BoatsIsland Packet Yachts Cat 35

Island Packet Yachts Cat 35

Catamaran, twin keels · Masthead Sloop · 1992–1997

A shallow-draft catamaran designed by Robert K. Johnson, featuring twin keels for easy beaching and coastal cruising

Designed by Robert K. Johnson.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Catamaran Twin Keel

See her sail

The Island Packet Yachts Cat 35, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from All About Sailing

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draftDraws 0.76 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 187
EasygoingPowered-up

18.0 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 18.0
  • Draws less than ~96% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~87% of boats her size on file

Compared with 192 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Island Packet Yachts Cat 35, 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 Yachts Packet Cat 35 is a 10.7-meter catamaran sailboat designed by Robert K. Johnson and built by Island Packet Yachts between 1992 and 1997. It features a masthead sloop rig and a twin keel hull, displacing 5669 kg with a 0.8 m draft and a 4.6 m beam.7:56 Island Packet Yachts, founded in 1979 by Bob Johnson, is known for its full-foil keel design, which uses NACA airfoil sections for stability and gentle motion. The company's construction methods include a one-piece, hand-laminated solid fiberglass hull-and-keel molding without keel bolts, triaxial knitted laminate, and a proprietary Polyclad gel coat system.7:53

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.0
Displacement / length
187.3
Hull
Hull type
Catamaran Twin Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1992–1997
Units built
41
Designer
Robert K. Johnson
Builder
Island Packet Yachts

Boats like this, on the water

More boats like her, on the water

Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

Prout Ltd. Snowgoose 37 Elite11.28 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA wide-beamed cutter-rigged catamaran from a prolific series with over 500 hulls built for shoal-water cruising
Diesel Bug Strikes, Bolts Snap - What Else Is This Boat Hiding?from The Sailing Brothers
Island Spirit 38011.40 mSame hull family0.7 m longerA Ron Patston-designed fractional sloop catamaran with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited performance
Could I Actually Live Here? (Thailand Test Week 🇹🇭)1:27from Sailing Doodles
Dragonfly 3611.55 mSame hull family0.9 m longerA high-performance trimaran with a 28.12 SA/displacement ratio, offered in both Touring and Performance configurations
DAME AWARD: Here is the cream of the crop in boating equipment news2:16from SEILmagasinet
Leopard 3811.43 mSame hull family0.8 m longerA Morelli and Melvin-designed catamaran with a high sail area-to-displacement ratio for spirited performance
Stuck in Cramped Boat Space for HOURS (YOU WARNED ME)14:47from Huub Vlogs
Seawind 117011.90 mSame hull family1.2 m longerA 2023-launched twin-keel catamaran designed for stable, modern cruising with a balanced 19.64 sail area-to-displacement ratio
VENICE BOAT SHOW 2026 ⛵ the most interesting sailboats at the boat show in the Arsenal23:42from Alfredo Contaldo
Lagoon 38011.55 mSame hull family0.9 m longer
#115 1 year on our catamaran ….the end or not ???? Part 29:50from Catamaran Mistertong

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.

Island Packet 35A 10.77-meter cutter featuring a 45% ballast ratio, engineered for heavy-weather stability and extended offshore rangeIsland Packet 350A 10.57-meter cutter featuring a 1.3-meter draft and a 47% ballast ratio for stable, shallow-water explorationIsland Packet 38A 38-foot cutter with a 1.52-meter draft, balancing a heavy 4535-kilogram ballast for offshore stabilityIsland Packet 37A 37-foot cutter with a 1.37-meter draft, balancing offshore stability with the ability to explore shallow anchoragesIsland Packet 45A 45-foot cutter with a 1.47-meter draft, balancing substantial displacement with shoal-water accessibilityIsland Packet 32A 32-foot cruiser with a 1.32-meter draft, optimized for shallow-water access and offshore stability

Keep asking

The fleet has more to say

Search what's been said about the Island Packet Yachts Cat 35, or ask a specific question — the answer comes back written out, with links to the moments it draws on.

Search the fleet for boats like thisAsk the fleet about the Island Packet Yachts Cat 35

The newsletter

New boats, new stories, from everywhere.

One email from the fleet — boats newly added, videos newly analyzed. No noise.

Report an issue