BoatsPacific Seacraft 31

Pacific Seacraft 31

Cutter · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1987

A 1987-era cutter with a 42% ballast ratio, designed for offshore stability and re-introduced to production in 2002

Designed by William Crealock.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

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The Pacific Seacraft 31, on the water

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Footage from Hugh Robertson Sailing

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Character

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LivelyComfort 31Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 1.77Bluewater
LightD/L 348Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 15.8Powered-up
TenderBallast 43%Stiff

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

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
42.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.8
Displacement / length
348.2
Comfort ratio
30.6
Capsize screening
1.77
Hull speed
6.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
849
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1987
Units built
100
Designer
William Crealock
Builder
Pacific Seacraft

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The family

Related models

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