Pearson sailboat review

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Jump to navigation. The first night we were hit by a storm and the wind blew 18 to 20 true for the next 36 hours. It was unsettling at first light to look behind and see foot swells, but the crew and boat had come through the night in great shape. No one was sick and we just settled back and enjoyed the ride. Except for an occasional sea trial that was my last Pearson 35 sailing experience, but 20 years later the trip remains one of my more memorable sails. The first Pearson 35 was built in and the model remained in production, nearly unchanged, until As a testament to its popularity, this year production run was the longest of any Pearson model built, surpassing the venerable Pearson 30 by four years.

Pearson sailboat review

The Pearson 32 was launched in , 20 years after the first Carl Alberg-designed Pearson Triton captured market interest at the New York Boat Show and promoted sailing as a middle-income activity. By the end of the first decade of production, the company had evolved into the dominant East Coast production-sailboat builder, and was bought out by aerospace giant Grumman. During these formative years, a new genre of sailboat was spawned, and each of the founders of the fledgling Pearson Co. Before each went his own way, the original Pearson crew successfully turned a garage-based boatbuilding dream into a reality that spawned a dynasty. Phase 2 of the Pearson plan came with a new owner, new designer, and new line of boats. Grumman, well capitalized from its military aircraft successes, leaped into the fray with a thick checkbook and considerable manufacturing know-how. He ended the Alberg era of full-keel, long-overhang sloops in favor of the fin keel, skeg, or spade rudder, and split underbody that he felt improved performance. With a clear understanding of coastal weather conditions, inshore estuaries, and the cruiser-club racer mindset of potential buyers, Shaw began a campaign of designing boats of plus feet that met the needs of local sailors. They belonged to yacht clubs with Wednesday night race series, and they wanted sailboats that could be raced and cruised without much fuss. The Pearson 32 embraced all of these goals, and delivered on the challenge. Its waterline footprint was wider and longer than boats of the Alberg-era. With fine forward sections and an external-ballast, lead fin keel, the 32 offered better windward performance. For the day, it had a fairly high-aspect-ratio spade rudder that worked in conjunction with the fin keel, guaranteeing turn-on-a-dime maneuverability. Added lift from the foil shapes improved its upwind ability. Even with a percent ballast ratio, the displacement of the boat was only 9, pounds, a number that when taken in context with square feet of working sail area added up to decent light-air sailing ability.

Solid boats. Our first impression was holy smokes, look at all this room! Because of the height of the transom, a long-shaft outboard will be most efficient and quiet.

So we finally broke from the shackles, slash blessings, of Bob Perry designed yachts and purchased a Pearson sailboat from the design table of William Shaw. Last summer a boat at our marina came up for sale that was simply too irresistible to decline. If anyone knows anything about me and my taste in yachts, you know that I have been extolling the virtues of Robert Perry for a very long time. So it is with no small measure that I we have stepped outside our pre-defined norms and considered another yacht design for our new boat de jour. Hereto follows my considered opinion and initial impressions of the Pearson sloop rigged sailing craft manufactured between and by Pearson Yachts.

The Bill Shaw-designed Pearson 30 entered production in late Peak production years were and , with about boats produced in each of those years. Production tapered off to about 70 boats per year in the last three years of production, and the P30 was discontinued with the models, later replaced in the Pearson line by the Pearson The Pearson 30 was designed as a family cruiser and daysailer with a good turn of speed. The sections aft of the keel are deeply veed, however, so that deadrise in the forward and after sections of the boat is similar. Above the water the Pearson 30 carries out the standard Pearson credo—moderation in all matters. The hull has a moderate amount of conventional sheer curvature with modest overhangs at bow and stern. The cabin trunk is well proportioned but is of necessity somewhat high to achieve headroom in a small boat without excessive freeboard. The Pearson 30 has a well-proportioned masthead rig. After years of using the Palmer 22 horsepower and 30 horsepower Atomic Four gasoline engines, the late model Pearson 30s came with a two-cylinder Universal diesel, which weighs about the same as the Atomic Four.

Pearson sailboat review

Even to those of us who had begun serious sailing in that era, 25 years ago seems like history. Finisterre , a beamy centerboarder by the standards of the time, with a yawl rig, had won a remarkable three straight biennial Bermuda Races at the end of the s. In another relatively beamy centerboard yawl, a Pearson Invicta, won again. It was the beginnings of an era of shallow wide boats that not only sailed through a gaping loophole in the popular rating rule of their day but also offered interior space unavailable in the typically narrower, deeper boats that preceeded them. The 35 was introduced in and remained in production for the next 14 years. Even the popular Pearson 30, usually heralded as the enduring boat from a builder otherwise noted for its frequent introductions of new boats and short production runs, remained in production only 10 years, albeit with almost 1, boats built.

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He followed with five other boats before introducing the Pearson Some insurance companies will insist on this modification, and it is not an easy or inexpensive fit. The deck organizer, which I hope was not installed at the factory, should never have been used for this job. Sailing the South Pacific Latest: kiwin 3 minutes ago. The enclosed water closet is located between the two cabins; a hanging locker is opposite the head. Hi Robert, Thanks! Second time around all was good and that is now their primary means of packaging. Search forums. Harald on August 3, at pm. Tom Wynne on December 11, at pm. Jeff on February 10, at am. Our first impression was holy smokes, look at all this room! Generally speaking, P35s have held up well over the years, although many, if not most, are getting to the age where a fair amount of cosmetic attention may be necessary to restore a yacht-like appearance. I have some water in the bilge I can't get to and would like to drill a hole to eventually install a Garboard drain plug. A small forepeak V-berth and compact but functional head make up the accommodations forward of the mast.

The Pearson , introduced in , is a fairly typical example of the kind of work Pearson was doing in the mids, continuing until its sale in to Aqua Buoy, which has yet to resume production.

To align the new bearings. Through about hull number , Pearson used an aluminum rudder post that was prone to failure. Finished winterizing today. I really like how the chainplates are integrated into the hull, how all deck hardware is easily accessible inside but covered there are access panels , the quality of the interior furniture and construction, and generally how the boat is rigged. Kind of like you did with the t-track. Cockpit Drains on Race Boats. His move to Pearson Yachts in was the beginning of a long relationship. Meanwhile, Ensigns are great toys. Options cost money, my MP30 Mighty Pearson 30 - trademark applied for patent pending - grin had a bare fiberglass deck down below, so did my parents 26, 30, 10M, but the had a lovely pine and holly sole. They belonged to yacht clubs with Wednesday night race series, and they wanted sailboats that could be raced and cruised without much fuss. Heading below is as simple as stepping onto the top companionway step, which measures 20 by 18 inches. Later models were propelled by a Universal, 2-cylinder diesel.