Pearson 28 Explained

Pearson 28
Image Boat:	File:Pearson 28 sailboat Thalassa 4378.jpg
Designer:	William Shaw
Location:	United States
Year:	1975
Builder:	Pearson Yachts
Displacement:	78500NaN0
Hull Type:	Monohull
Construction:	Fiberglass
Loa:	28feet
Lwl:	24feet
Beam:	9.25feet
Hull Draft:	5feet
Engine:	Universal Atomic 4 gasoline engine
Keel Type:	fin keel
Ballast:	35300NaN0
Rudder Type:	internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rigs:	Masthead sloop
I:	36.5feet
J:	11.83feet
P:	32feet
E:	11feet
Sailarea Main:	176square feet
Sailarea Headsail:	215.9square feet
Sailarea Total:	391.9square feet
Successor:	Pearson 28-2

The Pearson 28 is an American sailboat, designed by William Shaw and first built in 1975.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

The Pearson 28 was replaced in the company product line by a new Shaw design, the Pearson 28-2, introduced in 1985.^{[5] [6] [2] [7] [8]}

Production

The Pearson 28 was built by Pearson Yachts in the United States from 1975 to 1982, but it is now out of production.^{[1] [2]}

The design was introduced in 1975 and then updated in 1980 with a new keel and interior improvements. It remained in production until 1982 in this modified form.^{[1] [2] [3] [9] [10]}

Design

The Pearson 28 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with a balsa cored deck and wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel.^{[1] [2] [3]}

The boat has a length overall of 281NaN1, a waterline length of 251NaN1, displaces 78500NaN0 and carries 35300NaN0 of lead ballast. The boat has a draft of 5feet. The early version also had an optional shoal draft keel.^{[1] [2] [3] [9] [11]}

The boat is fitted with a Universal Atomic 4 gasoline engine of 300NaN0. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .^{[1] [2] [3]}

The boat has a hull speed of 6.562NaN2.^{[3] [11] [12]}

See also

• List of sailing boat types

Related development

• Pearson 28-2

Similar sailboats

• Alerion Express 28
• Aloha 28
• Beneteau First 285
• Beneteau Oceanis 281
• Bristol Channel Cutter
• Cal 28
• Catalina 28
• Cumulus 28
• Grampian 28
• Hunter 28
• Hunter 28.5
• Hunter 280
• O'Day 28
• Sabre 28
• Sea Sprite 27
• Sirius 28
• Tanzer 8.5
• Tanzer 28
• TES 28 Magnam
• Viking 28

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pearson 28 (1975-80) sailboat specifications and details. 31 May 2021. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2021. https://archive.today/20210531155957/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/pearson-28-1975-80. 31 May 2021. live.
2. Web site: Pearson 28 (1975-80). 15 March 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20220315183225/https://sailboat.guide/pearson/28-1975-80. 15 March 2022. live.
3. Web site: Sailboat Specifications for 1977-80 Pearson 28 . 5 June 2017. Sailing Joy. InterVisionSoft LLC. 2017.
4. Web site: William Shaw 1926-2006. 31 May 2021. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2021. https://archive.today/20210313154758/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/shaw-william. 13 March 2021. live.
5. Web site: Pearson 28-2 sailboat specifications and details. 31 May 2021. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2021. https://archive.today/20210531160119/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/pearson-28-2. 31 May 2021. live.
6. Web site: Pearson 28-2. 15 March 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20220315183350/https://sailboat.guide/pearson/28-2. 15 March 2022. live.
7. Web site: Sailboat Specifications for 1985 Pearson 28-2 . 5 June 2017. Sailing Joy. InterVisionSoft LLC. 2017.
8. Web site: Sailboat Specifications for 1985 Pearson 28-2 SD. 5 June 2017. Sailing Joy. InterVisionSoft LLC. 2017.
9. Web site: Pearson 28 (1980-82) sailboat specifications and details. 31 May 2021. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2021. https://archive.today/20210531164334/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/pearson-28-1980-82. 31 May 2021. live.
10. Web site: Pearson 28 (1980-82). 15 March 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20220315183508/https://sailboat.guide/pearson/28-1980-82. 15 March 2022. live.
11. Web site: Sailboat Specifications for 1977-80 Pearson 28 SD . 5 June 2017. Sailing Joy. InterVisionSoft LLC. 2017.
12. Web site: Sailboat Specifications for 1980-82 Pearson 28 . 5 June 2017. Sailing Joy. InterVisionSoft LLC. 2017.