Award-Winning Offshore Cruiser | Fully Equipped for Bluewater Voyaging

Overview

“Lastochka” is a standout example of the Island Packet 420—Hull #2, originally built for the Annapolis Boat Show and selected as Cruising World’s Best Cruising Yacht in 2000. Extensively and systematically upgraded by her current owners since 2017 for a planned circumnavigation, this vessel is absolutely turn-key and ready for serious ocean passages. She is not a marina queen or a forgotten project—this is a proven, sea-trialed yacht meticulously outfitted with top-tier gear, new systems, and thoughtful enhancements.

Notable Features and Upgrades

Hull & Deck

• Fiberglass holding tank
• 2025 cap rail refinish with Semco; stainless rub rail re-bedded and polished
• Additional cap rail drain channels
• Kato stern arch with integrated davits
• New SS tubular lifelines aft of gates
• Custom canvas covers for cap rails, winches, pedestal, and hatches
• Custom full cockpit enclosure with Makrolon polycarbonate glass

Rigging & Sails

• New (2021) North Sails 3Di Ocean: mainsail (in-mast furling), genoa, and staysail
• Asymmetrical spinnaker on top-down furler with masthead crane extension
• All furlers rebuilt, including in-mast furler
• New standing rigging (1.5 years old) and high-tech running rigging
• Aluminum/carbon whisker pole on mast track
• Folding mast steps
• Deck Hardware
• 9 self-tailing cockpit winches (3 electric; primary are Andersen 52ST)
• 3 mast winches
• Folding helm wheel
• Recently rebuilt Lighthouse 1500 windlass with new motor
• 86 lb Mantus anchor on 275' chain
• Bow thruster with rebuilt motor and new joystick control

Power & Electrical

• 670Ah Victron Super Cycle AGM house bank (1.5 years old), thermally controlled
• 2023 Optima starter battery; charged via Balmar Duo Digital Charger
• 900W solar array + 400W wind generator
• Victron energy network: MPPT controllers, 3000W inverter/charger, Cerbo GX
• Generator: 8kW Fischer Panda (injectors, capacitors, fuel pump rebuilt)
• Reverso oil change system
• All lighting upgraded to LED with red night-sailing mode

Electronics & Navigation

• Garmin 12” chartplotter at helm
• Garmin 800 AIS (Class B+, 5W transmit)
• Garmin radar on self-leveling mount
• Raymarine instruments and autopilot
• Masthead Garmin camera linked to plotter
• Icom SSB and VHF radios

Plumbing & Climate

• Dual VaccuFlush electric freshwater toilets
• Sanitation, exhaust, cockpit drain, and engine heater hoses all replaced
• 2-year-old Spectra Cape Horn Extreme 12V 15 GPH watermaker
• Dual hot water heaters plumbed to engine
• 4-year-old reverse-cycle AC units and AC pump
• Most DC pumps replaced in last 4 years
• Redundant fresh and seawater pump systems

Accommodations

Island Packet’s beamy 14’2” hull and robust volume deliver a liveaboard-friendly layout with exceptional storage and ventilation.

Forward Owner’s Cabin

• Offset double berth with gas-lift storage
• Private head with stall shower and folding acrylic door
• Built-in dresser, vanity, cedar-lined hanging locker, and dressing seat
• Access to a unique forward utility space/chain locker

Aft Guest Stateroom

• Large double berth, hanging locker, and private access to day head

Salon

• Full-length port/starboard settees with storage below and behind
• Bulkhead-mounted fold-out dining table
• Refinished cabin sole and interior woodwork (2021)
• New salon cushions

Navigation Station

• Full-size chart table with swing-out seat and dedicated nav storage
• Recessed electrical panels with spare breakers

Galley

• 3-burner propane stove with oven
• Microwave
• 11 cu. ft. refrigeration with new compressors and evaporator plates (3 yrs)
• Deep drawers, dry lockers, pull-out trash bin, pot & pan stowage
• Dish rack, cutlery drawer, overhead cabinetry

Mechanical Equipment

• Yanmar 4JH3-TE engine (5100 hrs) – recent upgrades:
• New starter, water pumps, turbo, oil cooler, hoses, injectors, valve seals
• 4-blade MaxProp Easy (2021) with line cutter
• Recently rebuilt mechanical Whitlock autopilot drive (upgraded gearbox)
• Automatic fire suppression in engine bay

Additional Systems

• Starlink 12V system
• Custom mattress (master cabin)
• Refinished interior (most woodwork and sole professionally done in 2021)
• Upgraded fore shower stall with dam
• New fiddles on nav table

Spares Inventory

Extensive inventory includes spare pumps (freshwater, sanitation, fuel), injectors, starter, alternator, relays, Spectra and VaccuFlush service kits, capacitors, canvas, and more. This yacht is sufficient to support long-term offshore voyaging.

Also, Veteran Yacht Sales in including a complimentary offshore safety audit from our Chief Safety Officer.