- Length
- 12.9 m
- Beam
- 3.96 m
- Draft
- 1.6 m
- Sail area
- 67.17 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement7
- Length overall
- 12.9 m
- Waterline length
- 10.26 m
- Beam
- 3.96 m
- Draft
- 1.6 m
- Displacement
- 9,525 kg
- Ballast
- 3,463 kg
- Mast height above water
- 14.88 m
Sails & rig9
- Rig type
- Ketch, masthead rig
- Sail area
- 67.17 m²
- Mainsail area
- 25.59 m²
- Foresail area
- 32.25 m²
- Foretriangle height (I)
- 13.44 m
- Foretriangle base (J)
- 4.8 m
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 11.58 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 4.42 m
- Forestay length
- 14.27 m
Engine & propulsion4
- Engine power
- 54 hp
- Engine type
- Diesel
- Engine make
- Westerbeke
- Engine model
- 60
Hull & construction3
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Fin keel, skeg-hung rudder
- Ballast material
- Lead
Tanks2
- Fuel tank
- 303 L
- Fresh water tank
- 568 L
Production & design4
- Production started
- 1981
- Production ended
- 1985
- Hulls built
- 225
- Designer
- William Shaw
Performance ratios6
- Sail area / displacement
- 15.26
- Displacement / length
- 245.61
- Ballast / displacement
- 36.4 %
- Comfort ratio
- 29.39
- Capsize screening
- 1.89
- Hull speed
- 7.78 kn
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Pearson 424 Ketch1 generation
01
1981–1985