The standard OUTBOUND 44 is rigged with a keel stepped, double spreader, double headstay Charleston spar. The inner forestay is set three feet aft of the headstay, allowing it to be used for upwind and heavy air sails. The headstay is rigged with Harken roller furling and a Hood furling genoa. The inner headstay is rigged with either a Wichard ratchet pelican hook at the deck allowing it to be brought aft to the mast, or an optional second roller furling unit.

The yacht comes standard with Antal low friction slides, Hood full batten main, and lazy jacks . We have also delivered Outbounds with Leisurefurl in-boom mainsail furling and Selden in-mast furling.

Linear polyurethane finished mast and boom, solid boom vang, spinnaker pole track, topping lift, main halyard, genoa halyard, staysail halyard, spinnaker halyards(2), and internal reef lines led aft to the cockpit are standard. The mast is fit with 2 Lewmar 40 self tailing chrome winches and Lewmar stoppers for the spinnaker and genoa halyards.

Standard deck hardware is Lewmar. The main traveler is mounted on the cabin forward of the companionway, Lewmar 64 self tailing chrome primary winches are located within easy reach of the helm, and utility winches are mounted on each side of the companionway for the main halyard, reef lines, and jib halyard.