The newest model from this longtime Florida builder is an attractive well-built option for a cruising couple with longterm liveaboard and voyaging plans. This, among many other reasons, is why the Island Packet 439 won the Best Full-Size Cruiser in Cruising World’s 2021 Boat of the Year Awards.
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