This 1987 Hylas 44, Alice in Wonderland, is a well-maintained offshore cruiser, built by the renowned Queen Long Shipyard and designed by German Frers. She has proven her capabilities with long ocean passages, including an Atlantic crossing. 

Current owners, professional yacht captain and engineer with over 20 years of experience in the super yacht industry, have mostly lived onboard since 2018, winter cruising season in the Caribbean with our 22-month-old who has basically grown up onboard.

With a strong focus on self-sufficiency, she boasts a robust solar setup, ample storage, and a water maker, making her ideal for extended cruising.

The construction includes an impressive stiffening network of full length fore and aft stringers and transverse floors. The deck is balsa or Airex cored and fastened to the hull via stainless bolts and 5200. Chainplates are massive and tie into glassed over stainless-steel I-beams. Queen Long was already well known for their Kelly Petersons and Stevens 47's before producing the Hylas 44. She was designed by the German Frees and the H44 is regarded as a great world cruiser fast and solid with great sea keeping abilities.

They have crossed the Atlantic from Cap Verde to Martinique in 16 days with just two people onboard, averaging 150nm days in good offshore conditions.

Owners would consider delivering the boat anywhere worldwide if the right deal is made with a new owner. Most maintenance completed onboard by owner.

KEY FEATURES

• Solid hand-laid fiberglass construction by Queen Long Shipyards
• Designed by German Frers, proven world cruiser with excellent sea-keeping abilities
• Fully equipped for offshore cruising and liveaboard lifestyle
• 760W solar power with Victron controllers
• Spectra Cape Horn 12V water maker (30L per hour)
• Extensive refit and upgrades between 2020-2024
• New dodger and full enclosure (2022)
• Anti-fouling December 2024

Spacious, functional and warm interior layout and design allows the owners to enjoy a comfortable living aboard.

The forward cabin has an offset berth forward and settee with a private head and shower. The main salon includes a dinette arrangement to port and a starboard settee. Leading to the master stateroom are dual walk-throughs, a tremendously popular feature. Along the port side is the master head and shower while the galley is along the opposite side.

6 clear glass lockable hatches form the inside, 14 opening portlights and 2x Dorade ventilators, one in the bow and the other in the stern. During the year 2022, the gaskets on the hatches and glass were replaced. All of the hatches and opening portlights was found in good condition.

• Teak woodwork throughout
• Full interior re-covering (2020)
• Ample storage and comfortable living spaces

Main Salon

• Dinette arrangement to port, settee to starboard
• Ample natural light and ventilation

Master Stateroom

• Aft cabin with large berth and en-suite head

Aft Head

• Manual Jabsco marine toilet, sink, and shower

Forward Stateroom

• Offset berth forward with settee

Forward Head

• Manual Jabsco marine toilet, sink, and shower

Galley

• Offset to starboard with offshore layout
• Force 10 3-burner stove with oven
• Frigoboat Milan water-cooled fridge (2022)
• Engel portable freezer (2022)
• Freshwater, seawater, and freshwater foot pumps
• Air-conditioning: Free standing portable unit
• Washing machine: Installed in aft shower room

• Raymarine E95 9" chartplotter with WiFi (cockpit)
• Raymarine A50D GPS (Nav station)
• Nasa Marine wind, depth, and log instruments
• Forward-facing sonar (Echo Pilot)
• Autopilots
• Raymarine EV400 autopilot (Controller unit replaced 2022, ram rebuilt 2023)
• Aires wind vane self-steering 
• Raymarine tiller pilot
• Icom IC-M94D handheld VHF with AIS
• Icom IC-M422 fixed VHF with cockpit handset
• Icom IC-M710 SSB radio with insulated backstay
• AIS EM Track 2W with Wi-Fi (installed 2023)
• Iridium Go for offshore communications
• Raytheon SL70 radar
• Handheld Icom with AIS

The hull, deck and superstructure is built of solid hand laminated reinforced fiberglass. Construction stiffened by moulded stiffeners and glassed/bonded in place interior mouldings, interior joinery and bulkheads in fiberglass covered with wood and semi bulkheads in wood. The stratified beams in the hull distribute the forces over the entire bottom surface. The hull floats on the waterline. 

The external shell is sound and inspected and found to be free from signs of distortion, delamination or major damage. 

The surfaces above and under waterline are in satisfactory condition with no signs of apparent damages at the moment of the survey, except some little superficial scratches above waterline.

There is no visible blistering that would indicate the presence of the phenomenon of hydrolysis in the underbody.

Hull

• Lead fin keel, bolts inspected and tightened (2020)
• Small osmosis patches fixed (2020)
• Antifouling (December 2024)
• All thru-hull fittings: new from Hylas
• All valves (2020)
• Keel bolts checked and tightened to spec (2020)

Deck

• New dodger and full enclosure (2022)
• Fresh deck paint (2022)
• Covers
• Shade overs for aft and fore deck
• Winch covers
• Steering wheel cover

Ground Tackle

• Nielson V1000 anchor winch
• 25kg Rocna anchor with 80m of 10mm chain
• 20kg QRN anchor (spare)
• Additional sand anchor stored in lazarette

• Aluminum mast 2-spreader sloop rig
• Spectra Inner stay for storm jib and staysail (2020)
• All furling main bearings checked (2020)
• Running rigging replaced as needed
• Gas push-rod kicker
• Shrouds: 8mm for inner, 10mm for vertical
• Forestay: 10mm with Sparcraft Harken roller fitting
• Babystay and backstay: 8mm

Sails & Winches

• Mainsail
• North Sails
• Harken furling system (replaced 2010)
• Gennaker with sock (older but functional)
• Barlow Trinidad furling genoa (serviced 2010)
• Stay sail with reefing point (good condition)
• Storm jib (like new)
• Two whisker poles
• Winches
• 1x Barient 24 main sheet
• 2x Barient 27 reefing lines
• 2x Barient 32 genoa sheet
• 3x winches on mast for halyard and vang

Cockpit

• Fully enclosed cockpit with new dodger (2022)
• Ample seating and storage

Engine and Mechanical

• Engine: Yanmar 4JH4AE 1 800hrs, new starter
• Shaft sealed: 1.5inch PSS (2020)
• Cutlass bearing (2021), with spare & removal tool
• Drive: Direct shaft
• Propeller: 3 bronze blade fixed pitch
• Fuel Consumption: 3.5 L/h @ 5.5 knots
• Complete engine room refit and insulation

Electrical System

• 220V and 12V systems
• House: Victron 2x 220AH AGM batteries (2023)
• Start: 1x 110Ah start battery 
• Bluetti AC200 Lithium standalone battery with 2000W inverter (2022)
• Alternator: 80A on main engine
• Charger: Victron IP43 smart charger 50A 
• Solar
• 2x 180w solar panels (2020)
• 2x 75/15 Victron Blue Tooth MPPT (2020)
• Wind generator: Aerogen 4
• Genset: none
• All LED lighting (inside and navigation) (2020)

Steering

• Rudder dropped and bearings replaced (2020)

Plumbing & Tankage

• Spectra Cape Horn 12V 2x motor setup water maker (30L per hour) (2020)
• 25L Isotherm hot water system engine & 220V heated (2020)
• All hoses and fittings (2020)
• Water and fuel tanks all cleaned 2023
• 1x Whale Gulpa 330 for low level, audible alarm
• High level rule 220
• Emergency manual 30L whale pump

Gas System

• Propane with twin detectors
• 5kg and 3kg gas bottles

• Viking 6-man offshore life raft (Serviced December 2024)
• 1x Dan Buoy inflatable
• 1x John Buoy inflatable
• Offshore EPIRB
• Multiple inflatable life jackets with tethers
• 3x safety harnesses
• 2x Automatic Ergofit 190 OS Life Jackets with harness
• 2x Automatic Enijo 1240-3/A1 2010 Life Jackets
• 2x spare air bottles for the automatic Life Jackets
• Plastimo 150N life Jackets
• Flares/Distress Signals: 6x hand-held, 6x Parachute, 1x Orange Smoke signal - all of them in date
• Liferaft: Viking Inflatable ISO 9650 6pax, on deck, valid until February 2025
• Foating anchor
• Lifebuoy with safety line
• Emergency handheld GPS
• Gas detector, carbon monoxide and fire alarms
• 4x 1kg and 2x 6kg dry powder fire extinguishers (Serviced December 2024)
• 1x wire cutter

• Carib 3.2m dinghy
• Yamaha 15HP Enduro 2-stroke outboard

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.