is located forward, just aft of the bow "V"-berth. Additional sleeping space is provided by two cabin berths, providing total sleeping space for four. The genoas have tracks and the mainsail can be roller reefed. There is an anchor locker in the bow. Operational history A review in Blue Water Boats writing in 2012 noted, "The Triton sails as gracefully as she looks. She’s forgiving and nimble, though she does tend to exhibit weather helm. To counter this tendency some owners have fashioned small bowsprits to open up the fore-triangle area, while others recut their mainsail with less canvas at the sacrifice of overall sail area. Although a fast boat for her waterline length she’s slow by today’s standards and she doesn’t point very high. Her short waterline means her light air performance is respectable, and as the wind picks up she heels quickly which increases her LWL and therefore hull speed. The boat is relatively tender up to 15 degrees before she stiffens. West Coast boats, being heavier built, are generally stiffer while East coast boats tend to heel earlier but are more responsive." American Sailboat Hall of Fame The Triton was inducted into the now-defunct Sail America American Sailboat Hall of Fame in 1995. In honoring the design, the hall cited, "A telltale of success is durability and since the boats were built in the infancy of fiberglass construction, they were laid up by hand with more than a few layers of glass in the hulls. The boats will last forever, and the Triton Class Association gathers every year for a National Championship. Successful, ground-breaking, popular, vital – the signs of a classic." Variants Pearson Triton This model was introduced in 1958 and produced by Pearson in Portsmouth, Rhode Island until 1967. It has mahogany wooden trim above decks and teak trim below and for the cockpit coaming, a balsa cored deck, a fractional sloop rig, length overall of , a waterline length of , displaces and carries of lead ballast. Pearson Triton Yawl This model was introduced in 1958 and produced by Pearson. It has a fractional yawl rig, a length overall of , a waterline length of , displaces and carries of ballast. Aeromarine Triton This model was introduced in 1960 and built by Aeromarine Plastic in California, who built 150 of them. It has a masthead sloop rig, solid fiberglass decks, lacks external wooden trim,