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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.
The American canal packet boats were typically narrow, about 14 ft (4.3 m), to accommodate canals, but might be 70–90 ft (21–27 m) long. When the Erie Canal opened in New York state in 1825 along the Mohawk River, demand quickly rose for travelers to be accommodated. Canal packet boats included cabin space for up to 60 passengers.
Hake Yachts, also called Seaward Yachts, was an American boat builder based in Carmel, Indiana. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of fiberglass sailboats. [1] [2] [3] The company was founded in 1973 by boat designer Nick Hake, a graduate of the Milwaukee School of Engineering. [1] [2] [4]
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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 ...
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.
This is a list of notable sailboat designers and manufacturers, which are described by an article in English Wikipedia. Sailboat design and manufacturing is done by a number of companies and groups. Notable designers