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Gozzard 31

Cutter · Long Keel · First built 1990

A Ted Gozzard-designed cutter with a long keel, offering a high comfort ratio for stable, traditional coastal cruising

Designed by Ted Gozzard, built by North Castle Marine Ltd.

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

See her sail

The Gozzard 31, on the water

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

Footage from 59° North Sailing

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 26 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 26
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.93
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 305
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.6
TenderStiff

40% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 40%

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

What the fleet has seen

The Gozzard 31, as the fleet has seen it

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

The Gozzard 31 is a cutter-rigged, long-keeled sailboat designed by Ted Gozzard and built by North Castle Marine Ltd. since 1990. It measures 11.02 meters LOA with a 3.35-meter beam, a 1.35-meter draft, and displaces 5443 kg.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

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The record

Full specifications

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

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.6
Displacement / length
304.8
Comfort ratio
26.2
Capsize screening
1.93
Hull speed
6.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1022
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1990
Designer
Ted Gozzard
Builder
North Castle Marine Ltd, Gozzard Yachts (North Castle Marine Ltd.)

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Island Packet 3210.67 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA 32-foot cruiser with a 1.32-metre draft, optimized for shallow-water access and offshore stability
Morgan Yachts Out Island 3610.92 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1970s production cruiser featuring a 1.14-metre draft and a heavy ballast ratio for stability in shallow waters
Henry R. Hinckley Pilot 3510.90 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Sparkman & Stephens fiberglass classic designed for Hinckley, featuring a long keel and available as a sloop or yawl
Bayfield 3610.97 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Haydn Gozzard-designed cutter with a long keel, built for steady, comfortable passage-making.

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