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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

See her sail

The Beneteau 31, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from The Sailing Doodles Podcast

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.

What the fleet has seen

The Beneteau 31, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Beneteau 31 is a fractional sloop designed by Groupe Finot and built by Beneteau from 2002 to the present. It features a fin with bulb and spade rudder hull, measures 9.7 meters LOA, has a 3.4-meter beam, a 1.8-meter draft, and displaces 4051 kg. A shoal draft version is available with a 4.25-foot draft. The Sailing Doodles Podcast noted that a 2006 Beneteau model, representing the $100,000 price point, can be a well-equipped, turn-key liveaboard cruiser with amenities like water makers, solar arches, and dinghies, suitable for Caribbean passage-making.11:59

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model for sale, and the asking prices that came with it.

1seen for sale
1seen sold
US$82,500Median asking

For sale

Sold

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

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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The family

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Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.

Beneteau Oceanis 31A Finot-Conq designed fractional sloop balancing a modern hull form with a stable 1.8-meter bulb keelBeneteau 311A fractional sloop featuring a roller-furling mast and an optional centreboard for versatile shoal-water cruisingBeneteau 331A 10.34-metre masthead sloop featuring a fin-and-bulb keel and a balanced displacement for coastal cruisingBeneteau 37A 1.4-metre draught cruiser built for shoal water, featuring a balanced 30% ballast ratio and a 3.91-metre beamBeneteau 34A 2008 production cruiser featuring a modern fin-and-bulb hull and a 7.42-knot hull speed for efficient coastal sailing

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