Outbound 46 100% solid GRP. Encapsulated keel. Just Listed

Outbound 46 - Hedonism - Highlights:

Immaculate presentation. Continually upgraded and maintained to perfection by live-aboard owners.

Designed by renowned American Naval Architect Carl Schumacher- in continuous production since 2000

Each Outbound 46 is built on commission only. This is not a production boat.

Incredibly strong build with 100% hand-laid solid fibreglass. Impact resistance includes extra reinforcements in the bow and bilge sections, using biaxial fiberglass knit.

Mid-displacement monohull specifically designed for offshore use, generous water/fuel capacity
CE certified, specifically to Category A for offshore sailing, suitable for handling challenging offshore conditions.
Hull and keel moulded as a single lamination (Encapsulated keel) removing the risk associated with sheared or damaged keel bolts.

Watertight bulkhead

Stainless steel and reinforced glass portholes throughout

Single owners since new: Hull # 18 of a total of more than 80 built to date, many circumnavigating.

Registered in Canada. Tax paid in both Canada and French Polynesia.

First 9-10 years used in cold fresh water only and stored in temperature control warehouse. Used a few weeks a year.

Large stern swim step, walk through transom, three-step companionway access designed for safety in rough weather.

2 cabins version with one large head / separate shower. Additional toilet forward.

Standup port garage/workshop with easy access to critical systems.

Full suite of light, moderate and heavy weather sails for all sailing conditions

Emphasis on owner serviceable installed equipment for remote cruising independence

Reliable Yanmar 75HP religiously maintained, low hours at only 3200 hours

Fuel Polishing system

Electric Primary Winch

Huge water and fuel capacity (775L and 606L respectively)

113L / h Watermaker

Washing machine / Dryer

Set up for all latitudes with ducted air conditioning and heating

Fisher Panda 4.2 Kwa Diesel Genset

1668 amps Solar power and AirX marine, 400 amp Wind Generator

2 Balmar Alternators including 90 amps and 210 amps

Set up for world cruising with both 110 and 220V

800 Ah LiFeP04 Lithium Battery packs

New standing rigging 2020

Running rigging recently replaced and in excellent condition

All sails furling with boom furling Main (Leisurefurl), Genoa and Solent.

Full suite of top quality sails in very good condition or near new

Bowsprit

Brand new 3.1m Highfield RIB with 15HP outboard

Wells Marine arch for dinghy davit, solar and wind generator.

Custom hard top fibreglass dodger with Tuffak Marine 5 Polycarbonate clears for glass effect.

Enclose-able cockpit for full weather protection.

Huge list of spares and impressive inventory with everything you need to just move aboard and start cruising today.

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Nautilus Yacht Management is proud to present this exceptionally well presented Outbound 46.

Outbound Yachts need no word of introduction. Celebrated by world cruisers and featured consistently on such sites as Practical Sailor (who dedicated one of their Youtube Video to the Outbound 46 - Lady K Sailing), or Attainable Cruising with a lengthy and wonderful report by John Harries, or Bluewater Sailing Boat Reviews, which you can also read online, plus numerous publications and owner's reviews.

The Outbound 46 has a well-deserved reputation as the gold standard of blue water cruising sailboats. Designed by renowned US naval architect Carl Schumacher, built to the highest standards and continually refined over more than 20 years in production, the Outbound 46 will take you comfortably across any ocean. Her solid GRP hull, encapsulated keel and high righting moment, she is also a nimble, quick but stable boat that is specially designed and built for serious offshore voyagers.

Yet, when many go-anywhere yachts compromise on deep, cave-like interiors, sluggish pace and more classic lines with closed-in cockpit and steep companionway, the Outbound 46 bring you all the comfort and feeling of a modern yacht, with a wide sugar-scoop transom and open cockpit for easy access, bright and airy interior with large windows, beautifully handcrafted cherry wood interior and top quality stainless steel portholes, this yacht combines the best traditional ship building can offer, while offering a modern sailor what they need to feel comfortable.

Built by Outbound Yachts in Xiamen City, China, next door to the Nordhavn and HH Catamaran factories, amongst others, the Outbound 46 is still in production. So far more than 80 Outbound 46 have been built, with many orders continuing into the future. Hedonism is hull number 18.

All Outbound Yachts are semi-customised and built to order, with each owner working with the factory to refine their yacht around their needs.
For Hedonism's owners, years of research and discussions with Bluewater cruising specialists, this meant designing the interior of their yacht with a view to live on board in comfort and independence in the most remote parts of the world. Storage and intelligent weight distribution were taken into consideration, with every space used for dedicated storage for supplies, personal items, tools, spare parts, sailing and safety equipment. Hedonism is a work of art with few equals around the world for anyone looking for the perfect world explorer.

With over a year lead period to book a new order due to demand backlog, adding another year for build, obtaining a brand new Outbound 46 requires patience. As such, Hedonism presents as a wonderful option. Continually upgraded for the demands of her full time cruising owners, she has been kept in pristine condition down to every detail. For the first 9-10 years of her life, Hedonism was only used in cold fresh water lakes during the short Canadian summer months, and kept in covered, temperature control storage facilities the rest of the time. In 2013, Hedonism was stored the entire year, as the owners prepared to leave their home in Canada and get ready to go sailing full time. Since then, after exploring the inland waterways to New York and onto salt water sailing for the first time in 2015, they have been with Hedonism and given her the most outstanding love and care full time, first sailing into the Caribbean and through Panama into the Pacific, eventually settling in French Polynesia, where the boat was imported, a helpful addition for Hedonism's next owners, who might also want to call French Polynesia home between South Pacific adventures.

Please read on and click on the Additional Descriptions for the detailed inventory and list of recent upgrades. This truly beautiful yacht is continually maintained and improved at no expense spared. Her owners are on board and will welcome you for an inspection or via video call if you wish.
Nautilus Yacht Management carefully curates all our listings to suit bluewater cruising for the past 15 years, choosing to represent only immaculately presented yachts with the features and qualities needed for offshore voyaging and live-aboard. We have assisted hundreds of cruisers, new or experienced, to discover this magical lifestyle.

A Word from The Owners:

"We have owned our 2005 Outbound 46 "Hedonism", since new. It was not our first boat, we sailed our Mirage 39 for a number of years on Lake Huron, Canada. That allowed us to gather the knowledge as to what features we might want in a boat for our future "full time" sailing life.

But first, a bit about our background:

While we are both licensed airline pilots, our more important background is that we operated a successful small airline and charter company for a number of years with 14 aircraft. So, while we both fly, we are both experienced in all aspects of operating a fairly complex company including the operation and maintenance of numerous aircraft. We had 3 separate bases with approved maintenance facilities at each base. Fully, 80% of our business was with various provincial and federal government agencies in Ontario, Canada. Providing safe and dependable service to the government was the cornerstone of our business. In fact, much of our success was a direct result of having the reputation of not only meeting the rules, but exceeding them. Our pilots, engineers and aircraft maintenance were held to the highest of standards to affect safe and dependable service to the most remote areas of the province. The Government recognized our commitment to that standard and awarded us various multi-year contracts as a result.

Suffice it to say, we have always applied the same high standards to the operation and maintenance of our Outbound. Much of this involves education, striving for an above average level of proficiency and discipline. We have both attended the Yanmar technical school at Mack Boring. We document what we do, we plan and track the routine maintenance for the main systems for reliability and safety. And we still have fun.

My wife and I flew to the factory in May 2005 to inspect our new Outbound prior to shipment from the factory. We were very impressed with the builder and staff's attention to detail. The workers were obviously proud of their work and very happy when they saw that we were happy. We made a quick request to add drop in screens for the companionway entrance. They were fabricated with teak and installed before we arrived the next morning, no extra charge. Our Outbound was shipped to Seattle and then trucked across country to Superior Wisconsin, USA, not far from our home in Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada. The final commissioning of Hedonism was completed in Superior by Outbound Yachts.

For the next 9 years, we sailed Hedonism in fresh water on Lake Superior and Lake Huron while still operating the company. I will say that to this day, the north shore of Lake Superior still remains one our favorite cruising areas, albeit a bit chilly. It is totally remote and rugged. We would go weeks without seeing another soul.

Of course, being on the Great Lakes, the season is short, usually only 4 months.

So, for the first 9 years, Hedonism was kept in climate controlled indoor storage for the other 8 months of the year.

Finally, it was time to go cruising full time in 2014.

We departed Lake Superior and traveled east through various locks including the Welland Canal around Niagara Falls and through the New York canal system. 31 locks later, we sailed passed the Statue of Liberty and into the Atlantic.

We continued to the Chesapeake and from there, non-stop to the BVI's. We spent 3 years in the Caribbean up and down the island chain numerous times and then crossed from Bonaire to Bocas Del Toro, Panama. We did out transit through the canal in 2018 and then on to the Marquesas, French Polynesia.

We have continued to sail in French Polynesia ever since, including returning to the Marquesas twice and throughout the Tuamotu and Leeward Islands. I did not realize just how large French Polynesia was, the same size as mainland Europe! We ended up spending the COVID years here, on Hedonism.

So, the time has come in our lives to move on, hence we have reluctantly decided to sell. We have been in French Polynesia since April 2018 and decided to stay here a couple of years ago. The French Polynesia Import taxes have been paid so Hedonism can remain in FP indefinitely if a new owner wishes.

If you are looking for a meticulously maintained boat, this is it. No expense has been spared. " Bob & Laurie, Papeete, April 2026