| Island Packet 27 | |
| Designer: | Robert K. Johnson |
| Location: | United States |
| Year: | 1984 |
| No Built: | 243 |
| Brand: | Island Packet |
| Builder: | Island Packet Yachts |
| Role: | Cruiser |
| Draft: | 3.7feet |
| Air Draft: | 38.5m (126.3feet) |
| Displacement: | 80000NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | Monohull |
| Construction: | Fiberglass |
| Loa: | 30feet |
| Loh: | 26.5feet |
| Lwl: | 24.25feet |
| Beam: | 10.5feet |
| Hull Weight: | 8000kg (18,000lb) |
| Engine: | Yanmar 180NaN0 diesel engine |
| Keel Type: | long keel |
| Ballast: | 30000NaN0 |
| Rudder Type: | spade rudder |
| Rig Type: | Cutter rig |
| I: | 35feet |
| J: | 12feet |
| P: | 30feet |
| E: | 13feet |
| Sailplan: | Cutter-rigged sloop |
| Sailarea Main: | 195square feet |
| Sailarea Headsail: | 210square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 405square feet |
The Island Packet 27 is an American sailboat that was designed by Robert K. Johnson as a cruiser and first built in 1984.[1] [2] [3]
The design was built by Island Packet Yachts in the United States between 1984 and 1992. A total of 243 examples were completed, but it is now out of production.[1] [3] [4]
The Island Packet 27 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with teak wood trim and a teak and holly cabin sole. It is a Cutter-rigged sloop; with a spooned raked stem; a vertical transom; a spade rudder with wheel steering and a fixed long keel or optional long keel and centerboard. It displaces 80000NaN0 and carries 30000NaN0 of ballast.[1] [3] [5]
The keel-equipped version of the boat has a draft of 3.7feet, while the centerboard-equipped version has a draft of 6feet with the centerboard extended and 2.67feet with it retracted.[1]
The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine of 180NaN0. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .[1]
The mainsheet traveler is a curved track over the companionway, rigged for mid-boom sheeting. The cockpit features two jib sheet winches and one main sheet winch. The cockpit has room for six adults. There is a bowsprit with an anchor roller.[3]
The galley is located on the port side of the boat and includes a two-burner alcohol-fired stove, an icebox and a sink with optional pressure water supply. The head is located just aft of the "V"-berth, on the starboard side. Sleeping accommodations consist of the "V"-berth forward, a cabin settee which converts to a double berth and a single pilot berth to starboard. The cabin table folds up against the bulkhead.[3]
Cabin ventilation consists of nine opening ports and 2 hatches.
In a review, Richard Sherwood wrote of the design, "The keel model is standard, the centerboard version available at additional cost. The Packet is a cruiser, not intended for racing. The broad beam gives an unusually spacious interior."[3]
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