35
Dimensions
| Hull type | Monohull |
| LOA | 35.00 ft (10.67 m) |
| LWL | 25.00 ft (7.62 m) |
| Beam | 10.00 ft (3.05 m) |
| Draft | 3.75 ft (1.14 m) |
| Displacement | 13,000 lbs (5,897 kg) |
| Ballast | 5,400 lbs (2,449 kg) |
| Sail area (total) | 550 sq ft (51.1 m²) |
| Rig type | sloop |
| Keel type | centerboard |
| Rudder type | Keel-hung |
| Fuel capacity | 18 gal |
| Water capacity | 78 gal |
| Designer | William H. Shaw |
Construction
Sources
Dimensions/displacement/sail area per sailboatdata.com and Practical Sailor; over 500 hulls built 1968-1982. Keel/centerboard combination: 3'9" fixed keel draft with a 7'6" board down; draft_ft here is the board-up (minimum) figure. Also offered in a yawl rig variant; sloop used as the baseline. Solid fiberglass hull with plastic resin (type not specified in sources) and balsa-cored deck. Verified 2026-07-09. [Rudder/tankage/electrical update, 2026-07-16]: Rudder is keel-hung, attached directly to the aft end of the keel/centerboard trunk rather than a separate skeg or spade. Tank figures per the Pearson 35 class association's own design manual (1979 model): 18gal fuel, 78gal water across three tanks (Bow 45 / Stbd 25 / Port 25) -- this supersedes conflicting aggregator figures (some cite 42gal/130gal, which don't match the class association's own document). No holding-tank or electrical-system data found.