Island Packet 349

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The Island Packet 349, on the water

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Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 32 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 32

CoastalBluewater

1.85 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.85

LightHeavy

288 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 288

EasygoingPowered-up

16.9 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 16.9

TenderStiff

38% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 38%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

Draws less than ~90% of boats her size on file
Beamier than ~83% of boats her size on file

Compared with 406 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Island Packet 349, as the fleet has seen it

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The Island PACKET 349 is a Robert K. Johnson-designed sailboat built by Island Packet Yachts from 2019 to the present, featuring a Solent rig and a long keel with a rudder on a skeg. This model, an updated version of the Estero, measures 11.7 meters LOA, has a beam of 3.8 meters, a draft of 1.2 meters, and displaces 9071 kg. It is also available with a cutter rig option. A 2021 Island PACKET 349 underwent a full electrical refit, incorporating lithium batteries, an inverter, and a high-output alternator.5:17 The Island Packet brand, founded in 1979 by Bob Johnson, is known for its full-foil keel design, which provides tracking stability and a gentle motion.3:22

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

37.5%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Solent

Ratios

SA / displacement

16.9

Displacement / length

287.9

Comfort ratio

32.0

Capsize screening

1.85

Hull speed

7.5 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

1403

Hull

Hull type

Long keel w/rudder on skeg

Construction

Fiberglass

Ballast type

Lead

Production

Years built

First built 2019

Designer

Robert K. Johnson

Builder

Island Packet

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More boats like her, on the water

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Shannon Yachts 3811.51 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterThe inaugural model from Shannon Yachts, this long-keeled cutter was produced with optional pilot house configurations

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Island Packet 370/37911.53 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA long-running cutter produced from 2003 to 2019, featuring a skeg-hung rudder and a stable 1.3-meter draft

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Island Packet 3811.58 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 38-foot cutter with a 1.52-meter draft, balancing a heavy 4535-kilogram ballast for offshore stability

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Shannon Yachts 38 PH11.51 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA long-keeled cutter designed by Stadel for offshore stability, offering a comfortable motion and steady passage-making

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Downeaster 3811.58 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1974-era cutter with a 35.4 comfort ratio, built for stable, long-distance voyaging on a heavy-displacement hull

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The family

Related models

The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

Island Packet 439A modern 2021-launched cutter with a heavy-displacement hull and a 1.52-meter draft for stable, deep-water cruising Island Packet 350A 10.57-meter cutter featuring a 1.3-meter draft and a 47% ballast ratio for stable, shallow-water exploration Island Packet 370/379A long-running cutter produced from 2003 to 2019, featuring a skeg-hung rudder and a stable 1.3-meter draft Island Packet 29A 9.75-meter cutter with a 1.3-meter draft, offering a stable, heavy-displacement platform for coastal exploration Island Packet 35A 10.77-meter cutter featuring a 45% ballast ratio, engineered for heavy-weather stability and extended offshore range

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