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Pearson Yachts 39

Masthead Sloop · Keel/centreboard · 1970–1978

A William Shaw-designed masthead sloop with a keel-centerboard hull, offered in both sloop and yawl configurations

Designed by William H. Shaw.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.

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 narrow beam gives 30 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 30
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.82
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 281
EasygoingPowered-up

16.4 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 16.4
TenderStiff

43% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 43%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
42.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.4
Displacement / length
281.1
Comfort ratio
30.4
Capsize screening
1.82
Hull speed
7.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1251
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1970–1978
Designer
William H. Shaw
Builder
Pearson Yachts

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Irwin Yachts 38-111.51 mSame hull family0.5 m shorterA 1970 masthead sloop featuring a deep-draft keel-centerboard configuration and a spade rudder for shoal-water versatility
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