Pearson Yachts

Pearson Yachts
Company typePublic company; later Subsidiary
IndustrySailboat builder
FoundedBristol, Rhode Island, United States (1956 (1956))
Founder
  • Clinton Pearson
  • Everett Pearson
Defunct1991 (1991)
FateSold in bankruptcy
Successor
  • Pearson Marine Group
  • USWatercraft
Headquarters
Portsmouth, Rhode Island
,
United States
Area served
  • North America
  • Shipped worldwide
Key people
ProductsSailboats
ParentGrumman Allied Industries
Pearson 424
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Pearson Yachts was a sailboat manufacturer founded by Everett Pearson and Clinton Pearson in 1956.[1] One of the first fiberglass sailboat manufacturers, they grew rapidly during the 60s and 70s, while also developing and designing new boats. However, the company changed ownership throughout the 1980s, after which the company filed for bankruptcy, and was eventually sold to Grumman Allied Industries in 1991. The rights to the name are now held by the Pearson Marine Group.

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