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Pearson Yachts 365

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1976–1982

A William Shaw-designed masthead sloop built for comfortable cruising with a stable, heavy-displacement hull

Designed by William H. Shaw.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

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The Pearson Yachts 365, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from Practical Sailor

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 33 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 33
CoastalBluewater

1.76 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.76
LightHeavy

293 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 293
EasygoingPowered-up

13.5 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 13.5
TenderStiff

41% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 41%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

  • Heavier than ~76% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~93% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2960 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Pearson Yachts 365, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Pearson Yachts 365 is a 11.1-meter masthead sloop designed by William H. Shaw and built by Pearson Yachts from 1976 to 1982.0:59 This model, available as a sloop, ketch, or cutter, features a fin keel with a rudder on skeg and displaces 8028 kg.0:47 Practical Sailor describes the ketch-rigged variant as having a rugged interior layout suitable for long-term cruising. The Pearson 365 is part of a generation of classic fiberglass cruising yachts known for their build quality, alongside models like the Westsail 32, Alberg 37, Valiant Yachts 40-2, and Henry R. Hinckley Bermuda 40-1.0:04 Used Pearson 365 models are available on the market for $5,000 to $40,000.1:35

The living fleet

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
41.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
13.5
Displacement / length
292.7
Comfort ratio
33.4
Capsize screening
1.76
Hull speed
7.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1224
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1976–1982
Designer
William H. Shaw
Builder
Pearson Yachts

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The family

Related models

The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

Pearson Yachts 365 KetchA William Shaw-designed masthead ketch built for comfortable cruising with a shallow draft and a skeg-mounted rudderPearson Yachts 367A short-run cutter with a 41% ballast ratio, designed for offshore stability and heavy-weather handlingPearson Yachts 323A William Shaw-designed masthead sloop built for offshore stability with a skeg-mounted rudder and shoal-draft keelPearson Yachts 36 Pilot HouseA William Shaw-designed pilothouse sloop sharing the proven hull of the Pearson 365 for protected all-weather cruisingPearson Yachts 33A keel-centerboard masthead sloop with a 2.31-metre maximum draft, designed for versatile performance in varied depthsPearson Yachts 33-2A William Shaw-designed masthead sloop built for a decade, balancing a fin keel with spade rudder for responsive handling

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