Pearson 22 Explained

Pearson 22
Insignia:File:Pearson 22 sail badge.png
Insignia Size:111px
Designer:William Shaw
Location:United States
Year:1968
Builder:Pearson Yachts
Role:Racer-Cruiser
Draft:3.42feet
Displacement:26000NaN0
Hull Type:monohull
Construction:fiberglass
Loa:22.25feet
Lwl:18.5feet
Beam:7.75feet
Engine:outboard motor
Keel Type:fin keel
Ballast:10000NaN0
Rudder Type:skeg-mounted/internally-mounted spade-type/transom-mounted rudder
Rig Type:Bermuda rig
I:24.2feet
J:9.2feet
P:23feet
E:9.3feet
Sailplan:fractional rigged sloop
Sailarea Main:106.95square feet
Sailarea Headsail:11.32square feet
Sailarea Total:218.27square feet
Phrf:246

The Pearson 22 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by William Shaw as a racer-cruiser and first built in 1968.[1] [2] [3]

Production

The design was built by Pearson Yachts in the United States from 1968 until 1972, but it is now out of production.[1] [3] [4]

Design

The Pearson 22 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass with a balsa-cored deck. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a slightly reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed swept fin keel. It displaces 26000NaN0 and carries 10000NaN0 of ballast.[1] [3]

The boat has a draft of 3.42feet with the standard keel and is normally fitted with a small 3to outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.[1] [3]

The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settee berths in the main cabin. The galley is located on both sides just aft of the bow cabin. The galley is equipped with an optional stove and a sink. The head is located in the bow cabin under the "V"-berth. Cabin headroom is 500NaN0.[1] [3]

The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 246 and a hull speed of 5.8kn.[3]

Operational history

In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "Pearson's literature bills this boat as 'to sailing what a sports car is to driving—a high performance ... beautifully balanced design that puts fun into getting there ... took the season championship although she was the smallest boat in her fleet ... headed for one-design racing in many areas.' In hindsight, it appears that reality did not match the brochure writer's dreams. She was discontinued after four years, superseded by slightly larger cruisers like the Pearson 26. Best features: With more ballast, lower center of gravity, and the highest D/L ratio versus her otherwise very similar comp[etitor]s, the Pearson 22 is probably the stiffest boat in the group. That may make her fastest too, sailing without handicap, at least in a moderate breeze. (Her PHRF rating indicates she's fastest, too.) Worst features: She's neither wide nor tall down below, giving her relatively low points on the Space Index scale. The outboard engine controls are far aft of the cockpit, and the prop is beyond the counter stern, which would make us worry about prop cavitation when hobby horsing in a seaway."[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pearson 22 sailboat . 7 October 2021. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2021. https://archive.today/20211004170151/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/pearson-22. 4 October 2021. live.
  2. Web site: William Shaw 1926 - 2006 . 7 October 2021. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2021. https://archive.today/20210313154758/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/shaw-william. 13 March 2021. live.
  3. Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 189. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010.
  4. Web site: Pearson Yachts 1958 - 1990 . 7 October 2021. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2021. https://archive.today/20201128162128/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/pearson-yachts. 28 November 2020. live.