Mr. Greenwood was fascinated by a photograph of Island Packed 27 moored in Owasi Bay. This boat reminded Mr. Greenwood a famous Captain Joshua Slocum's Spray.
Island Packet 27 moored in Owashi Bay
Captain Joshua Slocum's Spray
He contacted builder's web site in Florida and found out that it is a long keel boat. Unfortunately, production of this model was suspended in 1992.
Similar design boat, Pacific Pacific Seacraft Dana 24 made in California was also stopped production. British boat Cornish Crabber is still sold.
Pacific Seacraft Dana 24
Cornish Crabber 24 has authentic appearance and has a top sail guff cutter.
Cornish Crabber 24
Cornish Crabber 24
Those long keel boat is heavy and slow but suitable for off shore sailing. For coastal sailing, light and high speed boat having fin or wing keel is more appropriate.
Specification of those boats are summarized in the following table.
Dimensions of Spray is LOA:36'9" and Beam:14'2".
| Name | Island Packet 27 | Cornish Crabber 24 | Pacific Seacraft Dana 24 |
| LOA (INCLUDING BOWSPRIT) | 30' 0" (9.15m) | 29'6"(8.99m) | 27' 3" (8.31 m) |
| Length Over Deck(LOD) | 26'6"(8.13m) | 24 '6 " (7.46 m ) | 24' 2" (7.37 m) |
| LWL | 24' 3" (7.4m) | 20'9"(6.32m) | 21' 5" (6.53 m) |
| Beam | 10' 6" (3.2m) | 8'6 "( 2.59 m ) | 8' 7" (2.62 m) |
| Draft | 3' 8" (1.12m) | 3' 6 "( 1.07 m ) | 3' 10" (1.17 m ) |
| Mast Abo. DWL | 38'6" (11.74m) | na | 37' 4" (11.4 m) |
| Displacement | 8,000 lbs. (3,360kg) | 7,265 lbs. ( 3,550 kg ) | 8,0001b (3,629 kg) |
| Ballast | 3,000 lbs. (1364 kg) | na | 3,200 lb. (1,452 kg ) |
| Ballast/Displacement | 40.5% | na | 40.0% |
| (LOA+LWL)/(2 x Displacement 1/3) (m / ton1/3) | 5.52 | 5.02 | 4.83 |
| Sail Area | 404 sq.ft. (37.6 sq.m) | 386 sq.ft,(35.8 sq.m) Bermuda sloop | 358 sq. ft (33.26 sqm) |
| Sail Area/Displacement2/3 (m2 / ton2/3) | 16.76 | 15.38 | 14.08 |
| Auxiliary Power | 15/18ps | Yanmar1GM 10ps or 2GM20 18ps option | Yanmar 2GM20F 18ps |
| Power/Displacement2/3 (ps/ton2/3) | 8.02(18ps) | 8.12 | 7.62 |
| Fuel | 19gal. US (71.8 ltr) | 60 ltr | 18 gals (68 ltrs). |
| Water | 31gal. US (117 ltr) | 100 ltr | 40 gals (151 ltrs) |
| Headroom | 6' 4" (1.93m) | Standing room in the cabin | 6'1" (1.85 m) |
| Cabins/Berths | 2/5 | 1/3, 4 or 5 berths | 1/4 |
| Builder | Island Packet Yachats, Florida | Cornish Crabbers Ltd. (UK) | Pacific Seacraft, Corp. Fullerton, CA |
| Designer | Bob Johnson, N. A. | Roger Dongray | na |
| Price w/o option | 72,450US$ FOB | 9,322,000 yen CIF Japan optional engine and tax | na |
| Keel | full length | full length | full length |
| Sail | Bermuda cutter | topsail gaff cutter or Bermuda sloop | Bermuda cutter |
| Roller furling jib | yes | yes | yes |
| Main sail furling method | no | no | no |
| Sail included in price | Main & Working Jib. Stay sail is optional | Main, Inner Jib and Jib. | Main & Working Jib |
| Rigid boom bang | no | no | no |
| Folding propeller | no (3 solid blade) | no (3 solid blade) | no (3 solid blade) |
| Spin pole | no | no | no |
| Bilge pump | electric and manual | manual | electric and manual |
| Head | manual | manual | manual |
| Auto helm | no | yes | no |
| DC Refrigerator | no | no | na |
| Air condition | no | no | no |
| Home Page | sailnet.com | britanniaboats.com | pacificseacraft.com |
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