Design and Maintenance of the Pearson35
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Owners List
For your name in lights, please use the Contact button and give hull number, year of manufacture, owners name(s) and port of call, as well as any special information you would like and I will update them as fast as I am able.
| 1 | 1967 | Pipe Dream | William Lewis | Somewhere in Maine | Restoration in progress. |
| 11 | 1968 | TBD | Joe | ??? | Undergoing refit, adding hybrid electric drive |
| 15 | 1968 | Gael | Kevin Farrell | St Louis, MO | Prototype boat, sailed by Bill Shaw, and used for all the early ads. Originally maroon, now with a black hull. Two owner (Patrick J. O'neil out of Padanaram Harbor, South Dartmouth, MA until 1989). Full refit underway. |
| 19 | 1968 | Cardea | James Mills | Beaufort, NC | Undergoing something of refit, including a rudder rebuild. |
| 28 | 1968 | Stormy Petrel | Ron and Kathy Minchin | We have owned "Stormy Petrel" since 1987, the second owner. Cruised from Maine to Florida and the Bahamas as well as inland to Lake Champlain and Ontario. Upgrades include hard dodger and bimini with solar and double headsail Solent rig. On third engine now a Beta 25, we just ordered our 4th mainsail. I have the original owner's manual and many blueprints of the rig, etc. cruisingstormypetrel.wordpress.com | |
| 32 | 1968 | Merganser | Sean Hagenbuch/Margaret Rieley | Sandy Point, Maine | Enjoying the end of a 15 year refit, Cabin sole, diesel rebuild, new brightwork, new solar vents, new cushions and canvas, new rigging, new lifelines, bottom, deck and topsides repair and repaint, added solar and batteries and new propane locker. Now enjoying and maintaining. |
| 35 | 1968 | Whimsy | Cyrus Safdari | St Augustine, FL | Documenting the refit at SailingWhimsy.com with some excellent information on the P35 and refit process. |
| 36 | 1968 | Morgance | Ed Zurcher | Port Angeles, WA | |
| 39 | 1968 | Essie Mae | Reggie and Nicola Beavers | Placida, FL | Sailing Newbies pursuing a refit |
| 63 | 1969 | Avalon Star | Aaron Graham | Everett, WA | Relocated from CA, Self tacking headsail and Lomatec Diesel installed in Australia |
| 81 | 1969 | Caper | Peter Korous | Jacksonville, FL | Yawl rigged |
| 107 | 1969? | ?? | Dave Wolven | Port Maitland, Ont | |
| 108 | 1969 | 'Ae'a | Peter Ogilvie | Kona, HI | Significant Engine/Cabins Modifications and Travel to and from SF, CA |
| 128 | 1969 | Airborne | James Worley | San Juan, PR | Sail # 82. Using for day charters since 1980. Love to hear from Pearson fans. Looking to buy a second 35. [email protected] |
| 135 | 1970 | Esprit | Bryant Knight | ? | Undergoing restoration, recent transition to next generation of family captaincy |
| 152 | Sea Urchin | Larry Bragg | Little Sabien Bay, Pensacola, FL | Lost to Hurricane Ivan, 9/16/04. | |
| ??? | 1971 | Invictus | Jeff Forsman | Fort Pierce, FL | |
| 173 | 1971 | Luna Moth | Bill Hooper | Portland, Me | 15 years together |
| 181 | 1972 | Puka | Scott and Manda Chapman | Goodland, FL | Full time liveaboard |
| 206 | 1972 | Fairwind | Tim and Betsy Bearse | Tiverton, RI | Moved up from a Catalina 22 to a Pearson 35. Have owned Fairwind since August 2021, after it had sat for 4 years due to the age and health of the previous owners, Bill and Janice of Scituate, MA. The sitting had taken its toll on the electrical and electronics as most of it didn't work. The woodwork would later also need to be stripped and restored. In spite of the condition, the trek from Scituate, MA to Tiverton, RI thru the Cape Cod Canal was a wonderful first experience and revealed the Fairwind to be a true treasure capable of easily handling the rough conditions encountered upon exiting the west end of the canal. |
| 212 | 1972 | Wanderer II | William Kennedy | Chesapeake City, MD | |
| 223 | 1970 | Dragonfly | Alicia Leithleiter | Englewood, FL | |
| 226 | 1972 | FireFly | Mike Francis | Raleigh, NC | |
| 237 | 1973 | Rob Russell | Westerly, RI | ||
| 265 | 1974 | Vintage | Kevin O'Brien | Quincy, MA | Undergoing bluewater refit |
| 269 | 1975 | ? | Ann and Ray Offenbacher | Mandeville, LA | Yawl |
| 272 | 1973 | Legacy | Kevin Collins | Whitehall, MI | Owned by boat since 2004. Extensive refit, lessons learned. |
| 298 | 1975 | Northstar | James and Mary Lou Eshelman | Mattapoisett, MA | Second owners, having owned her for 12 years. Modified pilot berth, added 20 gal. holding tank, otherwise pretty standard. Original Atomic4 engine. Ideal boat for us on Buzzards Bay. |
| 300 | Noank, CT | ||||
| ?? | 1975 | ?? | Mike Sullivan | ?? | |
| 316 | 1976 | Marevia | Neil & Angelique Bilodeau | Branford, CT | |
| 318 | 1976 | LOKI | Erin and Andria McCormack | Crisfield, Maryland | Currently in the Chesapeake Bay |
| 319 | 1976 | Bravo | Duane Stai | Anacortes, WA | Cap sante Marina. Boat has been in the family since 1977. My dad was the 2nd owner. She has 3900 Hrs on a Westerbeke W30/4-91, has been re-rigged and new maststep wiring with added LED spreader lights. All other lighting replaced to LED in 2017. Great old girl.. |
| 326 | 1976 | ? | Christopher Collard | Owen Sound, Ontario | |
| 335 | 1976 | Revelation | Steven and Dianne Schreer | Port Shelburne, VT | LCYC |
| 339 | 1976 | Bubbles | Tom & Trisha Dean | Chesapeake City, MD | |
| 341 | 1976 | Firefly | Michael Swindle | Jacksonville, FL | Lost to Sally, 2020 🙁 |
| 346 | 1976 | Birdy | Piper Forbes | Solomon's MD | Currently undergoing blue water refit. Full-time liveaboard. |
| 365 | 1976 | Vivace | Neil & Sarah Hanniford | Davis Warf, VA | Living aboard and Cruising, Same Family owned since Neil's father launched in 1977 |
| ?? | 1978 | Luna | David McSweeney | Charleston, SC | Has cruised to Bahamas and Outer Banks |
| 374 | Boondoggle | Larry Bragg | Little Sabien Bay Pensacola, FL | Lost to Hurricane Sally, 9/16/20. Sorry, Larry. | |
| 379 | 1977 | Serenity | Sailbeyondcancer | Annapolis, MD | www.sailbeyondcancer.org Donated in 2022 by John Kenerson, MD. Boat had been in his family since its original purchase. |
| 396 | 1977 | YelloBird | Barry Siegel | Whortonsville, NC | New to Barry 2022! |
| 397 | 1979 | ?? | George Valdivia | Alameda, CA | Ongoing Refit |
| 399 | 1977 | Blythe Spirit | Mike and Nancy Birdsell | Aransas Pass, Tx | We are currently fitting out the boat for extended cruising. |
| 424 | 1978 | GAVIA | Jeremy Grip | Lake Champlain, VT | Somewhere on the lake... |
| 443 | 1979 | Tiger Lily | David Uy | Annapolis, MD | Ongoing refit from 2010 |
| 459 | 1979 | Alex Hummel | Freeport, NY | Yawl Rig, restoration ongoing | |
| 473 | 1980 | Shilo | Fred & Barb Quinn | Milford, CT | Owned since 1985, Replaced original Universal with Beta 25 & standing rigging in 2022. |
| 475 | 1980 | Frank O'Neill | |||
| 489 | 1980 | ADVENTURE | Robert Page | Southwest Harbor, ME | Major Restoration in 2001 by The Landing School, Kennebunk, ME. Major props from the Surveyor in 2018. |
| 500 | 1981 | Onward | Chris Jones | Branford, CT | Purchased this past Summer. She spent the last 25 years in Old Saybrook under the name "Missy Sue" |
| ?? | ?? | ?? | Blake Kennedy | Grenada | s/v Macabuca located in Grenada |
| ?? | Saorise | Beau and Brandy | ?? | ?? | sailingsaorise.com |
| ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | Owners looking for parts or to connect, please use the Discuss button to access the message boards for connection. |