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Granada Yachts 31

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1977–1982

A masthead sloop with a spade rudder and nearly 46% ballast ratio, designed for stability in a 31-foot hull

Designed by Elvstrm, Kjrulff & Jan Kjrulff, built by Gesten Glasfiber Badevrft.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

See her sail

The Granada Yachts 31, on the water

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

Footage from SEILmagasinet

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

Comfort ratio 22
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.01
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 249
EasygoingPowered-up

17.3 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 17.3
TenderStiff

46% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 46%

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

What the fleet has seen

The Granada Yachts 31, as the fleet has seen it

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The Granada Yachts 31 is a masthead sloop designed by Elvstrøm, Kjølrulff, and Jan Kjølrulff, built by Gesten Glasfiber Badevrft and Granada Yachts A from 1977 to 1982. It has a fin keel with a spade rudder, measures 9.4 meters LOA, 3.0 meters beam, 1.8 meters draft, and displaces 3600 kg. Aboard an OE 32, a similar model, Are Wiig experienced two knockdowns and a full inversion south of South Africa during the 2018 Golden Globe Race, resulting in a broken mast, cracked windows, and a flooded cabin.38:36 Wiig cut the rig free, jury-rigged, repaired the windvane, and sailed 400 miles to Cape Town.40:30 He previously sailed a Granada 30, a Granada 31 with a shortened stern, in the 1988 OSTAR, advocating for running all sail controls aft to the cockpit for solo sailing.2:55

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
45.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.3
Displacement / length
248.8
Comfort ratio
21.8
Capsize screening
2.01
Hull speed
6.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
866
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
1977–1982
Units built
750
Designer
Elvstrm, Kjrulff, Jan Kjrulff
Builder
Gesten Glasfiber Badevrft, Granada Yachts A

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The family

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Granada Yachts 27A masthead sloop with a 1.75m draft and skeg-hung rudder, built for stability and control in a 27-foot hullGranada Yachts 23A stiff, Elvstrøm-designed fractional sloop with a high ballast ratio, built for performance in a compact 23-foot frameGranada Yachts 30A 30-foot fractional sloop with a 1.65-meter draft, designed for balanced, performance-oriented cruisingGranada 35A Kristian Rode-designed masthead sloop with a high sail area-to-displacement ratio for spirited performance

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