The only true Blue Water yacht production made today!!!! Maybe not the fancy boat but it's the true Over Engineered traditional All American made product....built to last and get you A to B and the Z.
Great explanation! IPY seems so much more thought out versus any other production boat in its class. Can certainly hear the care and love of his product in Darrell's voice.
@@stephengreen2898 Darrell and his wife purchased IPY around 2017, if memory serves. They have managed to take Bob Johnson's design and forward its evolution with modern upgrades, materials, and construction. Wonderful folks. I have spoken with Darrell myself many times over the years as I work towards making my IPY dream come true. Darrell and Leslie are the heart and sould of today's IPY, no question.
I don't own an Island Packet boat, but I do own a full keel boat. I chose it for its sea kindness as my wife and I are going to be in our 60's when we start cruising. I really am torn over the slow full keel boats vs the fast modern flat hull designs, but at the end of the day, I couldn't risk scaring the hell out of my wife on a bad passage with a modern hull pounding hard. There's also the piece of mind of not having a bolt on keel and spade rudder that can be somewhat easily damaged if you run into something. "There are two types of sailors, those who have run around and those who are going to run aground." I feel a bit stupid having a full keel boats when there are far superior hull shapes available. When I sail out in Galveston bay, the racer/cruisers will basically go flying past me, but they're also bouncing up and down getting covered with spray while I'm barely even feeling the waves... While there IS safety in speed, I'll just have to content myself with not being in a hurry. I've never sailed an Island Packet, but I toured a few of their boats. They seem to be superbly built. I felt like I was in a very "tight" and solidly built boat.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but the "modified full keel" described here with such great ardor has been around at least 100 years. I mean, how long ago did the Clipper ships stop being a thing? And when did Olin Stephens start his naval engineering career? (1930's) In addition, an internal poured keel does not get its lead quite as low as a bolt on, which is how a majority of sailboats are outfitted. For good reason. So Hooray! for Island Packet Designs and Bob somebody and his sea kindly designs, but c'mon ,man.
Love this style of video. Talking about the design. Thanks! 💙⚓️
The only true Blue Water yacht production made today!!!! Maybe not the fancy boat but it's the true Over Engineered traditional All American made product....built to last and get you A to B and the Z.
Looking forward to own this boat soon!
Great explanation! IPY seems so much more thought out versus any other production boat in its class. Can certainly hear the care and love of his product in Darrell's voice.
Whose product is “his?”
@@stephengreen2898 Darrell and his wife purchased IPY around 2017, if memory serves. They have managed to take Bob Johnson's design and forward its evolution with modern upgrades, materials, and construction. Wonderful folks. I have spoken with Darrell myself many times over the years as I work towards making my IPY dream come true. Darrell and Leslie are the heart and sould of today's IPY, no question.
I don't own an Island Packet boat, but I do own a full keel boat. I chose it for its sea kindness as my wife and I are going to be in our 60's when we start cruising. I really am torn over the slow full keel boats vs the fast modern flat hull designs, but at the end of the day, I couldn't risk scaring the hell out of my wife on a bad passage with a modern hull pounding hard. There's also the piece of mind of not having a bolt on keel and spade rudder that can be somewhat easily damaged if you run into something. "There are two types of sailors, those who have run around and those who are going to run aground." I feel a bit stupid having a full keel boats when there are far superior hull shapes available. When I sail out in Galveston bay, the racer/cruisers will basically go flying past me, but they're also bouncing up and down getting covered with spray while I'm barely even feeling the waves... While there IS safety in speed, I'll just have to content myself with not being in a hurry.
I've never sailed an Island Packet, but I toured a few of their boats. They seem to be superbly built. I felt like I was in a very "tight" and solidly built boat.
Great video! I am so anxious to see the latest on the Motor Sailor! Thank you for all you do!
Correct me if I'm wrong, but the "modified full keel" described here with such great ardor has been around at least 100 years. I mean, how long ago did the Clipper ships stop being a thing? And when did Olin Stephens start his naval engineering career? (1930's) In addition, an internal poured keel does not get its lead quite as low as a bolt on, which is how a majority of sailboats are outfitted. For good reason. So Hooray! for Island Packet Designs and Bob somebody and his sea kindly designs, but c'mon ,man.
IPY, Enough said.