Pearson Triton Yawl Sailboats for Sale

Hull Type

Monohull · long

Rig

Yawl

LOA

28.33' · 8.63 m

Disp.

6,930 lbs · 3,143 kg

First year

1958

In the history of yachting, few designs mark a cleaner break between the old world and the new than the Pearson Triton 2. When cousins Clint and Everett Pearson loaded hull number one onto a flatbed truck in the dead of winter and hauled it to the 1959 New York Boat Show, they were trying to prove a radical concept: that a family auxiliary sailboat could be massproduced in fiberglass, sleep four, and remain within reach of the middleclass buyer. Designed by Carl Alberg, the 28foot pocket cruiser did not just prove the concept—it ignited a revolution, securing dozens of immediate deposits and launching Pearson Yachts into the global market. While most of the over 700 hulls built during its decadelong production run were configured as sloops, the Triton Yawl emerged as the ultimate expression of the design’s traditional soul. With its split rig, classic overhangs, and seakindly manners, the Triton Yawl remains a beloved icon of the fiberglass pioneer era, valued by purists as a robust and remarkably capable ocean passage maker.