What Size Boat Can You Handle?
Excerpted from How to Sail Around the World
When searching for a boat to buy, you need to answer a few questions. One is “What...
Learn the Fundamentals of Sailing
Excerpted from How to Sail Around the World
Cruising under sail is a hundredfold more complex than merely buying a suitable yacht. We know this...
Fundamental Chart-Making Concepts
Until recently, there has been little need for chart users to understand the technology of chart-making, particularly its limitations, because the tools used by...
Sail Maintenance
Excerpted from The Handbook of Sailing
Most people are not sufficiently expert to be able to carry out any but the most minor repairs to...
Rafting Up
Excerpted from The Handbook of Sailing
Rafting up is the term given to berthing alongside another boat (or boats), whether next to piles, a pier,...
Riding Turn
Excerpted from The Handbook of Sailing
Sometimes, when winching, the coils of sheet on the barrel become crossed (known as a riding turn). This is...
Easing a Rope on a Winch
Excerpted from The Handbook of Sailing
It is important to know how to ease the tension of a sheet or halyard on a winch. The...
Boom Preventer
Excerpted from The Handbook of Sailing
When sailing downwind there is always the danger of an accidental jibe. One way to prevent this occurring is...
Fix It and Sail It
Excerpted from Fix It and Sail
At some point in the restoration process, the jobs left to do cease to be “rebuilding projects” and start...
The Perfect Cruising Sailboat | Pacific Seacraft 40
Is the Pacific Seacraft 40 one of the best cruising sailboats ever built for a couple? In this Pacific Seacraft 40 review and sailboat...
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The Pearson 35 was introduced in 1968 and remained in production for the next 14 years. In all, 514 P35s were built, almost all for East Coast and Great Lakes owners attracted by the 35's shoal draft (3' 9" with centerboard up) and "classic" proportions. Even the popular Pearson 30, usually heralded as the enduring boat from a builder otherwise noted for its frequent introductions of new boats and short production runs, remained in production only 10 years, albeit with almost 1,200 boats built.
