Island Packet 44
Cutter · Long Keel · 1992–1996
A 13.4-meter blue-water cutter with a 1.47-meter draft, balancing heavy-displacement stability with shoal-water access
Designed by Robert K. Johnson.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Long Keel
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The Island Packet 44, on the water
The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.
Footage from Lady K Sailing
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
A capable offshore cruiser with an easy motion when the sea gets up.
- Heavier than ~76% of boats her size on file
- Draws less than ~76% of boats her size on file
- Beamier than ~83% of boats her size on file
Compared with 306 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
The living fleet
Sailed by the fleet
Where the fleet has filmed this boat.
Seen once across one channel of the fleet.
What they go for
Market signal
Where the fleet has seen this model come up for sale.
The video reviews an Island Packet 44 listed for sale on Yacht World, discussing its low price due to known chainplate issues and how a smart buyer can leverage this for a good deal
from Lady K Sailingseen February 2026watch
From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.
The record
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Boats like this, on the water
More boats like her, on the water
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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.
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