Off Piste is a 2023 Catalina 445, flagship of the builder’s acclaimed 5 Series and winner of Cruising World’s Boat of the Year award for Best Full-Size Cruiser as well as a Sail Magazine Best Boats honor. Designed by longtime Catalina architect Gerry Douglas, the 445 slots between the marque’s 42 and 47, delivering a shade more performance edge without sacrificing the comfort and value Catalina owners have come to expect. Reviewers consistently single out her twin-helm cockpit as exceptionally comfortable and secure, and her stiff, stable hull form lets her stand up to a breeze while tracking true. Cruising World described the 445 simply as an honest, well-built cruiser suited to couples and families alike. Off Piste carries that reputation forward as a lightly used, thoughtfully equipped example ready for coastal cruising, extended liveaboard comfort, or her next season on the water.

This Catalina 445 has spent her entire life close to home — ordered and purchased locally through the Catalina dealer at the time, Windworks and sailed locally in the Pacific Northwest waters she was built for. With the highly desirable three cabin, two head configuration, the port cabin is convertible to a storage garage. She's coming to market only because her owners have stepped up to a large powerboat. Complete service records are available, she's just had her bottom professionally serviced. 

For a Buyer who values a known history over an unknown one, that continuity of local ownership and diligent upkeep speaks for itself.

Recent Maintenance/Service

• Bottom paint package: haul-out, pressure wash, standard prep, roll-applied one coat bottom paint - Seaview Boatyard (June/July 2026)

• Paint applied: 2 gallons Seahawk AF-33 (Black), 2 additional coats.

• 3 Blade Max-Prop serviced, greased and prepped for Barnacle Ban applied.
  

HIGHLIGHTS

• Gerry Douglas design, Cruising World Boat of the Year winner.

• Lewmar tunnel bow thruster. 

• Three private staterooms and two electric heads.

• Teak and Ash interior joinery throughout.

• Selden in-mast furling mainsail and furling headsail, both upgraded to composite Doyle sailcloth.

• Four-screen Garmin electronics package — dual GPSMAP 8610 chartplotters in NavPods plus dual MFDs, one pair at each helm.

• Garmin Fantom radar, VHF, autopilot, anemometer, and knotmeter.

• Webasto diesel-fired hydronic heating system, zoned to the owner’s cabin, both aft cabins and the saloon.

• Electric water heater with pressurized hot and cold water system.

• 2023 Iverson dodger, bimini, and connector canvas package, including screens.

• Complete spare sail inventory included — unused OEM Dacron Doyle mainsail and self-tacking jib with jib car/track.

• Victron 2000-watt inverter/charger, 30-amp shore power inlet with galvanic isolator.

• Yanmar 4JH57 54 HP diesel with only approximately 250 hours.

• Max-Prop 3 Blade feathering propeller installed, with a spare fixed bronze 3-blade propeller included.

• Carbonautica composite steering wheels (black) at dual helm stations.

Off Piste sleeps up to seven adults across three private staterooms finished in warm teak and ash joinery. The forward owner’s suite occupies the full beam of the bow with a double berth and private head, while two nearly identical aft guest staterooms — one to port, one to starboard — each offer a comfortable double berth of their own, making this a genuinely versatile layout for cruising couples, family, or crew. The U-shaped salon dinette conversion and forward-facing navigation station provide a bright, sociable gathering space, while the well-organized galley keeps the cook connected to the conversation. Two electric heads, each with its own holding tank, means no compromises on convenience regardless of who is aboard.

Salon

• U-shaped dinette conversion (berth) with four-way folding table to port

• Forward-facing navigation station

• Teak and ash interior joinery throughout

• Bright, open sightlines with abundant natural light and ventilation

Galley

• Stainless steel galley sink

• Two 12V refrigeration units — primary fridge/freezer plus a second unit switchable between fridge or freezer

• Force 10 three-burner LPG stove and oven

• Microwave

Cabins

• Forward owner’s suite — double berth, full-beam

• Aft starboard guest stateroom — double berth

• Aft port guest stateroom — double berth plus bonus, a drop/swing down single

• Teak and ash cabinetry and trim throughout all staterooms

Heads

• Two electric marine heads, each with a dedicated holding tank.
• One forward in private owners suite.
• One guest head to starboard side, forward of aft cabin.
• Pressurized hot and cold water at all heads.

• (2) Garmin GPSMAP 8610 chartplotters, housed in NavPods, one at each helm

• (2) additional Garmin multifunction displays (MFDs), one at each helm — four electronics screens total

• Garmin Fantom 18 radar

• Garmin VHF

• Garmin depth sounder

• Garmin knotmeter

• Garmin wind instrumentation / anemometer (speed and direction)

• Garmin autopilot

• Garmin AIS 800 transceiver — send and receive

• Dual helm stations with Carbonautica composite steering wheels (black)

• Yanmar 4JH57 diesel engine, 54 HP ~ 250 engine hours

• Raw water cooling

• Direct drive transmission (Kanzaki)

• 3 Blade feathering propeller (Max-Prop)

• Spare three-blade fixed bronze propeller included with sale

• Bow Thruster - tunnel (Lewmar)
• Dual helm stations with single-lever engine controls

• Two stainless steel fuel tanks plus a 15-gallon auxiliary fuel tank below the galley sole

Note: No water maker installed!

• (4) 12V DC wet-cell house batteries

• 110V AC system

• Victron 2000-watt inverter/charger

• Victron 30-amp shore power inlet with galvanic isolator 

Note: No generator installed!

• 168-gallon freshwater capacity

• Pressurized freshwater system

• Electric water heater

• Webasto diesel-fired hydronic heating system (provides hot water to the water heater), with a heat exchanger and thermostat in each of four zones: owner’s cabin, both aft cabins, and the saloon

• (2) bilge pumps — one electric, one manual

• (2) electric marine heads, each with a separate holding tank

Note: No water maker installed!

• Doyle mainsail, 437.5 sq ft, composite material, in-mast furling

• Doyle 130% jib, composite material, furling headsail

• Spare sail inventory: unused OEM Dacron Doyle mainsail and self-tacking jib, complete with jib car/track, included in sale

• Mainsheet routed through a line clutch, in lieu of a standard cam cleat

• Dual helm stations with Carbonautica composite steering wheels (black)

• (4) Lewmar self-tailing winches — one electric, mounted starboard house-top, serving the main furler, mainsheet, and spinnaker halyard

• Electric anchor windlass with foot control switches and a wired cockpit remote control

• Newmar anchor with 150 ft of 5/16″ chain and 150 ft of braided nylon rode

• 2023 Iverson dodger, bimini, and connector canvas package, including screens

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.