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Triton (Pearson) Yawl

Masthead Yawl · Long Keel · First built 1958

A Carl Alberg-designed long-keel yawl from 1958, built for stability and classic cruising comfort

Designed by Carl Alberg, built by Pearson Yachts.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long Keel

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.
LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a narrow beam gives 27 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 27
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.73
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 311
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.1
TenderStiff

44% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 44%

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
43.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Yawl
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.1
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
First built 1958
Designer
Carl Alberg
Builder
Pearson Yachts

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