Invicta (sailboat)

The Pearson Invicta is a 38 foot sailboat designed for ocean racing. It has a fiberglass sloop with wood trim. Sailboats were once made solely of wood however, the Invicta was the first sailboat produced with a fiberglass hull to win a major ocean race (the 1964 Newport to Burmuda). It was its first in its class and first overall. Thus permanently influencing the course of sailboat design.

External links

* [http://pearsoninfo.net/invicta/invicta.htm Invicta Specifications and photos at pearsoninfo.net]
* [http://www.pearsonvanguard.homestead.com/files/Invicta_brochure.pdf Invicta brochure (pdf)]