- Length
- 7.01 m
- Beam
- 2.43 m
- Draft
- 1.58 m
- Sail area
- 22.11 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement8
- Length overall
- 7.01 m
- Waterline length
- 6.1 m
- Beam
- 2.43 m
- Draft
- 1.58 m
- Minimum draft
- 0.71 m
- Displacement
- 1,588 kg
- Ballast
- 590 kg
- Mast height above water
- 9.3 m
Sails & rig9
- Rig type
- Sloop, masthead rig
- Sail area
- 22.11 m²
- Mainsail area
- 9.03 m²
- Foresail area
- 12.27 m²
- Foretriangle height (I)
- 8.66 m
- Foretriangle base (J)
- 2.83 m
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 7.41 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 2.44 m
- Forestay length
- 9.11 m
Hull & construction2
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Keel with centreboard
Production & design4
- Production started
- 1978
- Production ended
- 1981
- Hulls built
- 42
- Designer
- William Shaw
Performance ratios6
- Sail area / displacement
- 16.56
- Displacement / length
- 195.31
- Ballast / displacement
- 37.1 %
- Comfort ratio
- 16.27
- Capsize screening
- 2.11
- Hull speed
- 5.99 kn
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Pearson 231 generation
01
1978–1981