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Neptun 31

Masthead Sloop · Fin Keel · 1970–1973

An IOR-rated 9.3-meter fin-keel sloop from the early seventies, designed with a 33% ballast ratio for coastal stability

Designed by Anton de Dood Miglitsch.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin 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 moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 18 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 18
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.07
LightHeavy

206 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 206
EasygoingPowered-up

10.4 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 10.4
TenderStiff

33% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 33%

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
33.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
10.4
Displacement / length
205.8
Comfort ratio
18.3
Capsize screening
2.07
Hull speed
6.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
784
Hull
Hull type
Fin Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1970–1973
Designer
Anton de Dood Miglitsch
Builder
Neptun Boote GmbH, Co. KG

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