Award-Winning Offshore Cruiser -Fully Equipped for Bluewater Voyaging!
Exclusively offered by Veteran Yacht Sales, this vessel represents an excellent opportunity to acquire a well-equipped cruising yacht.
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. 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 furhlers 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 behindBulkhead-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 perfect for long-term offshore voyaging.
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