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has gloss | eng: 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) the yacht had placed second overall in the 1962 Newport to Bermuda Race. It was its first in its class and first overall. Thus permanently influencing the course of sailboat design. The Pearson Invicta was designed by noted naval architect William Tripp and was produced by Pearson Yachts located in Bristol Rhode Island. |
lexicalization | eng: Invicta |
instance of | c/Sailboat types |
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