Island Packet SP Cruiser Sailboats for Sale

Layouts on the Used Market

Owner three-cabin arrangements are the more common on the used market, but both layouts are available, and ex-charter examples are common. The raised-deck saloon doubles as the helm station with swiveling captains chairs, an L-shaped dinette, and a forward raised cockpit with molded table sockets for lounging away from all controls. Below, the galley lies three steps down with a centerline wet counter, the owner’s cabin forward has a walk-around double, and a twin-berth guest cabin aft to starboard shares a single head with an enormous shower stall; more than 300 cubic feet of stowage and 6 feet 6 to 10 inches of headroom are consistent across the model.

Equipment and Common Upgrades

Autopilot, chartplotter, inverter, furling main, air conditioning, solar, bow thruster, electric winches, radar, and lithium batteries are commonly fitted. Often seen are hot water, Starlink, freezer, bimini, dinghy davits, EPIRB, cockpit shower, and AIS. Less commonly seen are watermaker, heating, self-tacking jib, and swim platform. The SP’s standard rig is an in-mast furling main with no traveler and a Hoyt-boom headsail; the optional reacher package creating a solent rig is a frequent owner upgrade rather than a factory default.

What to Inspect

Documented known issues center on the transom and helm separation. The camber of the transom resulted in an offset entry door on protruding gate hinges with sharp edges in a high-traffic boarding area. Because the cabin door lies offset to port, steering and sheeting controls are located far from each other, which is never a good idea in close maneuvering. Beyond those, verify the 12-inch bridgedeck and large scuppers are intact to prevent downflooding, and check the external boarding platform molded into the hull and the two small skegs on the aft underbody for integrity.

Availability and Buyer's Takeaway

These yachts typically appear in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France, and Türkiye. For a shopper, the checklist is short: confirm the three-cabin layout suits your plans, expect commonly fitted electronics and lithium house banks, inspect the transom door hinges and offset helm-to-sheet geometry, and verify the solid hull, Polycore deck fastening, and bridgedeck scuppers before committing.