Pearson Vanguard

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title: "Pearson Vanguard" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["sailing-yachts", "1960s-sailboat-type-designs", "sailboat-type-designs-by-philip-rhodes", "sailboat-types-built-by-pearson-yachts"] topic_path: "general/sailing-yachts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearson_Vanguard" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	Pearson Vanguard
image boat	[[File:pearsonvanguard.JPG
designer	Philip Rhodes
year	1963
no built	404
design	CCA
builder	Pearson Yachts
displacement	10300 lb
hull type	Monohull
construction	Fiberglass
loa	32.8 ft
lwl	22.4 ft
beam	9.3 ft
hull draft	4.5 ft
engine	Universal Atomic 4 30 hp gasoline engine
keel type	full keel
ballast	4250 lb
rig type	Sloop
I	37.50 ft
J	12.25 ft
P	32.50 ft
E	14.75 ft
sailplan	Masthead rig
sailarea main	239.69 sqft
sailarea headsail	229.69 sqft
sailarea total	469.38 sqft
phrf	216 (average)
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The Pearson Vanguard is a sloop-rigged sailboat designed in 1962 by Philip Rhodes. These boats were built by Pearson Yachts from 1963 to 1967. Pearson Vanguards are a traditional cruiser known for world travel.

Production

It is claimed 404 of masthead rigged sloops were made. The standard arrangement has a small galley aft and settees/berths port and starboard. Their hulls, like most early fiberglass boat hulls, are known for being significantly thicker than more modern fiberglass construction with alternating layers of 1.5 oz. fiberglass mat and 24 oz. woven roving. The full shoal-draft keel has a 4250 lb. lead ballast embedded into it with a displacement of 10,300 - 12,600 lbs.

Variants

The Vanguard was available in a sloop rig with either a standard height or tall mast. It was powered bys an "Atomic 4" gasoline engine, however many have been replaced with marine diesels. It was equipped with tiller steering, but many have been converted to a wheel.

Misc

There is an active Owners' Group at Yahoo! Groups and a resource website at PearsonVanguard.org.

References

References

1. Tom Dove. (2000). "Time Tested American Beauty". Chesapeake Bay Magazine.
2. InterVisionSoft LLC. (2019). "Sailboat Specifications for Pearson-Vanguard 33". Sailing Joy.
3. SAILBOATDATA.COM. (2019). "Vanguard 33 specifications". SailboatData.
4. InterVisionSoft LLC. (2019). "Sailboat Specifications for Pearson-Vanguard 33 Tall". Sailing Joy.
5. "Yahoo | Mail, Weather, Search, Politics, News, Finance, Sports & Videos".
6. Frederick Fuller. (2005). "Pearson Vanguard Org.". PearsonVanguard.org.

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