Pearson Yachts-USA Triton
Fractional Sloop · Long Keel · 1958–1967
A Carl Alberg-designed long-keel fractional sloop that pioneered fiberglass cruising and saw international production.
Designed by Carl Alberg.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Long Keel
See her sail
The Pearson Yachts-USA Triton, on the water
The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.
Footage from Atom Voyager
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
Shoal draftDraws 1.19 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelyComfort 27Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 1.73Bluewater
LightD/L 311Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 16.4Powered-up
TenderBallast 44%Stiff
Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.
The living fleet
Sailed by the fleet
The channels sailing this model, and where they were last seen.
Seen 8 times across 2 channels of the fleet.
On the water
The Pearson Yachts-USA Triton on video
Uma is Ready to Launch! (But there's a catch) | Step 489Sailing UmaBoat Galley Modification: From Built-in Icebox to Portable FridgeAtom VoyagerSealing a Leaky Hull To Deck JointAtom VoyagerSolo Sailor Atlantic Circuit - Morocco Nonstop to Cape VerdeAtom VoyagerSolo Sailor Atlantic Circuit Part 3 - Azores to MoroccoAtom VoyagerSolo Sailor Atlantic Circuit Part 2 - Bermuda to AzoresAtom Voyager10,000 Mile Gear Review After Solo Sailing an Atlantic CircuitAtom VoyagerSolo Sailing the Atlantic: Africa to CaribbeanAtom VoyagerDesigning a Versatile Fixed Keel Sailboat TrailerAtom VoyagerRemove & Patch Unused Thru hulls with Epoxy & FiberglassAtom VoyagerDIY Retractable Solar Panels on Speed Rail ArchAtom VoyagerCape Dory 30 Sailboat Refit Part 2 - Interior ModificationsAtom Voyager
Also on YouTube
- Solo Bluewater Sailing: Beginner’s Path to an Atlantic CircuitAtom Voyager
- Towing a Fixed Keel Sailboat: Trailer Setup and Transport tipsAtom Voyager
- Cape Dory 30 Refit Part 3 Integral Water TanksAtom Voyager
- C&C Yachts: The Canadian Sailboats That Changed Racing & Cruising ForeverPractical Sailor
- Cape Dory 30 Refit and Modifications Part 1Atom Voyager
What broke, what changed
Gear aboard, as the crews told it
Moments from individual boats of this model that the fleet has filmed — one crew, one piece of kit, one day on the water. Not a review of the class, and not a count of anything.
FailedCoppercoat
A DIY version of this antifouling product did not work for the boat owners.
aboard Sailing Umaseen June 202618:25
FailedMonitor windvane
The windvanes rudder latch cracked during the passage and was welded in Mindelo.
aboard Atom Voyagerseen March 2026watch
Each line is one crew's account of their own boat. Another Pearson Yachts-USA Triton may be fitted out entirely differently.
What they go for
Market signal
Where the fleet has seen this model come up for sale.
1seen for sale
The owner is selling their boat after 45 years and two circumnavigations, but is not in a rush to sell
from Atom Voyagerseen July 202620:19
From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.
The record
Full specifications
The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.
Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
43.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.4
Displacement / length
311.3
Comfort ratio
27.4
Capsize screening
1.73
Hull speed
6.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
634
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1958–1967
Designer
Carl Alberg
Builder
Pearson Yachts-USA, Jouet-France
Boats like this, on the water
More boats like her, on the water
Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.
Nor'Sea Marine 278.23 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA masthead sloop with a versatile rig and ballast configuration, designed for trailerable offshore cruising
Falmouth Cutter 229.30 mSame hull family0.7 m longerA narrow-beamed 30-foot cruiser with a shallow 1.07-meter draft and a traditional long-keeled hull
Pacific Seacraft Dana 248.31 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA heavy-displacement W.I.B. Crealock cutter designed for offshore stability and serious coastal cruising
Vancouver 278.23 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA Robert B. Harris-designed cutter with a long keel, built across two continents to provide a stiff, comfortable passage
Cape Dory 278.25 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA 1977-1985 production masthead sloop featuring a 40% ballast ratio for stability in a traditional full-keel hull
Cape Dory 288.56 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA classic Carl Alberg full-keel masthead sloop designed for steady, comfortable cruising
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.
Triton 25A Gary Mull-designed masthead sloop built by Pearson using US Yachts tooling to revive a classic nameTriton (Pearson) YawlA Carl Alberg-designed long-keel yawl from 1958, built for stability and classic cruising comfortTriton 27A Doug Peterson-designed masthead sloop built from Buccaneer series molds to offer a rare, limited-run cruiserTriton 30A masthead sloop built from the unauthorized, modified molds of a Doug Peterson half-ton racerPearson Yachts 27 (Triton 27)A Doug Peterson-influenced masthead sloop built from US Yachts molds, offering a light-displacement cruiser profileJouet TritonA Carl Alberg-designed long-keeler built in France, featuring a signature Jouet windshield and a classic Pearson hull
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