Used Pearson 31 Sailboats for Sale

The Pearson 31 occupies a unique place in the lineage of American production boatbuilding, existing in two distinct iterations that bookend the most successful era of Pearson Yachts. While the original Pearson 31 (often called the 31-1) was introduced in the late 1960s as a traditional cruiser with a shorter waterline and long overhangs, it is the 1987-1991 Pearson 31-2 (or Mark II) that remains a staple of the brokerage market today. Designed by William Shaw, the 31-2 was engineered to maximize interior volume and performance-oriented handling, successfully competing against European imports of the era by offering a more robust, "overbuilt" American alternative. It was one of the last major successes for the Portsmouth-based builder before production ceased in the early 1990s.