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Monsun 31

Masthead Sloop · Long Keel · 1974–1982

A long-keeled masthead sloop with a 45% ballast ratio, built for offshore stability and also marketed as the Rasmus 31

Designed by Olle Enderlein, built by Hallberg-Rassy.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long Keel

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 27 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 27
CoastalBluewater

1.80 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.80
LightHeavy

275 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 275
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.1
TenderStiff

45% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 45%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
45.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.1
Displacement / length
275.0
Comfort ratio
27.2
Capsize screening
1.80
Hull speed
6.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
830
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1974–1982
Units built
904
Designer
Olle Enderlein
Builder
Hallberg-Rassy

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