The Pearson 26 is a recreational keelboat built by Pearson Yachts in the United States starting in 1970 and ending in 1983. A total of 1,750 of the base design were built, plus 300 of the Daysailor/Weekender and One-Design variants, for a total of 2,050.
The fiberglass hull has balsa-cored decks, a vertical transom, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed swept fin keel. Hull speed is . There is a transom for a small outboard motor. The outboard's fuel tank is mounted in a dedicated locker.Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 176-177. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994.
The cabin has five berths and four fixed portlights. The galley is on both sides of the cabin. A small ice chest is under the companionway ladder. Compartments for a head and hanging locker are between the two cabins. Cabin headroom is 5 ft 8 in.
All models have a masthead sloop rig, with an adjustable backstay. The mainsheet attaches to the end of the boom. The mast is deck stepped. The roomy self-bailing cockpit has a low bridgedeck.
The 26W or Weekender and Daysailor was built from 1975 to 1983. It has a longer cockpit and shorter coach house. It has a lighter displacement. It displaces and carries of ballast. From 1978 to 1983 a one-design variation was built with the same displacement.
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