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Pearson Yacht Sales: american builder of classic glassfibre sailing yachts. NAMMERT insures a Pearson Yacht Sales 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

6,9 to 16,3 m

Premium from

from €39 a year for liability

Worth knowing

Pearson Yacht Sales; cover, cost and conditions

Pearson Yachts was started in 1956 by two cousins, Clinton and Everett Pearson, who built glassfibre dinghies in a garage in Seekonk, Massachusetts, before moving to Rhode Island. In January 1959 they showed the Triton 28, drawn by Carl Alberg, at the New York Boat Show, an early production cruiser in glassfibre, and the company counts among the first builders of fibreglass sailing boats. Grumman Allied Industries took a controlling interest in 1961 and held it until 1991. For decades William Shaw was chief designer; among his boats are the Pearson 26, 30, 35, 323, 365 and 424. The company went bankrupt in 1991, and no new Pearson yachts have been built since then.

Our model records list 19 designs from the build years 1965 to 1987: 18 sailing yachts and, as the only open boat, the Pearson Ensign at 6.9 metres. The earliest are the Coaster 30 and the Pearson 35, both from 1965, with the Pearson 35 listed until 1979. The core of the range is cruising yachts between 8.5 and 11.3 metres, such as the Pearson 28, 30, 32, 323, 10, 36, 37 and 365, along with the Pearson-Flyer 30. Five designs exceed twelve metres: the Pearson 39, 40, 419, 424 and the Pearson 530 at 16.3 metres, the largest on the list. The 424 and the 530 are also the last entries, both running to 1987. No line reaches the most recent build years.

Every Pearson today is a boat with decades behind it, so the condition of the individual hull matters far more than the model name. Cored decks of this period can take on water around stanchion bases and deck fittings, and a moisture meter in the hands of a surveyor is well worth it. Chainplates, keel bolts and the original wiring deserve a careful look, and many boats have had their engines replaced, which should be documented. Sails and standing rigging are often much younger than the hull. The Ensign, the only open boat in the list, is a keelboat for day sailing and club racing, and its fittings and mast step take a lot of handling over the years.

Questions and answers

Frequent questions

Which is the largest Pearson in the model records?

For Pearson Yacht Sales: The Pearson 530 at 16.3 metres, listed from 1977 to 1987.

Next come the Pearson 424 at 12.9 metres and the Pearson 419 at 12.7 metres.

Who designed the Pearson yachts?

For Pearson Yacht Sales: The Triton 28 of 1959 was drawn by Carl Alberg.

Later the chief designer William Shaw shaped the range, with the Pearson 26, 30, 35, 323,

365 and 424 among his boats.

The cover that fits

For the whole class of boat

For Pearson Yacht Sales: 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 Yacht Sales 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 Yacht Sales.

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

Series by Pearson Yacht Sales, build years and cover

Pearson 424

Pearson 424 is a sailing yacht from Pearson Yacht Sales, built from 1975 to 1987.

Pearson 530

Also a sailing yacht, built from 1977 to 1987.

Pearson 36

Also a sailing yacht, built from 1970 to 1986.

Pearson 37

Also a sailing yacht, built from 1979 to 1986.

Pearson-Flyer 30

Pearson-Flyer 30 is a sailing yacht from Pearson Yacht Sales, built from 1978 to 1985.

Pearson 28

Also a sailing yacht, built from 1972 to 1985.

Pearson 32

Also a sailing yacht, built from 1975 to 1985.

Pearson 40

Also a sailing yacht, built from 1975 to 1985.

Pearson 30

Also a sailing yacht, built from 1971 to 1984.

Pearson 323

Also a sailing yacht, built from 1973 to 1984.

Pearson 365

Also a sailing yacht, built from 1974 to 1984.

Pearson 10

Also a sailing yacht, built from 1971 to 1983.

Pearson 26

Also a sailing yacht, built from 1971 to 1983.

Pearson 419

Also a sailing yacht, built from 1971 to 1982.

Pearson 33

Also a sailing yacht, built from 1972 to 1979.

Pearson 35

Also a sailing yacht, built from 1965 to 1979.

Pearson 39

Also a sailing yacht, built from 1970 to 1979.

Pearson Ensign

Pearson Ensign is a sailing boat from Pearson Yacht Sales, built from 1972 to 1979.

Coaster 30

Coaster 30 is a sailing yacht from Pearson Yacht Sales, built from 1965 to 1971.

What this means for the cover

For the Pearson 424, Pearson 530,

Pearson 36 by Pearson Yacht Sales and 16 more series there is no list price left.

That is why we work with an agreed value: you state the figure, we agree it,

and in a total loss exactly that amount is paid, with no deduction for wear.

For the Pearson 424, Pearson 530, Pearson 36 by Pearson Yacht Sales 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.

For the Pearson Ensign by Pearson Yacht Sales series:

On boats this size the condition of rig and fittings decides.

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

All series at a glance

The Pearson Yacht Sales range in figures

These figures come from the model records we keep for Pearson Yacht Sales: boat type,

build years and length, nothing estimated.

sailing yacht: 18 models, 1965 to 1987, mostly 8.5 to 12.9 m
sailing boat: 1 model, 1972 to 1979, 6.9 m

Which model was built when?

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

What does a used Pearson Yacht Sales cost?

We hold today’s price ranges by year for 16 models by Pearson Yacht Sales.

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
Coaster 30	1968	€18,700 to €23,800
Pearson 10	1974 to 1980	€25,300 to €32,800
Pearson 26	1974 to 1980	€8,500 to €11,300
Pearson 28	1975 to 1982	€9,700 to €13,900
Pearson 30	1976 to 1981	€15,900 to €20,900
Pearson 32	1978 to 1982	€17,400 to €24,100
Pearson 323	1976 to 1981	€24,500 to €31,900
Pearson 36	1973 to 1983	€38,800 to €53,200
Pearson 365	1977 to 1981	€39,800 to €50,900
Pearson 37	1982 to 1983	€32,300 to €41,900
Pearson 39	1973 to 1976	€41,800 to €54,000
Pearson 40	1978 to 1982	€61,300 to €80,300
Pearson 419	1974 to 1979	€65,900 to €83,900
Pearson 424	1980 to 1984	€63,400 to €83,900
Pearson 530	1980 to 1984	€113,000 to €147,800
Pearson-Flyer 30	1981 to 1982	€12,100 to €15,900