- Length
- 7.96 m
- Beam
- 2.65 m
- Draft
- 1.22 m
- Sail area
- 29.82 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement7
- Length overall
- 7.96 m
- Waterline length
- 6.61 m
- Beam
- 2.65 m
- Draft
- 1.22 m
- Displacement
- 2,449 kg
- Ballast
- 998 kg
- Mast height above water
- 10.72 m
Sails & rig9
- Rig type
- Sloop, masthead rig
- Sail area
- 29.82 m²
- Mainsail area
- 12.77 m²
- Foresail area
- 17.12 m²
- Foretriangle height (I)
- 9.6 m
- Foretriangle base (J)
- 3.57 m
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 8.38 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 3.05 m
- Forestay length
- 10.24 m
Layout & accommodation1
- Headroom
- 1.73 m
Hull & construction3
- Hull material
- Fibreglass, balsa-cored sandwich
- Keel type
- Fin keel, spade rudder
- Ballast material
- Cast iron
Tanks1
- Fresh water tank
- 83 L
Production & design4
- Production started
- 1970
- Production ended
- 1983
- Hulls built
- 1750
- Designer
- William Shaw
Performance ratios6
- Sail area / displacement
- 16.74
- Displacement / length
- 236.9
- Ballast / displacement
- 40.7 %
- Comfort ratio
- 20.36
- Capsize screening
- 1.98
- Hull speed
- 6.24 kn
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Pearson 261 generation
01
1970–1983