The Pearson 28 is an American sailboat, designed by William Shaw and first built in 1975.

[1][2][3][9][10] The Pearson 28 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with a balsa cored deck and wood trim.

It has a masthead sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel.

[1][2][3] The boat has a length overall of 28.00 ft (8.5 m), a waterline length of 25.00 ft (7.6 m), displaces 7,850 lb (3,561 kg) and carries 3,530 lb (1,601 kg) of lead ballast.

[1][2][3][9][11] The boat is fitted with a Universal Atomic 4 gasoline engine of 30 hp (22 kW).