Island Packet 380 for sale in Oban United Kingdom

The Island Packet 380 has gained a loyal following among blue water cruisers. The clever Island Packet design provides below decks living space akin to that of much larger yacht. At just 39’ and with her cutter rig and self-tacking staysail she is easily managed by a couple of people without the need to leave the cockpit.

With her current owners since 2017 the Island Packet 380 SHUNA has proven to be an ideal boat for extended cruising around the coast of the UK and beyond. Benefitting from recent upgrading her extensive inventory includes:

• Yanmar 4JH 3BE, 55hp marine diesel engine.
• Balmar alternator with MC-612 alternator regulator
• Victron 175w solar panel with Victron Smart Solar MPPT charger controller (2024)
• Dripless sterngland (2019)
• Darglow MaxProp, 3 blade, bronze feathering propeller
• Volvo Penta QL bow thruster
• Raymarine EVO autopilot system with P70 control head and linear drive unit
• Raymarine Axiom Pro HybridTouch chart plotter / radar display with mast mounted Raymarine Quantum radar scanner (2019)
• Raymarine AIS650 class B transceiver
• Raymarine ST60 navigation instruments
• Raymarine RAY53 DSC VHF with CommandMic in cockpit
• GN Espace, 3 burner, oven and grill, gimbal mounted cooker. (2017)
• 230VAC microwave
• Eberspacher Airtronic D4 heating system
• Sanders Sails, fully battened mainsail fitted new 2024
• Sprayhood and cockpit tent replaced by Ratsey Sails in 2017
• Seago ISO Cruiser 4 person cannister liferaft (2023)
• Lodestar LS inflatable dinghy with Suzuki 2.5hp outboard

As with all Island Packets, there are many unique features in her construction which contribute to their reputation as solid and dependable mile-munchers. These features include:-

• CE Certified: All models meet or exceed the highest available independent rating – Category “A” – Ocean.
• Exclusive Full Foil Keel® for unrivalled combination of performance, seakeeping, safety, control and comfort.
• Hull and keel design minimizes fouling and impact damage to keel, rudder and prop.
• One-piece, hand-laminated, solid fibreglass hull and keel resulting in the strongest possible construction.
• Triaxial knitted laminate integration for superior strength and impact resistance.
• Moderate draft allowing for access to wider range of cruising grounds.
• Low, generous tank storage makes for added interior stowage and enhanced stability.
• Full roller furling sail systems with controls leading to cockpit. Hoyt® boom provides improved performance and control.
• Recessed foredeck for on-deck security.
• Patented Sea Safe® anchor rollers and integral bow platform: fully captive, low chafe chain/rode guides, quick anchor deployment and secure stowage.
• PolyClad®3 gelcoat system for superior gloss retention/crack resistance and protection against osmotic blisters — 10 year limited warranty from build.
• PolyCore® deck coring material is decay proof and has strength and rigidity — 10-year limited warranty from build.

Lying afloat on her mooring at Creran Marine, near Oban, Argyll the Island Packet 380 SHUNA is available for viewing by prior appointment.

MANUFACTURER HISTORY:

Bob Johnson’s passion for sailing bloomed at an early age. He was only eight when he bought his own subscription to Yachting magazine and fourteen when he wrote a term paper on his future career as a naval architect. That same year, he lofted his first sailboat on the living room floor, then sailed it down Lake Worth, with his brother holding a garden umbrella for a spinnaker. He was hooked for life.

Even though he became a mechanical engineer, ending up at McDonnell Douglas designing missiles, his heart was still with sailboats. With a master’s degree from MIT in naval architecture, he went to Florida and worked with Irwin Yachts and Endeavor, gradually becoming general manager. But he had a well-engineered dream. He started Island Packet modestly in the mid-seventies by borrowing money to buy the moulds for a 26 footer with a beam of more than 10 feet — a catboat proportion. He was everything at the company — engineer, purchasing agent, production manager and sales staff. Island Packet grew to a peak of two hundred employees in an immaculate, family-owned facility and has developed over the decades one of the most enthusiastic and loyal followings in cruising boat history.

As a dedicated observer, Johnson had seen boats go from full-keel, wineglass-shaped hull forms to the Cal 40 type with a fin-keeled, U-shaped underbody. He was struck by the fact that there had been no thoughtful, logical transition from one extreme to another. He felt that something sensible, seaworthy, and very manageable was missing. He wanted to utilize the best of both extremes by taking a modern U-shaped hull for performance and create a long keel for seaworthiness, not only by stretching the fin keel and making it shallower but by making it an airfoil shape. Instead of the big barn door rudder hung on the aft end of the keel, which generated huge turning radiuses, he separated the two and connected the bottom of the keel to the bottom of what was now a counterbalanced spade rudder. In this way, he maintained the stability and seakeeping quality of a long keel and gained a good shallow draft. Even in case of grounding, his internally ballasted hull would suffer little damage compared to the major repairs necessary for bent keel bolts or torn-out bottoms, which some deep fin keelers might endure.

CONSTRUCTION

RCD Status:

We understand the Island Packet 380 is CE certified Category A (Ocean).

Hull Construction:

Hand laid GRP hull using triaxial glass providing approx. twice strength of conventional woven rovings and five times greater impact resistance.

Hull consolidated using a proprietary pressure-fed application system.

Hull constructed in one piece including keel.

Exclusive Durashield gelcoat system on topsides and internally, offering superior gloss retention and resistance to fading and crazing.

Internal engineered structural grid and structural base unit in Polycore.

Integrally moulded flange to secure deck.

Underwater hull finished in International Cruiser 250 antifouling

Deck & Superstructure Construction:

Moulded GRP deck and superstructure, incorporating self-draining cockpit.

Hand laid Triaxial and biaxial glass consolidated using proprietary pressure-fed application system.

Deck laminate cored with PolyCore; Island Packet’s propriety microsphere a resin matrix, Island packet offering with a 10 year guarantee for rot and delamination on all new hulls.

Moulded diamond non-skid finish on decks, coachroof and cockpit

Teak toe rail capping and coaming tops

Lewmar deck hatches re-glazed (apart from heads) in 2017

Keel:

Traditional full keel.

Island Packet’s proprietary Full Foil Keel technology, encapsulates the keel.

Cast lead sections are lowered into the matching cavities and laminated overusing triaxial GRP laminate.

Rudder:

Full depth, semi-balanced pintle supported rudder.

Rudder constructed of uni-directional and bi-axial epoxy glass laminate.

Rudder moulding consolidated under vacuum and post-cured at elevated temperatures.

MACHINERY

Engine & gearbox:

Yanmar 4JH 3BE marine diesel engine.

55hp

4 cylinder, turbo charged, indirectly cooled

Mechanical reversing marine gearbox

Racor primary fuel filter

Single lever morse control at pedestal

Engine dash panel mounted in cockpit with RPM, Temp and Oil pressure gauges.

Maintenance & Performance: 

Engine last serviced autumn 2023 (serviced annually regardless of use during current ownership)

Engine running hours 2,884hrs, August 2024

Cruising speed 5.5kts

Propulsion & Steering:

Stainless steel propshaft

Dripless sterngland (2019)

Darglow MaxProp, 3 blade, bronze feathering propeller

Ambassador rope cutter

Pedestal wheel steering

Whitlock rod linkage system

Emergency tiller – stowing within cockpit locker

Bow Thruster:

Volvo Penta QL bowthruster

Tunnel mounted thruster

Joystick controller mounted on pedestal

Autopilot:

Raymarine P70 control head mounted in cockpit coaming side

Raymarine EV1 course computer

Raymarine linear drive system

ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS

Voltage systems:

12VDC onboard power system

230VAC shore power / generator system

Shore Power:

Single 16 amp connection

Extension lead to connect to shore supply

RCD protected system

Voltmeter on panel

Polarity indicator

Galvanic isolator installed

Ring main with UK 3 pin sockets, immersion heater and battery charger

Battery Banks:

Domestic Batteries – 4x 12VDC, Numax, 95Ah batteries (2022)

Engine Battery – 1x 12VDC (2020)

Bow Thurster Battery – 1x 12VDC (2018)

Alternator:

Single engine mounted Balmar alternator

Balmar MC-612 alternator regulator

Solar Panel:

Victron Energy 175w panel mounted across davits (2024)

Victron Smart Solar MPPT 75/15 charger controller with Bluetooth connectivity (2024)

Battery Monitor:

Merlin SmartGuage display

General:

12V charging sockets in saloon, cockpit and forward cabin

PLUMBING

Fresh Water:

Fully pressurised hot and cold water system

Mixer tap in galley

Mixer tap and dedicated shower fitting in heads

Manually pumped fresh water tap in galley

Filtered water drinking tap from pressurised supply at galley sink

Vanity unit in aft cabin with wash hand basin

Deck shower in cockpit

Hot water from calorifier heated from engine or immersion heater

Bilge Pumps:

Manual bilge pump

Electric bilge pump – auto and manual switch

TANKAGE

Fuel:

Single diesel tank

Alloy construction

Approximate capacity 320ltrs

Fresh Water:

Single fresh water tank.

Alloy construction

Approximate capacity 640ltrs

Holding Tank:

Single holding tank

Approximate capacity 140ltrs

Macerator pump to discharge overboard

Deck suction outlet

Tank Monitoring:

Gauges for Water and Diesel tanks at chart table

NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT

On Deck:

Depth – Raymarine ST60

Log/Speed – Raymarine ST60

Wind – Raymarine ST60

Plotter / Radar – Raymarine Axiom Pro HybridTouch display (2019)

Radar Scanner – Raymarine Quantum radar scanner, mast mounted (2019)

Magnetic Compass

Below Decks:

Repeater – Raymarine ST60 Multi display

GPS – Raymarine RN300

Communications Equipment:

DSC VHF – Raymarine RAY53 mounted at chart table with CommandMic in cockpit

AIS – Raymarine AIS650 class B transceiver

Navtex – ICS NAV6 display – not currently operational

DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT

Galley:

Galley Stove – GN Espace, 3 burner, oven and grill, gimbal mounted. (2017)

Microwave – Origo 230VAC

Fridge/Freezer – Top loading unit with Frigoboat compressor

Double stainless steel sink

Manual and pressurised water taps

Filter drinking water supply

Heads:

Jabsco manual marine toilet, discharging to holding tank or directly overboard

Wash hand basin

Pressurised hot and cold water tap

Shower stall

Heating and Ventilation:

Eberspacher Airtronic D4 diesel fired, blown air heating system

Thermostatic cabin controller

Outlets in all cabins and saloon

Lighting:

Overhead lighting in saloon

Cabin side lighting throughout

Reading lights over bunks in cabins

Entertainment:

Sony Radio/CD/USB/Aux head unit

Speakers in cockpit and saloon

ACCOMMODATION

Summary of Accommodation:

Double master cabin forward with Jack’N’Jill en-suite heads access

Large heads compartment

Saloon with 2/3 occassional berths

Nav Station

Galley

Double aft cabin

Accommodation Finish:

Joinery work of teak, finished with a satin varnish.

Moulded, cream headlining with varnished teak trims and grabrails.

Cream Ultra leather HP upholstery in saloon.

Cream patterned cushions on cabin bunks

Lee cloths for both saloon bunks

Moulded GRP non-slip patterned sole in way of galley and in both heads.

Traditional teak and holly soleboards in saloon and cabins.

Lockers fitted with louvred doors for ventilation.

Fitted carpets to finish soles in cabins and saloon

Description of Accommodation from Forward:

Forward Cabin:

Double forward cabin with bunk located centrally forward.

Steps up to bunk port and starboard aft.

Shelf running the length of the bunk along the hull side outboard.

Corner locker unit to port, aft of bunk with two opening lockers and countertop above

Locker unit aft of bunk to starboard with two opening lockers forward and hanging locker aft, counter top above.

Aft end of bunk lifting to access bin type locker

Sliding drawers beneath bin locker.

Large volume bunk locker under forward end of bunk

Access to chain locker forward.

Heads:

Large heads compartment to port at forward end of saloon.

Manual marine toilet, inboard facing, mounted outboard aft.

Counter forward inset wash hand basin outboard forward.

Vanity unit and storage locker outboard and below counter top.

Hardwood slatted seat folding down over toilet to form shower seat

Pull out shower stall

Shower tray drains to sump, pumped overboard by electric pump

Two large mirrors mounted on bulkheads

Saloon:

Bench settee to starboard with hanging locker at forward end.

Countertop outboard above seat back with bookshelves and doored lockers outboard.

Lockers outboard of settee backs with bin lockers beneath settee bases.

Saloon table mounted on bulkhead, folding down with drop leaf to create full-width table.

Glass storage locker within saloon table folding unit on bulkhead.

J-shaped settee to port, converting to double berth with infill section

Lee cloths can be fitted to both port and starboard settees

Countertop outboard above seat back with book shelves and doored lockers outboard.

Lockers outboard of settee backs, batteries, fresh water pump and pressure vessel and hot water tank located in lockers beneath settee

Chart storage drawer beneath middle section of settee

Nav Station:

Located at aft end of saloon on port side.

Aft facing chart table with navigator sitting on aft end of port saloon settee

Ships switch panel outboard of table

Navigation and communication equipment mounted above table.

Galley:

U-shaped galley

Double stainless steel sink forward

Below worktop, top access rubbish bin.

Microwave built into locker above worktop outboard.

Gimbal mounted galley cooker outboard

L-shaped galley worktop aft with top loading fridge/freezer below

Selection of lockers and crockery storage outboard of worktop

Selection of locker beneath worktop

Cool larder lockers beneath galley sole

Aft Cabin:

Double cabin accessed from port side of companionway

Thwartships double bunk aft extending beneath cockpit sole

Shelve running along bunk top outboard aft

Standing room forward of bunk

Storage unit forward outboard with selection of lockers beneath and hanging locker forward

Concealed vanity unit in storage locker with fold up top revealing wash hand basin and mixer tap.

Two large bin lockers beneath bunk base.

Bilge space storage locker accessed beneath aft cabin sole

DECK EQUIPMENT

Rig:

Silver anodised alloy mast and spars

Keel stepped, single spreader, masthead cutter rigged sloop.

Stainless steel standing rigging with chromed bronze rigging screws, fully replaced 2014

Harken roller reefing system on forestay for Yankee

Harken roller reefing system on cutter stay for Staysail

Self-tacking staysail on boom.

Fully-battened, slab reefing mainsail

Block and tackle kicker

Mid-boom mainsheet system mounted on coachroof

Spinlock clutches of halyards mounted on mast.

Spinlock clutches for lines lead aft to mast

Lazyjacks

Winches:

Primary Winches – 2x Lewmar 48, two-speed, self-tailing

Secondary Winches – 2x Lewmar 16, two-speed, self-tailing

Cockpit Halyard Winches – 2x Lewmar 30, two-speed, self-tailing

Mast Mounted Winches – 1x Lewmar 24, two-speed.

Sails:

Mainsail – White dacron, fully, battened, slab reefing. Sanders Sails 2024

Yankee – White dacron, roller reefing. Airforce Sails

Staysail – White dacron, roller reefing, self-tacking, fitted on Hoyt boom. Airforce Sails

Cruising Chute – Fitted with snuffer. Sanders Sails

Canvas Work:

Mainsail Cover – Stackpack type cover with lazyjacks

Sprayhood – Stainless steel grab handles mounted external to hood on frame to port and starboard. Ratsey Sails (2017)

Full cockpit tent – Ratsey Sails (2017)

Pedestal cover

Washboard sun cover

Fitted cockpit cushions

Anchoring & Mooring:

Bower Anchor – 25kg Rocna anchor on 70m chain rode

Spare Anchor Rode – 10m of chain spliced to 60m of Octoplait anchor warp

Electric Windlass – Simpson Lawrence vertical windlass with foot button controls on foredeck and secondary control station on pedestal

Mooring warps – Selection

Fender – Selection

Tender:

Dinghy – Lodestar LS inflatable dinghy

Outboard – Suzuki 2.5hp, 4-stroke

Davits:

Stainless steel tubular type davits

Solar panel mounted above davits, spanning full width

General:

Stainless steel pulpit rail, extending forward around bow sprit

Deck mounted stainless steel stanchions with double tier stainless steel guardwires

Stainless steel pushpit rail with G&T seats on quarters

Guardwire gates port and starboard

Transom gate with fold down swimming ladder

Double bow rollers on bow sprit, anchor self stowing to starboard roller

Stainless steel cap rail mounted mooring cleats forward, midships and aft

Stainless steel grabrail running length of coachroof outboard port and starboard

Stainless steel fender baskets mounted outboard of pulpit rail to port and starboard

3x dorade ventilators on coachroof with stainless steel guards

Primary and secondary winches mounted on cockpit coamings

Bench seating in cockpit port and starboard

Helmsmans seat aft of pedestal with backrest cushion

Double folding leaf cockpit table mounted on pedestal forward

Large cockpit locker under port and starboard seats.

Outboard storage bracket to starboard

Liferaft mounted on cradle to port

SAFTEY EQUIPMENT:

General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as liferafts, Epirbs, fire extinguishers and flares etc. are usually personal to the current owner(s) and if being left on-board as part of the sale of a used vessel may require routine servicing, replacement, or changing to meet a new owners specific needs.

Navigation Lights:

Masthead Tricolour and anchor light

Low level anchor light

Combined mast mounted steaming light and deck light

Low level navigation lights

Flood light aft

Life saving:

Liferaft – Seago ISO Cruiser 4 person cannister raft (purchased new 2023), next service due 2026. Mounted in cradle

EPIRB – McMurdo SmartFind 406Hz GPS

Danbuoy – Jon Buoy inflatable danbuoy

Horseshoe Lifebuoy

Webbing Jackstays

DISCLAIMER

In this case we are acting as brokers only.

The Owner is not selling in the course of a business. whilst every care has been taken in their preparation , the correctness of these particulars is not guaranteed. The Purchaser is strongly advised to check the particulars and where appropriate at their expense to employ a qualified Marine Surveyor to carry out a survey and/or to have an engine trial conducted which if conducted by us shall not imply any liability for such engine on our part.

This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice

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. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.