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Island Packet Estero 36

Fractional Sloop · Long Keel · First built 2009

A fractional sloop with a 1.22-meter draft, offering a stable 31.1 comfort ratio for shallow-water exploration

Designed by Robert K. Johnson.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long Keel

See her sail

The Island Packet Estero 36, on the water

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

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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 31 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 31
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.86
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 271
EasygoingPowered-up

16.1 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 16.1
TenderStiff

39% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 39%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

  • Draws less than ~87% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~86% of boats her size on file

Compared with 426 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Island Packet Estero 36, 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 ESTERO 36 is a fractional sloop designed by Robert K. Johnson and built by Island Packet Yachts from 2009 to the present. This long-keel sailboat measures 11.1 meters LOA, with a 3.8-meter beam, 1.2-meter draft, and a lightship displacement of 8527 kg. Its design emphasizes a comfort ratio of 31.1 and a sail area-to-displacement ratio of 16.1.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

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The record

Full specifications

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

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
38.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.1
Displacement / length
270.6
Comfort ratio
31.1
Capsize screening
1.86
Hull speed
7.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1384
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2009
Designer
Robert K. Johnson
Builder
Island Packet Yachts

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The family

Boats like this

Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.

Island Packet 349A Robert K. Johnson-designed cruiser featuring a shoal-draft long keel and a versatile Solent rigIsland Packet 37A 37-foot cutter with a 1.37-meter draft, balancing offshore stability with the ability to explore shallow anchoragesIsland Packet 32A 32-foot cruiser with a 1.32-metre draft, optimized for shallow-water access and offshore stabilityIsland Packet 38A 38-foot cutter with a 1.52-metre draft, balancing a heavy 4535-kilogram ballast for offshore stabilityIsland Packet 40A 12.19-meter cutter featuring a 1.42-meter draft that balances offshore stability with shoal-water accessibility

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