Islander 30 Mk II Sailboats for Sale & Market Overview

The Islander 30 Mk II stands as a pivotal design in the history of California boatbuilding, representing the moment when Islander Yachts moved away from its traditionalist roots toward the modern performance-cruising era. While the original Islander 30 (often called the Mk I) was a product of the Wayfarer Yacht Corp’s internal design team, the Mk II was famously penned by naval architect Robert Perry. Introduced in the early 1970s, the Mk II utilized a completely different hull form, featuring a finer entry and a more modern underbody than its predecessor. It was designed to be a "fast family cruiser," a role it fulfilled so successfully that it remained in production for over a decade, with roughly 500 hulls completed. The boat is often grouped with its smaller sibling, the Islander 28, which Perry also designed, and the larger Islander 36 by Alan Gurney, forming a formidable lineup that dominated the West Coast sailing scene during the fiberglass boom.