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Pearson Yachts 390

Cutter · Keel/centreboard · 1972–1973

A William Shaw-designed cutter built for the charter trade that served as the hull foundation for the 419, 424, and 422

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 moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 30 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 30
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.90
LightHeavy

241 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 241
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 14.4
TenderStiff

36% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 36%

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
36.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.4
Displacement / length
240.9
Comfort ratio
29.6
Capsize screening
1.90
Hull speed
7.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1564
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1972–1973
Units built
30
Designer
William H. Shaw
Builder
Pearson Yachts

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