Our Sailboat

Our sailboat is a 1985 Pearson 36-2. She is hull number 17. William Shaw designed her for Pearson Yachts and production began with the 1985 model year. Her name is Baroque.

She is a masthead sloop, meaning that the headsail goes all the way to the top of the mast. The 36-2 has a length-over-all of 36.5 feet long and a beam of 12.33 feet. Her displacement is 15,000 pounds with 5,800 pounds in her deep fin keel. She has a Yanmar 27 horsepower diesel engine for auxiliary power.

Pearson 36-2 Sailboat Specifications

Hull Type: Fin w/spade rudder
Rigging Type: Masthead Sloop
LOA: 36.50 ft
LWL: 29.58 ft
Beam: 12.33 ft
S.A.: 660.00 ft2
Draft: 6.50 ft
Displacement: 15,000 lb
Ballast: 5,800
S.A./Disp.: 17.43
Bal./Disp.: 38.67

I purchased Baroque in 2016. This is the fifth sailboat I’ve owned and by far my favorite.

She is very, very stable and sails like a dream. She is fast and makes sailing Lake Pepin a ton of fun!

Some History

Pearson Yachts was founded by cousins, Clinton and Everett Pearson. Their 28′ TRITON was the company’s first sailing vessel. Before this they had been building dinghies and small power boats with the new construction material, fiberglass. Their aim was to build a sailing vessel that would sell for under $10k.

From 1964 on, William Shaw was chief designer for Pearson Yachts, one of Americas largest sailboat manufacturers for more than two decades. Before joining Pearson, he worked at Sparkman & Stephens in New York. Bill Shaw has at least 53 designs attributed to him.

We feel that Mr. Shaw put everything he learned in his long career into the design of the Pearson 36-2. We love her and I am sure that you will too.

Learn more about Sailing Lake Pepin.