Pearson Yachts

Pearson Yachts
Company type	Public company; later Subsidiary
Industry	Sailboat builder
Founded	Bristol, Rhode Island, United States (1956)
Founder	Clinton Pearson; Everett Pearson;
Defunct	1991
Fate	Sold in bankruptcy
Successor	Pearson Marine Group; USWatercraft;
Headquarters	Portsmouth, Rhode Island, United States
Area served	North America; Shipped worldwide;
Key people	Carl Alberg; William Shaw;
Products	Sailboats
Parent	Grumman Allied Industries

Pearson Yachts was a sailboat manufacturer founded by Everett Pearson and Clinton Pearson in 1956. 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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