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Outbound Yachts 44/46

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 2001

A Carl Schumacher-designed masthead sloop built for offshore performance with a stiff, comfortable motion

Designed by Carl Schumacher.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

See her sail

The Outbound Yachts 44/46, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from BoatHowTo

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 32 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 32
CoastalBluewater

1.78 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.78
LightHeavy

192 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 192
EasygoingPowered-up

18.9 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 18.9
TenderStiff

36% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 36%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

  • Heavier than ~82% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2367 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Outbound Yachts 44/46, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Outbound Yachts 44/46 is a Carl Schumacher-designed masthead sloop, built from 2001 to the present, with a fin keel and spade rudder. This semi-custom offshore cruising sailboat has a length overall of 13.6 meters, a beam of 4.1 meters, and a displacement of 12,700 kg. Its hand-laid solid fiberglass hull and vacuum-bagged foam core deck are manufactured in China.4:04 The vessel features 30-inch stanchions, stainless steel handholds, and watertight bulkheads.1:18 The cockpit includes a hard dodger, electric coach-top and primary winches, and a functional mainsheet traveler.2:54 A unique davit system uses the mast’s topping lift to pivot the dinghy onto the swim platform.3:29 Below decks, the boat offers a dedicated workroom in the lazarette with access to the steering quadrant and generator, and 190 gallons of fuel capacity in the bilge.5:29 The interior features a staircase-style companionway and a Yanmar engine with dual-side access.6:19 Aboard *BoatHowTo*, Jan Attenstedt and Nigel Calder analyzed the trade-offs of installing 48-volt versus 24-volt electrical systems on an Outbound Yachts 44/46, noting that while 48-volt systems reduce copper weight, they require complex multi-voltage architectures for low-draw equipment.1:25

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen 2 times across 2 channels of the fleet.

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On the water

The Outbound Yachts 44/46 on video

Who's been looking

Market signal

Crews the fleet has filmed weighing this model up — no sale seen, and no asking price.

1channel looked into buying

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
35.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.9
Displacement / length
191.7
Comfort ratio
32.5
Capsize screening
1.78
Hull speed
8.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1942
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2001
Units built
50
Designer
Carl Schumacher
Builder
Outbound Yachts

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Related models

The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

Outbound Yachts 52A Tim Kernan-designed cutter built for serious offshore passage-making with a stable, high-comfort displacement hullOyster Marine 46 (Humphreys)A Rob Humphreys-designed bluewater cruiser featuring a powerful masthead rig and a stiff, high-displacement hullSunbeam Yachts 46.1A high-performance fractional sloop from J&J Yacht Design featuring a stiff 35% ballast ratio for stable, fast cruisingHylas Yachts 46A German Frers-designed masthead sloop built for offshore performance with a high sail area to displacement ratio

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