Private ownership (1977–present)
Voyages
Sold at auction to Thomas Malloy
On 18 May 1977 Thomas Malloy bought Sequoia from the government for $286,000. Within three months he resold her to a partnership led by Norman Pulliam…
The Presidential Yacht Trust brings Sequoia back to Washington
After a sale to the Ocean Learning Institute of Palm Beach in March 1980, the Presidential Yacht Trust acquired Sequoia for about $1.1 million later t…
EPA administrator Anne Gorsuch Burford's cruise with Reagan officials
In August 1982 EPA administrator Anne Gorsuch Burford allegedly told eight Reagan administration officials aboard Sequoia that she was withholding tox…
Eight-month, 6,000-mile national tour
In 1984 the Presidential Yacht Trust sent Sequoia on an eight-month, 6,000-mile tour of the country to raise support for her preservation.
Statue of Liberty centennial naval review
Freshly restored at a cost of about $2 million, Sequoia passed in review in New York Harbor during the International Naval Review marking the centenni…
Vice President Bush hosts Yang Shangkun
In May 1987 Vice President George H. W. Bush entertained Yang Shangkun — who became President of China the following year — aboard Sequoia.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Sequoia was added to the National Register of Historic Places on 23 December 1987 and designated a National Historic Landmark in March 1988.
President Clinton attends an event aboard
On 17 October 2000 Bill Clinton attended an event aboard Sequoia, becoming the tenth U.S. president to set foot on the yacht.
Crew reunion cruise from the Washington Navy Yard
On 23 April 2003 the Navy Museum at the Washington Navy Yard hosted a reunion of former Sequoia crew members, whose families were taken for a cruise o…
Cruise to Mount Vernon for wounded soldiers and their families
On 11 October 2005 the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Peter Pace, and his senior enlisted advisor, Sgt. Maj. William J. Gainey, joined…
FE Partners acquires Sequoia and begins restoration planning
In October 2016 FE Partners, associated with the Equator Capital Group, acquired Sequoia for $7.8 million after litigation with her previous owner, an…
Moved to Belfast, Maine, for restoration
After a barge move from Deltaville, Virginia, to Cambridge, Maryland, in September 2019, Sequoia was taken to Belfast, Maine, in October 2019 for rest…
Returned to Cambridge, Maryland, for a five-year renovation
In October 2023 Sequoia returned to Cambridge, Maryland, where an estimated five-year, $15 million renovation is being carried out alongside the Richa…