Island Packet 31
Cutter · Long Keel · 1983–1989
A 10.46-metre cutter with a shallow 1.22-metre draft, engineered for stable, long-distance cruising in shoal waters
Designed by Robert K. Johnson.
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- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Long Keel
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The Island Packet 31, on the water
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Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 22 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.
2.07 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.
230 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.
17.2 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.
41% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.
A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.
- Draws less than ~83% of boats her size on file
- Beamier than ~78% of boats her size on file
Compared with 429 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
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