. Most of our owners are not avid racers, they’re eminently qualified to take their boats anywhere they want to go, but they’re not looking for that last 2 percent of performance you need to race successfully or the two-tenths of a percent you need to win consistently. Year 1981 . My parents bought a house on a canal in North Palm Beach. He wanted to make her into a sleeper IOR rules racer/cruiser. My background helps engineer these boats for these uses, and they are very qualified for their intended purpose, cruising. The design got modified, Ted’s idea. They’re pretty much the same. For example, at McDonnel-Douglas I always made sketches in addition to blueprints of assemblies to help guide workers. (She won the Miami-Key Largo race earlier this year). Some other companies do spray core also, but I don’t know who they are; but there is a company out there that sells a similar process (ours is a home-built process, internally developed). We won’t use it on the hull because it reduces puncture and impact resistance, but it makes for a very stiff, lightweight deck. I did my ninth grade “My Career” report on Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering and wrote letters to Chris-Craft and other companies to find out about careers in the field. ft. Year. It was so unfounded and misinformed, I sued them. is a geographer/cartographer who has been a sailor of the military persuasion (U.S. What’s the price you pay for these cruising virtues? RKJ: More wetted surface, and slightly slower response to the helm. Seller Wants to move on to New Horizons! We do all the glass and woodwork here. You get the Oreo cookie concept of glass, lightweight filler and more glass. That concept (a little history here), in ’74 or ’75 generated the Irwin 10-4 while Chris was Sales Manager at Irwin. People are being sold carbon fiber, they’re being sold epoxy, Kevlar, you name it. A lot of these things get incorporated into the boat during its production cycle. The world is full of products which are beautifully conceived but poorly executed. View Demo. You can’t buy a new Island Packet for under $250,000-$300,000, and there’s a lot of good used ones out there more reasonably priced. LLC Owned Fully Loaded & Turn key with everything you could ask for & more. The model scale is 1/22.5. 1-1 of 1. They’re not just polite, they genuinely enjoy their boats. Chris Petty convinced Ted to build this boat because he initially didn’t want to do it. That didn’t come from an academic think tank, it came from an idea these guys had. First called ISLAND PACKET MKII, an updated version of the ISLAND PACKET (ISLAND PACKET 26 MKI) which, in turn, derived from the BOMBAY EXPRESS 26. I thought long and hard about that because I was good friends with the editors in those days, Bernadette Bernon and Patience Wales of Sail magazine, (both retired now) and still am, but I took the magazine to task, and we resolved the issue and I made my point. THE ISLAND PACKET THE BEAUFORT GAZETTE TUESDAY 2021 THE DAY VICTORIA DIED ARIEL ON FOOD NETWORK Obituaries Daniel Fuchs October 24, 1934 - January 21, 2021 Obituaries OBITUARY INDEX View and place obituaries at islandpacket.com Contact our obituary staff at 843-706-8180 or … Island Packet's popular center cockpit, Gibraltar, Spain, Bob Johnson designed Island Packet 465 with a smart dark blue livery and offered in gleaming good shape. This interview was conducted in his office at the Island Packet facility in Largo, Florida, October 15, 2004. Then came the 40 which became the 42, both of which were of “Miami Vice” TV fame. If you want a hot rod that surfs off the waves and does 15 knots, that comes with a price. You evaluate the design according to the rule. . One fell off a jacknifed trailer at highway speeds and skidded along an Interstate highway and survived with only minor damage. BOW ANCHOR ON BOW PULPIT WITH LEWMAR WINDLASS! Before the rig was finished, my brother and I tested the hull by sailing it downwind with a beach umbrella for a sail. Retroactively, the first two boats became the 26 and 26 Mark II in the fall of ’83. Suggest Improvements Source: sailboatdata.com / CC BY. The keel is part of the hull, molded in one piece, the angle between the hull and keel is actually a radius, not a right angle, reinforced inside with a series of floor timbers (the garboard on a wooden boat, this is a highly stressed part of the hull) and we have double overlaps and local reinforcement there. You need to have some weight aloft for resistance to capsize, galleons used to hoist cannon into the rigging in bad weather and beam seas, so light-weight rigs aren’t necessarily a good thing for cruising although they’re certainly useful for racing. She was a very fast boat. We sold a lot of 31s right off the bat, it must have hit a nerve in the market. Embed this page on your own website … The deep centre cockpit has all control lines feeding into it. I redesigned the interior and rig, left the rudder as is, put in a different centerboard, and introduced it as the Island Packet. Second-hand ISLAND PACKET 26 in Barcelona (Spain). I’ve raced, but I don’t cut the handle off a toothbrush to save weight, but he might. The consumer benefits. Technical data sheet of the second-hand Sailing cruisers for sale. A keel Centerboard version also produced. This was the parent boat for the IP line, the Island Packet 26. I like boats that are fun to sail, and it sails very well. If you have a clogged fuel filter it has to be readily accessible. But in your more conservative cruising boats with a large capacity for stores and fuel, the price you pay for stowage, accommodations and so forth will impact performance but still in a pretty minor way. People want the latest improvements, and we see the need for hidden changes in construction materials and techniques. We gave it a lot of thought and told our spar manufacturer that if there were any problems he would have to replace them, but we’re still doing business with him. Having said that, we’ve had a number of owners who have gone racing. That’s what I love about our industry: there’s always some new, clever idea out there. It was in production for 9 months before Bombay was liquidated. Make Island Packet. Their last boat before they went out of business was the Bombay Express, they built 16 or 17, and some were sold as unfinished boats because they were winding down. That boat was everything I thought a cruising boat should be, but in five years we evolved that boat considerably. Island Packet Yachts 1979 Wild Acres Road Largo, FL 33771 727-535-6431 [email protected], IP Home Port Devoted to Island Packet owners and owner wannabes. RKJ: That’s true, but most buyers would realize that there is a quite a distinct difference between those yachts besides their size. We have roller furling, main and foresails roll right up like window shades. It’s for safety too. It’s like buying a house, it’s a good investment because you can enjoy it everyday, as long as you’re not house-poor and can’t afford a pair of socks. Those are the division points. A lot of it is hydrodynamics and fluid flow. In 1957, when I was in ninth grade, we moved to Florida and one of the first things I did was plan on building a boat. You can’t make incorrect, flip comments like that without consequences. If people like to sail and want to go cruising, Island Packet will be a great boat for them. RKJ: Yes and no. Everything is set up for that and it’s getting easier and easier. Island Packet 26 MK ll for sale - - Stock #GREAT LOOKING BOAT READY TO GO! That’s the art part of naval architecture, the subjectivity of boat design. The 445, which has just been introduced, is similar, but it’s a mid-cockpit boat which alters the entire interior layout. These confused motions reach way below the surface, and a long keel tends to average out and damp these loads in a way a fin keel and a separated rudder cannot. We built and fixed stuff around the house, and I got a hands-on perspective on building and maintaining things. It was an international work group and the numbers that came up already correlated with boats of known good performance. Their payments financed the construction. £28,349 Listed price: US$37,900 Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, United States. They became known for building stout craft with traditional lines and styling, large amounts of living space relative to the size of the vessel, and a comfortable cruising platform as well, on the forefront of what most all of the new designs are offering today. I planned on getting a master’s, and between mechanical engineering, aeronautical engineering, and naval architecture three quarters of the principles are identical. Originally called simply Island Packet and built by Traditional Watercraft, a company founded by Bob Johnson. It was a lot of fun, I wouldn’t take it offshore , but it was trailerable and a good bay boat. Make. It’s microspheres in resin. If Mark Ellis (Nonsuch) were sitting here he might feel differently, and his 26, particularly with the wishbone boom, seemed to work OK, but the 30, in my estimation, was pushing the limits for a variety of reasons. I bought plans from Rudder magazine for a 12-foot catboat, it had hard chines and a V-bottom, and it wasn’t a simple boat to build by any means. Our pricing guesses were spot on, and we sold the first three sight unseen, staged payments, owners never seeing them until they were delivered to their doorsteps. To me, sailing has always been a wonderful escape and release from everyday life and racing, especially if you’re on a keenly campaigned yacht, can sometimes take the fun out of it. Island Packets are well renowned for producin. We developed honeycomb core surfboards, in those days, people were very anxious to use high tech materials in recreational products, and we felt we could increase performance by making surfboards lighter and more durable. It is a Cutter-rigged sloop, with a spooned raked stem, a vertical transom, a keel-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed long keel or optional long keel and centerboard. Basically, I told them they weren’t going to make it, they just weren’t very analytical about running a business; as a chartering outfit they knew what they wanted, but it was too late for them. CANVAS WITH SIDE CURTAINS! Explore Value. A Nimble Take on a Rock Solid Cruiser . The Island Packet 40 was one of the esteemed builder's most popular and desirable models and several have circumnavigated the globe. Some of my exams and courses were related to aircraft, submarines, you name it. We build them both, and we don’t care which you prefer, we have one of each. That’s the art. GOB: In spite of this excellent background, I gather than your earliest job was working in missiles. It’s been a long-term campaign of mine that the magazines be more technically competent, more sensitive to the power of the printed word, and more communicative with the boat building industry, not a self-appointed boat police. All the ballast is in the bottom of the keel — very low and elongated and internal with a low center of gravity. Alden in the ’30s started designing these cat sloops, and Irwin did the 10-4 in the mid 70s. They couldn’t sell enough boats or make money. One was production manager and one was sales manager. View 3646 boats for sale in the United States Advanced Search. Is there a particular reason for this? I wanted a pram, but we lived 50 miles inland in Connecticut and it just wasn’t going to happen when I was 12 or 13 years old. Most people who walk around in an Island Packet are pretty comfortable no matter what compartment they go into because I’m comfortable when I go there. It had an aft cabin with a foldaway door and an articulating chart table, she was a good boat that was both roomy and a good sailer. That’s the engineering part. GOB: I would imagine naval architecture is also broken up into specialties, wouldn’t it be different to design offshore platforms as opposed to, say, oil tankers? On the other hand, your literature lists many different production lines, now discontinued, all with an average build cycle of about five years. He loved boats and I loved working with him. They didn’t go bankrupt, but they had sold out to an investor who passed away, and the business was liquidated. $17,950 . We have rendezvous where we get together, and they’re great! It was founded by two guys who left Irwin: Ross James and Chris Petty. Find Island Packet boats for sale near you, including boat prices, photos, and more. Then you specialize. I would like to thank you very much for your hospitality and your time. But he had the vision to see that some people would learn how and he opened up a new market. At that point, the Beachcomber 25 was becoming a pretty popular boat for them, and they couldn’t produce enough of them. This performance thing has been beaten to death. We want Mom and Pop to be able to go sailing together without needing anyone else. My dad was a machinist and an expert woodworker. GOB: What parts of your boats do you sub out to contractors? I altered the rig, installed a folding mast, and even changed the shape of the hull while I was building it. The 27 eventually wound up with 6-foot 1-inch headroom by increasing the freeboard. I was making a living but knew I had complete knowledge of how to build production boats. I did a lot of small work: rigs, new keel and interior and deck for Watkins, two complete boats for ComPac, and other odd jobs. Originally called simply ISLAND PACKET and built by Traditional Watercraft, a company founded by Bob Johnson. When I was in California making surfboards, Hoyle Schweitzer was the first person to popularize Windsurfers (it was his registered name, he owned that term) and he was able to get past the idea that if surfing is hard, if you put a sail on the board it’s harder still. It was a combination New Haven sailing sharpie and motor launch, I sold it by plans for plywood construction, but there was also a demand for a glass version, so I made the molds and sold 18 boats. Island Packet 26 Mk 1. Island Packet Island Packet: 27 Clear All. We built 16 boats over a year and a half; we were able to estimate the pricing fairly well and sold the boats with classified ads in magazines. I’ll grant you our sizes don’t sound very far apart but from a marketing standpoint they fall into very distinct niches. Our Island Packet 35 was introduced in ’88 or ’89, and I remember being asked back then what would I change on it. After that, I went on my own to become an independent designer/builder. The cost of ownership, especially in that three-year period, is probably as low as anything out there. Condition. Price. Close Map. Wed, Mar. Island Packet. There was a surfer who worked there with me and I had surfed, so he asked me what could a naval architect do to improve surfboards. GOB: You were originally trained at the University of Florida as a mechanical engineer before you specialized in naval architecture and marine engineering at MIT. RKJ: In a phrase, safe cruising boats. It’s been in my genes since I was born. GOB: I imagine that one of the factors you consider in design is accessibility, that is, how easy is it to get to critical points for maintenance and inspection, providing room to maneuver tools and for replacing parts and moving things around. United Kingdom, Lovely condition throughout - this IP440 (new model equivalent is the IP439) combines typical Island Packet build quality with great comfort and easy short handed sailing and great sea keeping -&, Beaulieu, Johnson had purchased the original tooling for the BOMBAY EXPRESS 26. YachtWorld International Ltd, Cams Hall, Cams Hill, Fareham, Hampshire, PO16 8AB, England, Island Packet 40 Virtual Showings Available (1). His motto could have been, “If it won’t break it’s too heavy.” So I got to work on this boat and I like to make models so we sent one to Stevens Tech for tank testing. I love building things, the candy for me is the designing. United States, This yacht has a tremendous amount of living space and enough storage to hold just about everything needed for a circumnavigation. If you were contemplating a trip to Ireland, I would suggest the bigger the boat the better, all other things being equal, size DOES matter. Disclaimer The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. Our motto is “First in cruising.” We improved the cutter rig, employ roller furling on all sails, a Hoyt Boom staysail, and a full keel in profile only, that is, a long fin keel, not a wineglass section. Alert for new Listings. GOB: A final question, one I hesitate to ask but which I would be remiss if I didn’t. They were charterers, not builders, and I helped them out with some manufacturing consulting because they were having some trouble. United States, Aventura is a well maintained, cared for, one owner Island Packet 465. There is an important ergonomic element of getting to things, sleeping in a bed that’s comfortable, room to turn a wrench, and so forth. 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