2001 Outbound

Sequoia is a one owner well loved and used offshore cruising boat of the highest pedigree. She was designed by the legendary Carl Schumacher and built in Asia to very high standards. Outbounds are highly sought after for their great sailing characteristics, wonderful sea-keeping motion and robust build qualities. Sequoia has cruised the Pacific, Europe and Alaska and much of her travel has been documented on a sailing blog. 

Over the years Sequoia has had many improvements and upgrades to keep her owners safe and keep her performing well. This includes a re-rigging by Brion Toss (2011) with exceptionally robust equipment and a complete suit of sails by Carol Hasse of PT Sails. She has served her owners well and provided many wonderful experiences. She is ready for her next adventure so if you've been looking for an extremely well found cruising sailboat that sails very, very well come take a look at Sequoia.

Coming aboard Sequoia you notice right away how easy she is to board at either of the side decks from a dock. She has a beautiful shear line and a reasonable amount of freeboard, unlike many modern hulls. Looking forward you see decks easy to work on at sea and there are handlolds where you expect them. The after part of the boat has solid lifelines with solar panels attached. The mast has pulpits to brace against while working there. The rigging is oversized for a big powerful rig. The boat is designed to sail well first and foremost.

The cockpit is generous in size with the primaries where you'd expect and control lines on the cabin top. There is an electric winch here for the main halyard or hoisting crew aloft.The dodger is in an off white color with clear windows. The cockpit is open to the generous swimstep when you want it and closed with the helm seat. The windvane has a very cool swing away bracket is massively built. Under this seat is a built in liferaft storage area. There is a cockpit table for eating at the best place aboard.

The cabin is accessed through opening doors, an Outbound signature feature. There are drop boards for storms, but the doors make living aboard so much more comfortable. There is a cleverly designed stainless bar to lock the companionway for extended times away. Details like this are when you really know a boat has been somewhere. Coming down the companionway steps you enter the beautiful teak interior. The navigation station is to port, with the chart table visible from above. Going aft from the nav station you have access to the "garage" work area. There is a bench that converts to a berth and also a large hatch in the cockpit seat for access from above. The main head is to starboard and is generous in size and has a separate shower stall. Turning further to starboard you enter the guest cabin with its extra long queen berth. There are several opening ports and plenty of stowage. The engine is accessed from all sides, as are the filters, belts and shaft log. There is the industrial sized Glacier Bay compressor under the nav station. The galley is on the port side and comes all the way past mid ship. There is enormous stowage here and generous fridge and freezer compartments. There is a double sink and three burner gimballed stove with oven. Access to the fuel valves and manifolds is under the cabinet in the center of the boat, right where you want them.

Forward of the galley (but open to it) is the main settee and enormous salon table. The table does a transformer type gyration and folds up against the bulkhead into a custom bookshelf. This makes for a very large open floor area where you can have a gathering, do repairs or even play a cello. There is a settee to starboard that makes a great sea berth, or can be used with its fold up mid table for drinks. The bottles have built in storage behind. For large groups the table folds out to seat eight, or more if they are small. This is a very large salon for a boat of this size. There are big windows in the cabin sides and multiple opening hatches. She feels light and airy.

Forward of the salon is the primary cabin with an ensuite head to port that has only been used for storage. The plumbing and seacocks are in place, but the toilet has been removed. There is a walk around queen berth with cabinets everywhere and below. The fold down teak seat here is a work of art and another Outbound signature piece.

Forward of the primary is a deck locker segregated from the rest of the boat by a bulkhead and accessible only from the deck. There is a ladder to get to the bottom and it is a great place for ground tackle, lines/fenders as well as flying sails.

Sequoia is a true "offshore" boat that has the gear and the miles to prove it.Everywhere you look you see details that just make sense. Her designer was very good at drawing boats that performed very well, but also look terrific. The Outbound 44/46 (for the swimstep) is a great example of this. You really have to see her out of the water to feel how powerful her hull is and how much she can carry to far away places.

• Solid, hand-laid fiberglass hull 
• Knytex biaxial cloth for high stress/impact areas.
• Vinylester resin in outer layers
• 6,500lb ballasted fin keel with external bulb
• Sandwich construction balsa cored deck w/plywood reinforcement in stress areas.
• Robust hull/deck joint
• Spade rudder: Fiberglass/foam, mounted on reinforced rudder post

• Easily navigate the side-decks and feel especially secure with the stern pulpit that extends past the cockpit. The walkthrough 
• transom to the swim platform makes for easy access to the tender or stepping off onto the dock. 
• Secure railings and lifelines make navigating the side-decks comfortable in challenging sea conditions. 
• Custom stainless mast pulpits on port and starboard provide protection for crew in heavy seas, and a secure platform for reaching 
• higher-mounted gear on both sides of the mast.
• Topsides: white gelcoat
• Deck: 2-tone non-skid/gelcoat
• Aluminum toe rail
• 30" high stainless steel stanchions (much taller than most boats this size)
• A deep storage locker is just aft of the anchor windlass.
• Un-wrapped stainless steel double lifelines with port and starboard boarding gates
• Fixed stern rail extends past cockpit
• Rigid bow pulpit
• Mast pulpits port and starboard
• Walk through transom with hinged fold-down helm seat
• Swim ladder
• Monitor wind-vane on fold away bracket (see video for operation
• Transom mounted stainless steel radar/antenna mast
• Lewmar Windlass with remote
• Mantus Spade anchor with 5/16" x 200' chain & 150 ft rode
• Two spare anchors, a Fortress FX-23 and an FX-85 storm anchor
• Bow deck storage locker with windlass/rode and deep sail storage with watertight bulkhead to boat interior
• (10) Cabin portholes
• SS Cabin top handrails
• (6) Cabin mounted forward opening hatches 
• (1) Flush mounted forward deck hatch
• (4) SS Dorade vents with Stainless Steel Line Guards
• Companionway has doors for everyday use, a custom stainless bar lock and drop boards for heavy weather

The cockpit is one of the standout features of the Outbound 44, offering a deep, protected seating area that’s equally suited to offshore 

passages or relaxed afternoons at anchor. The primary genoa winches are within reach of the helm, making itwell setup for short-handed sailing.

• Dodger by Dolphin (2018) in off white with new windows and covers (2023)
• Bimini in off white with clear windows above for sail trimming
• Solar panels mounted on solid rails aft
• Cockpit seating cushions
• Lewmar stainless steel steering wheel
• Helm pedestal with plotter, autopilot, custom teak cockpit table, custom teak cupholder and storage compartments
• Ritchie Compass with inserts for northern & southern hemispheres

• Halyard - Lewmar 48 Electric self tailing (Starboard Cabin Top)
• Halyard – Lewmar 48 Self Tailing 
• Primary- (2) Lewmar 64 Self Tailing
• Cockpit shower
• Propane locker with (2) aluminum tanks
• Whale manual bilge pump
• Liferaft storage compartment beneath helm seat with easy access to open transom
• KISS wind generator
• Lifting tackle for outboard
• Yamaha 9.9 outboard

• Ballenger Anodized Double Spreader Mast and Anodized Boom
• Antal Mainsail Track & Slides
• Rigid Boom Vang
• Dutchman boom brake
• Mainsail, Port Townsend Sails Full Batten, 3-Reef (2016) 
• Genoa, Port Townsend Sails (same)
• Solent, Port Townsend Sails (same)
• Trysail PT Sails
• Storm Jib, PT Sails
• PT Sails cruising spinnaker
• (2) Lewmar 40 Self Tailing Mast-Mounted Winches
• Stak-Pac withLazy-Jacks for main (2023) 
• Schaeffer Genoa (2023) & Solent (2004) Roller Furlers
• Backstay Adjuster
• Double Life Lines, Extended Stern Pulpit
• Radar Reflector
• Spinnaker Pole, Mast Mounted
• Achilles CSI 235 11 ft inflatable
• Jibe preventer
• Jacklines in cockpit and on deck

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