Welcome to the Pearson 365 Yacht Club

[SV THIRD DAY]

Welcome!  

After buying our Pearson 365 Ketch in January 2006 my wife and I have been frustrated that other boat brands have great forums where members share experiences and information, yet not such website existed for owners of Pearson 365s and 367s.  There are a few small groups out there, but some lack the easy format of a phpBB format.  So as a Birthday present to myself, I decided to cure that and created http://www.pearson365.com.  My thought in creating this website is that it operates more as a virtual Yacht Club than a Bulletin Board.  By that I mean, I am totally open to suggestions on how to operate the site.  If anyone would like to see a special thread topic, just let me know.  The cost of this website is small and after seeing other sites grow and then vanish into darkness, I wanted to build something that will be around, that can live on, so that is where the Yacht Club concept comes in....people can be as active or inactive as they wish, but the important thing is to have a long lasting site that will build up a wealth of information and not vanish leaving us Pearson 365/367 owners out on our own!  At $95/yr the site can live on even if we one day sell our beloved P365.

[[Update: After two years of Cruising Mexico aboard our P365 Ketch we decided we wanted to live aboard long term and as the kids became teenagers...well they each needed their own room.  So we sold our Pearson 365 and now own a Hudson Force 50 Ketch.  I'm more than happy to keep this site going because my wife and I still miss our P365]]

If you would like to join the forum, just send me an email at svthirdday@yahoo.com with what you would like your username to be and I will sign you up.

[seanshine]

Rich you are a very busy man.  I joined your BB and wish you every success with it.  I don't have a Pearson, but boats are boats and most topics apply somewhat to all of them.  I'll be watching and posting on the progress of this board.  Thanks.  And thanks for your efforts in keeping that maniac Popeye in check.  Sean

[SV THIRD DAY]

Rich you are a very busy man.  I joined your BB and wish you every success with it.  I don't have a Pearson, but boats are boats and most topics apply somewhat to all of them.  I'll be watching and posting on the progress of this board.  Thanks.  And thanks for your efforts in keeping that maniac Popeye in check.  Sean

Welcome Sean....Your right boats are boats in many respects and in trying to get THIRD DAY ready for a 4-5yr Cruise with my most valuable possession, my family, I have been almost addicted to boating websites and information forums!  Not having a good Pearson 365/367 site has always grated on me...there is just so much info that each individual boat owner has to find out on his own after multiple mistakes, it just makes good sense to share that info and lessen the necessary headache.


Take Care.....and Welcome!

[kevin barber]

Thanks so much for bringing back a site for us 365/367 owners!!  pearson365.net was around for a few years, but mysteriously disapeared about 6 months ago.   This is going to be great.  I will definately be checking the site every day from now on.

Thanks again!

[Winsome]

Rich,

Thanks for creating the website for owners of 365s and 367s.  We purchased Winsome in July of last year (after owning another Pearson for 30 years - yes, 30 years).

Look forward to meeting others who own these fine vessels.

Rick and Fran Hendricks
Jacksonville, FL

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[greg johnson]

Rich,

         Thanks for this sight. It's the day before Thanksgiving and I'm
about to buy a pearson 36 cutter. I will be on the site often.

                                                                 Happy Thanksgiving all,
                                                                          Greg.

[SV THIRD DAY]

Congradulations Greg......and we will be waiting to see some photos of your new BABY!  

Have a Happy ThanksGiving!

[Henri Hali]

I'm really pleased to have found the new site. Not unlike my navigations skills, I found my way home by dumb luck (For the most part)
The insights and knowledge I found on the past two 365 sites were sorely missed.
I look forward to being a part of this, to learn, and where I can contribute to, the knowledge base you have started.

Heni Hali
Windrider

[Doug Ritchie]

Nice job on the site! Thank you for the time and effort putting it together.

Glad to see another 365 resource on the web.  Hopefully Mike Wyatt (creator of the Pearson365.net) is well, and that all the old members of the previous two boards find their way here.

In case anyone got the May Cruising World from May of 2005 and saw the "Classic Plastic" article and wondered about the boat pictured, that was our Rocinante taken from a helo at the start of a race.

In general I thought the article did nothing for the boat. The person writing knew very little about the boats or of their history of offshore passages. Most of the cruising world articles are written by owners or people actually familiar with the boats. Not in this case however.

They mention in the article that a 365 had even been passed inspection and been allowed to participate in the Marion-Bermuda Cruising Yacht race. What they didn't tell you, was that that was Rocinante and we finished 2nd in class E (celestial) and first Shorthanded. Also claiming the Navigator trophy in that race.

[eveningebb]

Thanks for putting together the site.  We purchased our Pearson 365 in May and had a great season on it.  The weather is supposed to get cold here, so the boat is now on the hard and I'll have time to get it ready for the spring.  It's great to see what everyone has done to their boats and to realize that we're not alone in this adventure!

Dirk & Patti

[merman365]

Great job on the site! Doug you rock! 365's maybe old, but still remain one of the best cruising boats for the money you can find out there, they are strong and fast passage makers at the hands of a skilled crew, Doug proves that every time he's out on the water. It's great to have a home again.

[sparrow12]

I own P365 #12, the ketch "Sparrow" which I keep in the Cape May area of New Jersey.  Glad I found 365.com.   Ed G.

[dansail]

Great site Rich and thanks for the recent information.
I purchased "Traveling Star" in Baltimore MD in 2005. She crossed the Atlantic that same year and is now in Greece.
Her home port is Pagelsham, Essex, England.
So far i have only seen one other 365 in the Med so i would be keen to meet any other cruising folk who are over this side of the "pond".

Good sailing and a fair wind to all, Dan.

[SV THIRD DAY]

It looks like the new site design and software are working great and our membership is growing....cool.

[sailor7cs]

Hi All,
Thank you for the opportunity to join this forum... I have P365 hull # 270, Two Step-N... I have had her since the summer of 1996... I am rebuilding all her mechanicals, with the changing out the old W40 Perkins and installing a rebuilt W42B4 and transmission, a Mitsubishi and Hurth, have to do some alterations to the trans cable attachment ad throttle, but other should fit tight in, will periodically give updates as to my progress...
If there is anything I can do to help anyone with anything related to these fine vessels, please feel free to ask...
Again, thanks for the admittance to this forum...
Larry Dill
P365 #270
Two Step-N
40*53.316N
73*47.118W