Welcome Message

Thank you for visiting the website of the unofficial Pearson 31 Owners Group. This site is a resource for all Pearson 31 owners and their friends and loved ones. Note that this site is intended for both P-31 and P-31 II owners.

It might also be useful for owners of other Pearson sailboats and their friends and loved ones. Conceivably, people who just like to sail might find something interesting here.

If you are interested in visiting this site to collect names and contact information to spam people or otherwise promote your wares, you’ve come to the wrong place. The only promotion allowed on this site is self-promotion, e.g., related to the successful completion of maintenance projects, difficult passages, or other such accomplishments.

Resources

There are a number of planned capabilities on the unofficial Pearson 31 Owners Group website. Some of these capabilities are available today and others will be rolled out over time. If you have any technical abilities and would like to assist in feature development or maintenance, please contact the site administrator.

v Discussion Boards – contains bulletin boards on many subjects related to the P31. If you’re new to the Discussion Boards, you should sign up for an account.

v Owner’s List – the Owner’s List contains the hull number, year, owner’s name, and home port of P31 owners. If you are not on the Owner’s List and should be, please e-mail the pertinent information to the site administrator.

v Pictures and Stories – the section will contain (read: not launched yet) a section for owners to post pictures of their boats and sagas about the wonderful and dangerous passages they’ve completed.

v Meet the P31 – this section of Dan Pfeiffer’s PearsonInfo.net website contains an overview of the Pearson 31, including plans, original marketing materials, stock pictures, pertinent data, etc.

v NPYOA – this is the site of the National Pearson Yacht Owners Association. The unofficial Pearson 31 Owners Group is in no way related to the NPYOA (except some of us are members).

v Other Resources – this page of Dan Pfeiffer’s PearsonInfo.net website contains a bunch of links to sites and articles related to Pearson boats.

News

Here you’ll find all of the interesting news that you would expect from a self-aggrandizing unofficial owners group.

v New “Unofficial” Pearson 31 Owners Group Website Launched
NEW YORK, NY, May 25, 2003 – After many minutes of work, the website of the Unofficial Pearson 31 Owners Group was launched here today. The complex, rich website was unleashed to the 3 or 4 users (including automatic web search engine spiders) interested in perusing its vast resources. Mike Bergelson, the leader of the engineering team responsible for the site’s launch, commented, “This is really a wonderful thing we’ve done. I’m still waiting to hear back from Bill Shaw about his attendance at our ribbon-cutting ceremony this afternoon.”

v Engineering Team Perseveres Despite Hunger, Lack of Experience
NEW YORK, NY, May 24, 2003 – The crack engineering team charged with the development of the website of the Unofficial Pearson 31 Owners Group continued efforts this afternoon despite many challenges. The development team was lacking some key resources including sustenance and actual website design experience. One team member remarked, “Even though I have no idea what I’m doing, I feel good about the importance of this project. I’m not going to let anything get in my way. I just bought a hotdog to overcome the most severe issue our team faces. I paid for the soda out of my pocket to show my enduring support for our cause and not overly burden our budget.”

v Website Planned as Sailboat Information Clearinghouse
NEW YORK, NY, May 24, 2003 – In response to overwhelming support from other owners of Pearson 31 sailboats, the initial preparations were begun this morning for a comprehensive website that would serve as a central repository and clearinghouse for information and resources related to P31 boats. One Pearson owner commented, “We’ve been waiting for something like this for years. If only there had been a website like this two years ago, I might have known how much water my boat draws. The savings from that incident alone would have paid for the site’s annual budget!”

v Information Tirelessly Gathered in Preparation for Owner Organization
MENOMINEE, MI, November 11, 2002 – Bill Crane, a long-time Pearson owner, took matters into his own hands today, creating a private list of Pearson 31 sailboat owners. The effort was in response to a growing frustration and restlessness from owners related to a lack of familiarity with their P31-owning peers. Mr. Crane commented, “Given everything that’s happening in the world today, it’s important for us to communicate with people with whom we share a common bond. How can we do that if we don’t know each other’s contact information?”

v Sense of Frustration, Urgency Building Amongst P31 Owners
WORLDWIDE, 1987 through 2002 – Many dozens of Pearson 31 owners have begun to complain about a lack of definitive organization amongst their ranks. Despite having hundreds of P31-owning peers, these sailors are finding that they don’t know where to turn for information ranging from repacking a stuffing box to running the electric bilge pump exhaust overboard. One owner commented, “I don’t really care about resources and information, I just want a place to post pictures of my dog, Skipper, on board my boat. He’s so cute!”

Contact the administrator if you have any questions.