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.