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Island Packet 420

Cutter · Long Keel · First built 1999

A 13.59-meter blue-water cutter with a 1.52-meter draft and a heavy-displacement hull for offshore stability

Designed by Robert K. Johnson.

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

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The Island Packet 420, on the water

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Character

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LivelyComfort 34Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 1.84Bluewater
LightD/L 257Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 15.4Powered-up
TenderBallast 40%Stiff

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

  • Heavier than ~79% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~95% of boats her size on file

Compared with 292 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
40.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.4
Displacement / length
257.4
Comfort ratio
34.1
Capsize screening
1.84
Hull speed
8.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1901
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1999
Designer
Robert K. Johnson
Builder
Island Packet Yachts

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Island Packet 43914.33 mSame hull family0.7 m longerA modern 2021-launched cutter with a heavy-displacement hull and a 1.52-meter draft for stable, deep-water cruising
Island Packet 4413.41 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA 13.4-meter blue-water cutter with a 1.47-meter draft, balancing heavy-displacement stability with shoal-water access
Hans Christian 4312.99 mSame hull family0.6 m shorterA 12.99-meter staysail ketch with a long keel and high comfort ratio, built from 1974 to 1992 for steady offshore work
Cape George 3811.58 mSame hull family2.0 m shorterA 1985 cutter with a 1.58-meter draft and high comfort ratio, designed by Atkin and Lange for steady offshore work
Baba 4012.14 mSame hull family1.5 m shorterA 13-ton cutter with a 41.5 comfort ratio, built between 1980 and 1982 for steady, long-distance passage making
Explorer 45 (Huntingford)13.79 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA long-keeled staysail ketch designed by Stan Huntingford for stable, comfortable blue-water passage making

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