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Island Packet Yachts is an American builder of blue-water cruising sailing and motor yachts, based out of Largo, Florida.The incorporated name for the company is Traditional Watercraft, Inc. Production facilities are located on five acres of ground with 52,000 square feet (4,800 m 2) of covered manufacturing space in central Pinellas County.
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." [5]
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 8,000 lb (3,629 kg) and ...
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The Island Packet 29 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with teak and holly wood trim. It has a cutter rig or an optional masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a vertical transom, a keel-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel with rack and pinion steering and a fixed long keel or optional fixed long keel with a centerboard ...
The Island Packet has won the President’s Cup for being the outstanding mid-sized daily newspaper in the South Carolina Press Association awards for the firth year in a row.
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The boat has a draft of 6.00 ft (1.83 m) with the keel extended and 1.25 ft (0.38 m) with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water or ground transportation on a trailer. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering, but a Yanmar inboard diesel engine was a factory option.