Some History of the Wanderer
22 August 2010 | Rochester, New York
Peter O. Allen, Sr.
In the beginning Naval Architect Wilbur "Bill" Shaw came to Pearson from the design shop of Sparkman and Stephens, albeit with a slight detour. So one can probably assume that there may be something of their outstandingly successful custom design, "Finisterre." Contrruction of the Wanderer began in 1965 and continued on for almost a decade, with a total of 177 built.
The interior layouts varied in the earlier boats. The factory seemed to standardize on the starboard galley layout for most of the boats up to hull #116, our boat.
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