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Dehler Yachts 31

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1984–1994

A 9.4-metre fractional sloop with a 1.45-metre draught, balanced for coastal cruising and club racing

Designed by E. G. Van de Stadt.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/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 moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 19 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 19
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.12
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 220
EasygoingPowered-up

19.3 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 19.3
TenderStiff

41% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 41%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

The record

Full specifications

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

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.3
Displacement / length
220.3
Comfort ratio
18.9
Capsize screening
2.12
Hull speed
6.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
882
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1984–1994
Designer
E. G. Van de Stadt
Builder
Dehler

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The family

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

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