- Length
- 8.53 m
- Beam
- 2.82 m
- Draft
- 1.52 m
- Sail area
- 36.7 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement7
- Length overall
- 8.53 m
- Waterline length
- 7.32 m
- Beam
- 2.82 m
- Draft
- 1.52 m
- Displacement
- 3,561 kg
- Ballast
- 1,601 kg
- Mast height above water
- 12.75 m
Sails & rig9
- Rig type
- Sloop, masthead rig
- Sail area
- 36.7 m²
- Mainsail area
- 16.35 m²
- Foresail area
- 20.06 m²
- Foretriangle height (I)
- 11.13 m
- Foretriangle base (J)
- 3.61 m
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 9.75 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 3.35 m
- Forestay length
- 11.7 m
Engine & propulsion4
- Engine power
- 30 hp
- Engine type
- Petrol
- Engine make
- Universal
- Engine model
- Atomic 4
Hull & construction3
- Hull material
- Fibreglass, balsa-cored sandwich
- Keel type
- Fin keel, spade rudder
- Ballast material
- Lead
Tanks2
- Fuel tank
- 53 L
- Fresh water tank
- 83 L
Production & design3
- Production started
- 1975
- Production ended
- 1980
- Designer
- William Shaw
Performance ratios6
- Sail area / displacement
- 16.05
- Displacement / length
- 253.51
- Ballast / displacement
- 45 %
- Comfort ratio
- 24.86
- Capsize screening
- 1.86
- Hull speed
- 6.56 kn
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Pearson 28 (1975-80)1 generation
01
1975–1980