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Island Packet 440

Cutter · Long Keel w/rudder On Skeg · First built 2005

A 44-foot blue-water cruiser featuring a skeg-mounted rudder and a 1.52-meter draft for versatile coastal exploration

Designed by Robert K. Johnson.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long Keel w/rudder On Skeg

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The Island Packet 440, on the water

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Footage from Practical Sailor

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 35 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 35
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.81
LightHeavy

259 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 259
EasygoingPowered-up

14.5 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 14.5
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.

  • Heavier than ~83% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~94% of boats her size on file

Compared with 278 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Island Packet 440, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Island PACKET 440 is a Robert K. Johnson-designed cutter-rigged sailboat built by Island Packet Yachts from 2005 to the present, featuring a long keel with a rudder on a skeg. It measures 13.9 meters LOA, with a 4.4-meter beam, 1.5-meter draft, and displaces 14,514 kg. Its long keel design, shared with boats like the Alberg 37, provides superior stability and comfort in rough seas, along with protection for the hull.6:15 This keel type, however, is associated with reduced maneuverability and slower speeds compared to fin keels.7:49

The living fleet

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
37.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.5
Displacement / length
258.7
Comfort ratio
35.3
Capsize screening
1.81
Hull speed
8.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1950
Hull
Hull type
Long keel w/rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2005
Designer
Robert K. Johnson
Builder
Island Packet Yachts

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Island Packet 43914.33 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA modern 2021-launched cutter with a heavy-displacement hull and a 1.52-meter draft for stable, deep-water cruising
This Sailboat Said NO to Corporate Takeovers! Island Packet 439from Practical Sailor
Hans Christian 4312.99 mSame hull family0.9 m shorterA 12.99-meter staysail ketch with a long keel and high comfort ratio, built from 1974 to 1992 for steady offshore work
This Bluewater Legend Might Be the Wrong Boat – Hans Christian 43Tfrom Lady K Sailing
Island Packet 4513.79 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA 45-foot cutter with a 1.47-meter draft, balancing substantial displacement with shoal-water accessibility
He Climbed Everest, Sailed Around the World & Conquered the Northwest Passage11:05from The Sailing Doodles Podcast
Island Packet 4413.41 mSame hull family0.5 m shorterA 13.4-meter blue-water cutter with a 1.47-meter draft, balancing heavy-displacement stability with shoal-water access
No One Wants This ISLAND PACKET 44! Ep 367 - Lady K Sailing0:52from Lady K Sailing
Baba 4012.14 mSame hull family1.8 m shorterA 13-ton cutter with a 41.5 comfort ratio, built between 1980 and 1982 for steady, long-distance passage making
Full SAILBOAT TOUR [Baba 40, Bluewater, Deep Draft, Around the World Ocean Sailing Monohull]0:05from Adventureman Dan
Island Packet 4012.19 mSame hull family1.8 m shorterA 12.19-meter cutter featuring a 1.42-meter draft that balances offshore stability with shoal-water accessibility
$200,000 SAILBOAT SHOWDOWN - Ep 210 - Lady K Sailing6:35from Lady K Sailing

The family

Related models

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Island Packet 44A 13.4-meter blue-water cutter with a 1.47-meter draft, balancing heavy-displacement stability with shoal-water accessIsland Packet 439A modern 2021-launched cutter with a heavy-displacement hull and a 1.52-meter draft for stable, deep-water cruisingIsland Packet 420A 13.59-meter blue-water cutter with a 1.52-meter draft and a heavy-displacement hull for offshore stabilityIsland Packet 460/490An aft-cockpit cutter designed for offshore stability, featuring a 1.52-meter draft and a robust long-keel hullIsland Packet 40A 12.19-meter cutter featuring a 1.42-meter draft that balances offshore stability with shoal-water accessibility

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