- Length
- 11.89 m
- Beam
- 3.96 m
- Draft
- 2.38 m
- Sail area
- 61.59 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement7
- Length overall
- 11.89 m
- Waterline length
- 10.26 m
- Beam
- 3.96 m
- Draft
- 2.38 m
- Minimum draft
- 1.3 m
- Displacement
- 9,344 kg
- Ballast
- 3,402 kg
Sails & rig9
- Rig type
- Cutter
- Sail area
- 61.59 m²
- Mainsail area
- 28.57 m²
- Foresail area
- 33.84 m²
- Foretriangle height (I)
- 14.23 m
- Foretriangle base (J)
- 4.75 m
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 12.5 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 4.57 m
- Forestay length
- 15.01 m
Engine & propulsion4
- Engine power
- 55 hp
- Engine type
- Diesel
- Engine make
- Perkins
- Engine model
- A108
Hull & construction2
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Keel with centreboard
Production & design4
- Production started
- 1972
- Production ended
- 1973
- Hulls built
- 30
- Designer
- William Shaw
Performance ratios6
- Sail area / displacement
- 14.17
- Displacement / length
- 240.93
- Ballast / displacement
- 36.4 %
- Comfort ratio
- 29.65
- Capsize screening
- 1.9
- Hull speed
- 7.78 kn
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Pearson 3901 generation
01
1972–1973