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Pearson Composites, LLC: uS builder of Alerion daysailers and sailing yachts. NAMMERT insures a Pearson Composites, LLC regardless of year built or where you bought it, liability, hull, legal expenses and personal accident cover from one house, taken out online in five minutes.

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At a glance

Origin

several countries

Class

sailing boats and sailing yachts

Typical sizes

6,1 to 13,8 m

Premium from

from €39 a year for liability

Worth knowing

Pearson Composites, LLC; cover, cost and conditions

Pearson Composites, LLC is based in Warren, Rhode Island, and grew out of the marine division of TPI Composites, the former Tillotson-Pearson. The name itself is older: cousins Clinton and Everett Pearson founded Pearson Yachts in Bristol, Rhode Island, in 1956, started with glassfibre dinghies and made their name in 1959 with the Triton 28 drawn by Carl Alberg. After the 1991 bankruptcy TPI bought the rights to the brand. The Warren plant built Pearson boats, J/Boats and above all the Alerion Express. Carl Schumacher drew the original Alerion Express 28 in 1990: long overhangs, low freeboard, tiller steering and a fractional sloop rig, with an optional self-tacking Hoyt jib boom. Holby Marine built the first hulls; the Alerion name later moved to US Watercraft and, in 2018, to Alerion Yachts.

Our model records list 14 designs, every one of them an Alerion: ten sailing yachts and four smaller sailing boats. The story starts with the Alerion 28 Express in 1991, joined from 1994 by the little Alerion 20 Express at 6.1 metres. The Express family then climbs through the 38 Express from 2003 and the 33 Express from 2005 to the 41 Express at 12.37 metres, with Sport versions of the 30 and 33 and an Alerion 41 Cruising alongside. The AE 45 tops the range at 13.8 metres and appears from 2006 to 2015. A new generation arrives in 2017 with the Alerion 20, 30 and 33 and the Alerion 28 One Design. Three of them, the 20, 30 and 33, run into the most recent build years, and seven designs measure ten metres or more.

Many Alerions are sailed as daysailers from a home mooring, with short and frequent outings rather than long passages. The fibreglass hulls age well when looked after, but on a boat from the nineties it pays to check the keel bolts, the rudder bearings and the bedding of the deck fittings for weeping. The Hoyt jib boom has its own pivot fitting that wants grease and an occasional look, and a tired mainsail shows quickly on a fractional rig. Many early 28 Express hulls have been refitted with new sails, cushions and electronics, so a careful survey and a full inventory list help when comparing two boats of the same year.

Questions and answers

Frequent questions

Which is the largest Alerion design?

For Pearson Composites, LLC: The AE 45 at 13.8 metres,

listed in our model records from 2006 to 2015.

Among the Express models the 41 Express is the longest at 12.37 metres.

When did the Alerion Express 28 appear?

For Pearson Composites, LLC: Carl Schumacher drew it in 1990,

and in our model records the Alerion 28 Express starts with build year 1991 and runs to 2020.

Over the years several yards built it, among them Holby Marine and Tillotson-Pearson.

The cover that fits

For the whole class of boat

For Pearson Composites, LLC: What matters for sailing boats and sailing yachts is the same across

every brand; engine output, how a claim is settled, cruising range and theft protection.

The class page lists every point and every brand in this class, Pearson Composites, LLC included.

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Nautical information What counts before you cast off, papers, equipment, waters

Licence

A powerboat licence (inland or coastal) is required from 15 hp (11.03 kW).

Registration

Registration from 3 hp; for trips abroad carry the boat certificate or flag document.

Waters

Inland, coastal and abroad; plan fairways, bridge clearances, draught and tides.

Equipment

Lifesaving gear, fire extinguisher, anchor, signalling equipment and correct navigation lights.

Cruising range

The agreed cruising range is stated in the policy and can be extended at any time.

Weather

Check wind force in Beaufort and wind direction before casting off, and allow for gusts.

General guidance, not a complete account;

what governs are the rules of the waters you are on and the manual of your Pearson Composites, LLC.

Current wind force and direction for your waters are shown on the Home.

Series by Pearson Composites, LLC, build years and cover

Alerion 20

Alerion 20 is a sailing boat from Pearson Composites, LLC, built since 2017.

Alerion 30

Also a sailing boat, built since 2017.

Alerion 33

Alerion 33 is a sailing yacht from Pearson Composites, LLC, built since 2017.

Alerion 28 One Design

Alerion 28 One Design is a sailing boat from Pearson Composites, LLC, built from 2017 to 2022.

Alerion 20 Express

Alerion 20 Express is a sailing boat from Pearson Composites, LLC, built from 1994 to 2020.

Alerion 28 Express

Alerion 28 Express is a sailing yacht from Pearson Composites, LLC, built from 1991 to 2020.

Alerion 30 Express

Also a sailing yacht, built from 2016 to 2020.

Alerion 33 Express

Also a sailing yacht, built from 2005 to 2020.

Alerion 38 Express

Also a sailing yacht, built from 2003 to 2020.

Alerion 41 Express

Also a sailing yacht, built from 2016 to 2020.

Alerion 30 Sport

Alerion 30 Sport is a sailing yacht from Pearson Composites, LLC, built from 2013 to 2019.

Alerion 33 Sport

Also a sailing yacht, built from 2007 to 2019.

Alerion 41 Cruising

Alerion 41 Cruising is a sailing yacht from Pearson Composites, LLC, built from 2010 to 2019.

AE 45

AE 45 is a sailing yacht from Pearson Composites, LLC, built from 2006 to 2015.

What this means for the cover

As the Alerion 20, Alerion 30 and Alerion 33 by Pearson Composites,

LLC series are still in production, parts are available and repair costs are predictable.

Even so, value it at replacement cost including retrofitted electronics, not at list price.

For the Alerion 28 One Design, Alerion 20 Express, Alerion 28 Express by Pearson Composites,

LLC and 8 more series the market value and the replacement cost often differ widely.

An agreed value removes the age-based scale, and the figure in the policy stands.

For the Alerion 20, Alerion 30, Alerion 28 One Design by Pearson Composites,

LLC and further series: On boats this size the condition of rig and fittings decides.

A dismasting is covered, worn terminals after years are not.

For the Alerion 33, Alerion 28 Express, Alerion 30 Express by Pearson Composites,

LLC and further series: On sailing yachts the rig and the underwater hull are the expensive parts:

a dismasting quickly costs a quarter of the boat,

and osmosis counts as wear and is covered by no hull policy.

All series at a glance

The Pearson Composites, LLC range in figures

These figures come from the model records we keep for Pearson Composites, LLC: boat type,

build years and length, nothing estimated.

sailing yacht: 10 models, since 1991, mostly 8.6 to 13.8 m
sailing boat: 4 models, since 1994, 6.1 to 9.2 m

Which model was built when?

Sailing boat Motorboat RIBEach bar is one Pearson Composites, LLC model, running from its first to its last year of build. The colour shows the type of boat.

What does a used Pearson Composites, LLC cost?

We hold today’s price ranges by year for 12 models by Pearson Composites, LLC.

The table shows what boats in average condition are worth,

from the oldest to the youngest year on record.

Choose your exact model, year and condition in the calculator.

Model	Years built	Range today
AE 45	2009 to 2011	€166,600 to €232,200
Alerion 20 Express	1997 to 2019	€7,700 to €22,500
Alerion 28 Express	1994 to 2019	€19,800 to €66,100
Alerion 30	2022 to 2024	€100,300 to €134,200
Alerion 30 Express	2019	€59,900 to €76,300
Alerion 30 Sport	2016 to 2018	€49,200 to €70,600
Alerion 33	2022 to 2024	€97,600 to €128,600
Alerion 33 Express	2008 to 2019	€63,800 to €161,100
Alerion 33 Sport	2010 to 2018	€68,800 to €138,000
Alerion 38 Express	2006 to 2019	€101,800 to €251,700
Alerion 41 Cruising	2013 to 2018	€142,500 to €265,900
Alerion 41 Express	2019	€144,100 to €183,400