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Island Packet 35

Cutter · Long Keel · 1988–1994

A 10.77-meter cutter featuring a 45% ballast ratio, engineered for heavy-weather stability and extended offshore range

Designed by Robert K. Johnson.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long Keel

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The Island Packet 35, on the water

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Character

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LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 31 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 31
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.85
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 289
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.2
TenderStiff

46% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 46%

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

  • Beamier than ~83% of boats her size on file

Compared with 430 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

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Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
45.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.2
Displacement / length
289.4
Comfort ratio
31.3
Capsize screening
1.85
Hull speed
7.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1286
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1988–1994
Units built
178
Designer
Robert K. Johnson
Builder
Island Packet Yachts

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