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Pearson Yachts 36 Pilot House

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1978–1981

A William Shaw-designed pilothouse sloop sharing the proven hull of the Pearson 365 for protected all-weather cruising

Designed by William H. Shaw.

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

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

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

Capsize screening 1.77
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.

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
33.1
Capsize screening
1.77
Hull speed
7.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1233
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1978–1981
Units built
30
Designer
William H. Shaw
Builder
Pearson Yachts

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Hunter Marine 3711.28 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA John E. Cherubini-designed cutter featuring a fin keel and spade rudder, built for stable cruising since 1978
Irwin Yachts 37-111.28 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA masthead sloop designed by Ted Irwin as a no-compromise cruiser, featuring a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder
Jeanneau Fantasia 3711.15 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Philippe H. Harle-designed masthead sloop with a high ballast ratio for stability and comfortable offshore cruising
S2 Yachts 11.0 C10.97 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA centre-cockpit cruiser by Arthur Edmunds, designed for stability and comfort with a skeg-mounted rudder
Cruising Consultants Crealock 3711.25 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA William Crealock-designed masthead sloop with a skeg-hung rudder, built for offshore stability and heavy-weather comfort
Pacific Seacraft 3711.25 mSame hull family0.2 m longerOriginally launched as the Crealock 37, this cutter features a 38% ballast ratio and a hull speed of 7.06 knots

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