| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Robert K. Johnson |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1988 |
| No. built | 178 |
| Builder(s) | Island Packet Yachts |
| Role | Cruiser |
| Name | Island Packet 35 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 17,500 lb (7,938 kg) |
| Draft | 4.50 ft (1.37 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | Fiberglass |
| LOA | 35.33 ft (10.77 m) |
| LWL | 30.00 ft (9.14 m) |
| Beam | 12.00 ft (3.66 m) |
| Engine type | Yanmar 35 or 38 hp (26 or 28 kW) diesel engine |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | long keel |
| Ballast | 8,000 lb (3,629 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | keel-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 44.33 ft (13.51 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 17.00 ft (5.18 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 37.50 ft (11.43 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 14.00 ft (4.27 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | Cutter rigged sloop |
| Mainsail area | 262.50 sq ft (24.387 m) |
| Jib/genoa area | 376.81 sq ft (35.007 m) |
| Total sail area | 639.31 sq ft (59.394 m) |
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The Island Packet 35 is an American sailboat that was designed by Robert K. Johnson as a cruiser and first built in 1988.
Production
The design was built by Island Packet Yachts in the United States, with 178 examples completed between 1988 and 1994. It is now out of production.
Design
The Island Packet 35 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with teak wood trim. It has a cutter rig with anodized aluminum spars, a raked stem, a vertical transom, a keel-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed long keel or optional long keel with a centerboard. It displaces 17,500 lb (7,938 kg) and carries 8,000 lb (3,629 kg) of ballast. The design features a platform-type bowsprit.
The keel-equipped version of the boat has a draft of 4.50 ft (1.37 m), while the centerboard-equipped version has a draft of 7.2 ft (2.2 m) with the centerboard extended and 3.7 ft (1.1 m) with it retracted.
The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine of 35 or 38 hp (26 or 28 kW). The fuel tank holds 48 U.S. gallons (180 L; 40 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 90 U.S. gallons (340 L; 75 imp gal).
The galley is located on the starboard side and includes a three-burner gimballed liquid petroleum gas stove and oven, a double sink with pressurized hot and cold water and 12 cu ft (0.34 m) icebox. The head is located forward, just aft of the "V"-berth in the bow. Additional sleeping accommodation is provided by an aft private cabin with a double berth, plus the main saloon settees which convert to a single berth on the starboard side and a double on the port, for a total sleeping space for seven people. A navigation station is located on the port side of the cabin. The interior trim is teak with a holly cabin sole.
Ventilation is provided by two opening ports and an overhead hatch in the aft cabin, a hatch and two opening ports in the bow cabin and a hatch and more opening ports in the main cabin.
The cockpit has pedestal-mounted wheel steering, a coldwater shower and a separate icebox.
The jib and boom-mounted staysail have furling systems, while the mainsail has a single-line reefing system. The mainsail is mid-boom sheeted to the cabin roof and has a mainsheet traveler. There are two mast-mounted halyard winches and two cockpit jib winches. The design features double backstays and an adjustable topping lift.
Operational history
In a review in 2000, yacht designer Robert Perry praised the style of the Island Packet 35 and wrote, "the Island Packet combines contemporary hull design with the forgiveness of a long keel to give the owner an easily handled yacht that takes care of itself with little helm assist. This is what a long keel boat should do."
A 2017 review in the Spinsheet said, "I would characterize this design as a conservative, traditional cruiser that is likely to appeal to sailors more interested in comfort than speed made good to weather. The design has quite high freeboard and a high cabin trunk, but these features are disguised by a beautifully drawn sweeping sheerline and bowsprit, which make the boat look longer and lower than it really is ... For coastal cruising and livability aboard a 35-footer, this model has a lot to offer, and the prices reflect Island Packet’s popularity and reputation for solid construction."
See also
Similar sailboats
- C&C 34/36
- C&C 35
- Cal 35
- Cal 35 Cruise
- Express 35
- Freedom 35
- Goderich 35
- Hughes 36
- Hughes-Columbia 36
- Hunter 35 Legend
- Hunter 35.5 Legend
- Hunter 356
- Landfall 35
- Mirage 35
- Niagara 35
- Southern Cross 35
References
- ^ Browning, Randy (2019). "Island Packet 35 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 4 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- Browning, Randy (2019). "Robert K. Johnson". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 4 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 320-321. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ISBN 0-395-65239-1
- Browning, Randy (2019). "Island Packet Yachts". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 4 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- Perry, Robert (25 August 2000). "Perry Design Review: Island Packet 35". Boats.com. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- "Island Packet 35 Boat Review". Spinsheet. 29 March 2017. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
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