Used Island Packet 485/525 Sailboats for Sale

The Island Packet 485, and its later evolution the 525, represents the definitive flagship of the Bob Johnson era, embodying the "go-anywhere, do-anything" philosophy that defined the Florida builder’s peak years. Launched in the early 2000s, the 485 was designed to provide a level of luxury and stowage typically reserved for much larger custom yachts, while maintaining the manageable handling characteristics required for a couple to operate without professional crew. The model is built upon the foundational "Full Foil Keel," a signature of Island Packet that integrates the ballast into the hull shape to provide a low center of gravity and extreme structural integrity. The transition to the 525 model was not a change in the hull mold itself, but rather an extension of the transom to include an integral, oversized swim platform and additional aft storage, bringing the overall length to 52 feet while retaining the proven underwater profile of the 485.