Pearson 43 Sailboats for Sale

Drawing Diagram

Builder drawing

Hull Type

Monohull · fin

Rig

Masthead Sloop

LOA

42.75' · 13.03 m

Disp.

21,796 lbs · 9,886 kg

First year

1969

Introduced at the tail end of the Cruising Club of America (CCA) rating rule era, the Pearson 43 represents a pivotal moment in American production boatbuilding. Launched in 1969 and designed by Pearson’s legendary chief architect, William "Bill" Shaw, the model was conceived as a highend, tanktested ocean racer and luxury cruiser. Shaw’s design was extensively tanktested at the Stevens Institute of Technology to optimize the hull for exceptionally low resistance, a clean wake, and high stability. In an era of rapidly evolving naval architecture, the Pearson 43 was marketed as a "trendsetter"—a vessel capable of carrying a competitive racing crew to victory on the offshore circuit while remaining gentle and spacious enough for shorthanded family cruising. The boat was built to impeccable standards at the Pearson factory in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, until production ended in 1972.