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Island PACKET 485/525

Cutter · Long keel w/rudder on skeg · 2002–present

Specifications

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
36.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
13.6
Displacement / length
245.0
Comfort ratio
39.2
Capsize screening
1.74
Hull speed
8.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2365
Hull
Hull type
Long keel w/rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
2002–present
Designer
Robert K. Johnson
Builder
Island Packet Yachts

Design & history

The Island Packet 485 was renamed the Island Packet 525.

Variants
  • IP 485
  • IP 525

Curated reference notes

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System Sailing 2.4 - CommunicateQuantum Sails