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Mamba Boats 311

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1983–1986

A Bengt Karlsson-designed masthead sloop with a 45% ballast ratio, built as the performance-oriented successor to the 31

Designed by Bengt Karlsson.

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 20 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 20
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.04
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 190
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.6
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.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
45.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.6
Displacement / length
190.4
Comfort ratio
19.9
Capsize screening
2.04
Hull speed
6.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
945
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
FG foam sandwich deck
Production
Years built
1983–1986
Designer
Bengt Karlsson
Builder
Mamba Boats, BK Marin AB

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Newport 30-19.14 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterThe original 1968 production run of this masthead sloop, featuring a fin keel and spade rudder for coastal sailing
Bavaria Yachts 3009.55 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA 9.55-metre fractional sloop from 1989, featuring a deep 1.65-metre fin keel and bulb for efficient coastal sailing
Spirit 329.48 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Jacques De Ridder-designed IOR 23-footer built for nearly two decades as a stiff, masthead-rigged fin-keel sloop
C&C Yachts 30-29.12 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA performance-oriented masthead sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, designed by C&C for balanced club racing
Jeanneau Rush 319.13 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Ron Holland-designed IOR half-tonner that served as the official boat for the Tour de France à la Voile
Nonsuch 309.24 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 30-foot cruiser with a 43% ballast ratio, offering a stable and stiff platform for coastal cruising

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