42 Motor Sailer

Design

Designer

Island Packet Design Team

Summary

Best Suited For

• Liveaboard

  From the published figures: LOA 12.93 m · 3 cabins · fresh water 492 L

Tags are derived from certified class, length, sail area, accommodation and tankage using the criteria described on the Sources page; an editor may add or remove one.

Sailing Ratios

Classic yacht-design ratios worked out from the builder's published figures, each shown against the bands designers read it by.

Most builders publish a light displacement. The ratios were defined on a loaded boat, so every boat here reads a little lighter than a surveyor's figure would — all alike, which keeps them comparable.

Tanks

What the builder publishes about how fast, how strong and how much the boat carries.

Dimensions

LOA

42.4 ft (12.93 m)

Hull length

—

LWL

34.7 ft (10.59 m)

Beam

12.8 ft (3.89 m)

Draft (min)

3.7 ft (1.12 m)

Draft (max)

—

Air draft

—

Displacement

23,001 lb (10,433 kg)

Ballast

5,501 lb (2,495 kg)

Cabins

3

Heads

—

Berths

6

Sail Plan

Main sail

—

Jib

—

Genoa

—

Sail area

—

Downwind sail area

—

Rig type

Solent rig

Engine and Tanks

Engine

110 hp (Yanmar)

Engine count

1

Engine manufacturer

Yanmar

Propulsion type

—

Fuel capacity

320 gal (1,211 L)

Fresh water capacity

130 gal (492 L)

Black water capacity

50 gal (189 L)

Construction

Mast material

—

Hull material

GRP (hand-laminated, pressure-fed infusion)

Deck material

—

Keel type

—

Rudder type

—

Steering wheels

—

Builder's Own Figures

Beam

12' 9"

Mast height

55' 0"

Engine

Yanmar 110 hp diesel

Draft

3' 8"

Waterline length

34' 9"

STIX

39

Ballast

5,500 lbs

Sail area/displacement

14.5%

Displacement/length ratio

245

Sail Area

733 sq. ft

Designer

The Island Packet Design Team

Cabins / berths

3/6

LOA

42' 5"

Ballast/displacement

22%

Headroom

6' 6"

Displacement basis

displacement, as printed (23,000 lbs)

Fuel capacity as printed

320 gal

Water capacity as printed

130 gal

Holding tank capacity as printed

50 gal

Layouts & Drawings

1 drawing from the builder's page: general arrangement, sail plan, profile.

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  42 — Island Packet Yachts

About Island Packet Yachts

Semi-custom

Florida builder of full-keel bluewater cruising sailboats, founded in 1979 by naval architect Bob Johnson — the IP 349, IP 439, new IP 459 and 42 Motor Sailer, with an IP 359 announced, from 11.7 to 14.3 metres, designed and built in Largo, Florida.

Island Packet began in 1979 with the vision of naval architect Bob Johnson, who started modestly by building a 27-footer but had big dreams, and built the company into an industry powerhouse focused on quality and safety as well as comfort and livability. The exclusive Full Foil Keel he developed became the yard's benchmark of stability, seaworthiness and performance, and Island Packet says it has built more than 2,500 yachts, with active owners' groups and regional rendezvous every year. In January 2017 Darrell and Leslie Allen, who had been the Island Packet dealers in San Diego for more than 25 years, took ownership and the company became Island Packet and Seaward Yachts. They consolidated two facilities into one, started with 13 employees and grew to more than 50, many of them returning craftsmen, and set out to build the 'Next Generation' Island Packet. The IP 349 was named Cruising World's 2019 Domestic Boat of the Year and the IP 439 its 2021 Best Full-Size Cruiser. The company now says it is no longer a production boat builder: it does not build hundreds of boats a year, its master craftsmen treat each yacht as a custom piece, and its boats are designed and built in Largo, Florida.

The Island Packet Yachts Range

Every model Island Packet Yachts publishes, by length — where this one sits in the range.

1. IP 43947 ft
2. IP 45947 ft
3. 42 Motor Sailer· this model42.4 ft
4. IP 35939 ft
5. IP 34938.3 ft

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