Islander 30 Mk II Sailboats for Sale & Market Overview

Hull type

Monohull · fin

Rig

Masthead Sloop

LOA

30' · 9.14 m

Displ.

8,600 lbs · 3,901 kg

First year

1970

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 performancecruising 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.