Ericson Yachts

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Ericson Yachts, Inc. - was a builder of sturdy fiberglass yachts. Ericson is out of business, but its designs have been reproduced periodically by other manufacturers.

Ericson 38 Cappuccino from Berkeley YC,racing on San Francisco Bay
Ericson 38 Cappuccino from Berkeley YC,racing on San Francisco Bay

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[edit] History

Ray Handy and several other former employees of Pearson Yachts continued building the Pearson Alberg 30, after Pearson ordered the molds destroyed. The employees kept the molds and kept making the Albergs. They eventually formed Ericson Yachts in Costa Mesa, CA in the early '60's. Among the early team members were Jules Marshall, Kurt Densmore, and Bruce King with Don and Gene Kohlmann joining around 1964. The first Ericson boats were the 26 and the 30, and both began production in 1966.

The Pearson-Alberg 35 became the Ericson-Alberg 35. With the addition of Bruce King, other Ericson Sailboats became available in various lengths and designs. Designer Bruce P. King had a long and successful relationship with Ericson Yachts, starting with the Ericson 23, 30, 32 and 41 of the late 1960s.

A circa 1967 advertisement describes Ericson as a division of H&J Products, Inc. In 1971, the company was bought by CML Group, which was founded in 1969 by Charles M. Leighton and G. Robert Tod, the company name formed by Leighton's initials.

With the exception of a few forays into the cruising market with the clipper-bowed Cruising 31 and the Cruising 38 (both models later called Independence), the Ericson formula produced a well-finished cruiser-racer with good sailing characteristics. The Ericson 25+ was part of this success.

The business entered into Chapter 11 bankrauptcy in the mid 1980s. CML sold off Ericson Yachts. CML's executives had decided that the yacht business was too cyclical to provide steady profitability.

Gene Kohlmann regained control of the company in 1984 and ran it with Don Kohlmann until 1990, when Don Kohlmann joined Pacific Seacraft and brought with him the molds for the Ericson 333 (a Ron Holland design), 34/35 and 38. Production of the latter two boats resumed in 1991, and in 1998 the Ericson 333 appeared for a short run. After Ericson became part of Pacific Seacraft in 1990, some Ericson designs were produced from 1990 to 1999, notably the Ericson 350 and Ericson 380.

Pacific Seacraft itself was purchased by Southern Californian businessman Jeffrey Emery in September 1998.

[edit] Models

Model Years Built Hull Numbers LOA LWL Beam Displacement IOR PHRF CSF
Ericson 23 1968-1970 1-165 264
Ericson 23 II 1974-1979 201-470 222
Ericson 25 1972-1978 1-384 24' 8" 20' 10" 8' 0" 5,400 lbs. 18.0 1.82
Ericson 25+ 1979-1984 501-693 25' 5" 21' 10" 9' 3" 5,000 lbs. 204 2.16
Ericson 26 1966-1969 1-190 25' 10" 21' 11" 9' 2" 5,250 lbs. 234 2.12
Ericson 26 II 1967-1968 1-11 25' 10" 21' 11" 9' 2" 5,250 lbs. 234 2.12
Ericson 26 III 1984-? 200-?
Ericson 26 IV (300s) 1987-? 300-?
Ericson 27 1971-1979 1-1302 26' 9" 20' 6" 9' 0" 6,600 lbs. 240 1.88
Ericson 28 1980-1984 501-594 186
Ericson 28+ 1985-? 600-? 186 2.06
Ericson 29 1970-1979 2-626 28' 7" 22' 0" 9' 3" 8,500 lbs. 198
Ericson 30 1966-1970 1-150 30' 3" 23' 4" 9' 6" 7,800 lbs. 26.5 192
Ericson 30+ 1977-1979 1-47 162
Ericson 30 III 1979-? 501-? 162
Ericson 31C 1976-1978 1-27 30' 11" 23' 11" 10' 5" 11,400 lbs. 1.85
Ericson 31 (Independence 31) 1978-1981 28-71 30' 11" 23' 11" 10' 5" 11,500 lbs. 1.85
Ericson 32 "Scorpion" 1967-1967 1-24 32' 3" 6' 3" 198
Ericson 32 II 1969-1978 101-573 180
Ericson 32 III 1985- 601-? 150
Ericson 32 200 1988-?  ? 32' 5" 25' 9" 10' 9" 9,700 lbs. 2.02
Ericson 33 1981-1984 1-28 33' 0" 26' 10" 11' 2" 9,500 lbs. 25.2
Ericson 333
Ericson 35 1967-1968 1-45
Ericson 35 II 1969-1981 102-612 34' 8" 27' 10" 10' 0" 11,600 lbs. 1.77
Ericson 35 III 1982- 111-? 35' 6" 28' 4" 11' 4" 13,000 lbs. 1.93
Ericson 36C 1975-1977 1-66 36' 0" 30' 0" 12' 0" 16,000 lbs.
Ericson 37 1973-1975 1-53 37' 5" 28' 6" 11' 4" 16,000 lbs. 120
Ericson 38 1979-1987 1-126 37' 8" 30' 6" 12' 0" 14,900 lbs.
Ericson 380 (Pacific Seacraft) 1993-? 1-26 37' 10" 30' 6" 12' 0" 15,500 lbs. 114
Ericson 381 1982-1986 501-539 117
Ericson 382 1985-1986 200-230
Ericson 38 III 1987-? 231-?
Ericson 39 1970-1979 1-106 39' 0" 30' 0" 11' 4" 19,000 lbs. 108 1.69
Ericson 39B 1974-1978 201-221 39' 0" 30' 0" 11' 4" 22,000 lbs. 108
Ericson 41 1967-1970 1-50 41' 4" 29' 2" 10' 8" 17,800 lbs. 1.64
Ericson 46 1971-1974 2-23 45' 10" 35' 0" 13' 3" 31,500 lbs.

Note: PHRF handicaps are based on Southern California PHRF Bouy ratings

  • Ericson 33 - PHRF 126
  • Ericson 33P - PHRF 120
  • Ericson 34 - PHRF 138
  • Ericson 34T - PHRF 144
  • Ericson 35 - PHRF 150
  • Ericson 35-1 - PHRF 192
  • Ericson 35-2 - PHRF 150
  • Ericson 35-3 - PHRF 120
  • Ericson 36 - PHRF 102
  • Ericson 36CR - PHRF 186
  • Ericson 36M - PHRF 90
  • Ericson 38 - PHRF 114
  • Ericson 38+20 - PHRF 132
  • Ericson 38-20 - PHRF 132
  • Ericson 41 - PHRF 150
  • Ericson 41S - PHRF 150
  • Ericson 41T - PHRF 132
  • Ericson 46 - PHRF 72
  • Ericson 46-C - PHRF 81

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