Islander 55
Masthead Sloop · Keel/centreboard · First built 1968
A rare Bruce King-designed masthead sloop with a deep-draft keel and centreboard, later produced as the Tradewinds 55
Designed by Bruce King, built by Wayfarer Yacht Corp.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Keel/Cbrd.
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
Her heavy displacement on a narrow beam gives 42 — a heavy, notably soft motion offshore.
At 1.67 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.
364 — very heavy for her waterline, a serious load-carrying cruiser.
16.8 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.
16% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.
Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.
- Draws more than ~79% of boats her size on file
Compared with 152 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
The record
Full specifications
The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.
Boats like this, on the water
Nobody has filmed this one — but these are close.
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.
The family
Boats like this
Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.
Keep looking
Nothing filmed of this one yet
Two ways to keep looking — both search what the fleet has actually recorded.
The newsletter
New boats, new stories. Every week, everywhere.
One email from the fleet — boats newly added, videos newly analysed. No noise.