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Pearson Yachts was a sailboat manufacturer founded by Everett Pearson and Clinton Pearson in 1956. [1] One of the first fiberglass sailboat manufacturers, they grew rapidly during the 60s and 70s, while also developing and designing new boats.
The Pearson Triton, sometimes referred to as a Triton 28, is an American sailboat that was designed by Carl Alberg as a racer-cruiser and first built in 1958. It was introduced at the 1959 National Boat Show in New York City and was one of the first fiberglass boat designs built.
The Pearson Electra is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Carl Alberg as a Midget Ocean Racing Club (MORC) racer and first built in 1960. [1] [2] [3] [4]The Electra design was developed into the Pearson Ensign in 1962, primarily by enlarging the cockpit and shrinking the cabin.
The boat was built by Pearson Yachts in the United States. [1] [5] [6] The Triton 25 is a development of the US Yachts US 25 and the Buccaneer 250, with the Triton 25 actually built from tooling and molds purchased from US Yachts. [1] [5] [6] The Pearson Yachts series of Triton boats were named for the Alberg Triton, which had been introduced ...
The design was built by Pearson Yachts in the United States starting in 1970 and ending in 1983. The Pearson 26 was one of the company's most successful designs. A total of 1,750 of the base design were built, plus 300 of the Daysailor/Weekender and One-Design variants, for a total of 2,050 examples built.
The Triton 27, also called the Pearson 27, is an American sailboat that was designed by Doug Peterson and first built in 1984. [1] [2] [3] [4]The design is a unauthorized development of Peterson's International Offshore Rule Half Ton class Chaser 29 racer, using the same hull design.
Even though it was not designed as a racer, the boat has had success on the racing circuit, including International Offshore Rule, PHRF, MORC and also one-design. [5] In a 2000 used boat review Darrell Nicholson wrote in Practical Sailor, "the Pearson 30 is an active sailor’s boat. We find it responsive, and a pleasure to sail.
The boat is supported by an active class club, the Pearson Yachts Portal. [6] In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "this boat is one of Bill Shaw's few catboat designs. In a way is a daring flight of fancy for Shaw, who was generally quite conservative in his designs. Not much was at risk, however, the cat proved to not be very popular (which ...