- Length
- 8.08 m
- Beam
- 3.2 m
- Draft
- 1.13 m
- Sail area
- 37.63 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement6
- Length overall
- 8.08 m
- Waterline length
- 7.39 m
- Beam
- 3.2 m
- Draft
- 1.13 m
- Displacement
- 3,629 kg
- Ballast
- 1,361 kg
Sails & rig9
- Rig type
- Cutter
- Sail area
- 37.63 m²
- Mainsail area
- 18.12 m²
- Foresail area
- 19.51 m²
- Foretriangle height (I)
- 10.67 m
- Foretriangle base (J)
- 3.66 m
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 9.14 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 3.96 m
- Forestay length
- 11.28 m
Engine & propulsion3
- Engine power
- 18 hp
- Engine type
- Diesel
- Engine make
- Yanmar
Hull & construction2
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Long keel
Tanks2
- Fuel tank
- 72 L
- Fresh water tank
- 117 L
Production & design4
- Production started
- 1984
- Production ended
- 1992
- Hulls built
- 243
- Designer
- Bob Johnson
Performance ratios6
- Sail area / displacement
- 16.25
- Displacement / length
- 250.44
- Ballast / displacement
- 37.5 %
- Comfort ratio
- 21.65
- Capsize screening
- 2.1
- Hull speed
- 6.6 kn
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Island Packet 271 generation
01
1984–1992