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Beneteau 31

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2002

A Groupe Finot-designed fractional sloop balancing a modern fin-and-bulb hull with a comfortable, stable cruising interior

Designed by Groupe Finot & Jean Marie Finot (Groupe Finot).

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a beamy beam gives 19 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 19
CoastalBluewater

2.14 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.14
LightHeavy

172 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 172
EasygoingPowered-up

17.2 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 17.2
TenderStiff

25% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 25%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
24.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.2
Displacement / length
172.3
Comfort ratio
19.0
Capsize screening
2.14
Hull speed
7.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1128
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2002
Designer
Groupe Finot, Jean Marie Finot (Groupe Finot)
Builder
Beneteau

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Nonsuch 309.24 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA 30-foot cruiser with a 43% ballast ratio, offering a stable and stiff platform for coastal cruising
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