weather, charter length and the captain's plan align.
At anchor, the energy spreads. Lunch comes out on the flybridge or in the cockpit. Guests move between shade, sun and the water. The yacht becomes a private island with a view in every direction until someone finally decides it is time to hear the engines again.
Then comes the ride home. Late-day light moves across the salon, St. Petersburg starts to appear, and the Skyway falls behind you. On this yacht, returning to Maximo is not just transportation. It is one more wide, easy mile of the day.
Life, Well Played.
Gallery
Up to 12 passengers, plus the charterer: 13 aboard in total.