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Beneteau Oceanis 31

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2006

A Finot-Conq designed fractional sloop balancing a modern hull form with a stable 1.8-meter bulb keel

Designed by Finot, Conq Assoc & Jean Marie Finot (Groupe Finot).

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder

See her sail

The Beneteau Oceanis 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.

CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.02
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.5

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

What the fleet has seen

The Beneteau Oceanis 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 Oceanis 31 is a fractional sloop designed by Finot, Conq Assoc. and Jean Marie Finot (Groupe Finot), built by Beneteau from 2006 to the present. It has a fin with bulb and spade rudder hull, measures 9.7 meters LOA with a 3.4-meter beam, a 1.8-meter draft, and displaces 4849 kg. The model is available with a shallow draft option of 1.3 meters or a lifting keel that draws 0.95 meters up and 2.17 meters down. The Beneteau Oceanis 31, like other European-built boats, faces a 20% U.S. import duty, which increased its duty from $4,500 to $60,000 on a $300,000 vessel, according to The Sailing Doodles Podcast.7:31 This tariff increase has prompted U.S. buyers to consider domestic brands or used, duty-paid European boats already in the country.

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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On the water

The Beneteau Oceanis 31 on video

What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model come up for sale.

1seen for sale

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
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.5
Capsize screening
2.02
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2006
Designer
Finot, Conq Assoc, Jean Marie Finot (Groupe Finot)
Builder
Beneteau

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The family

Boats like this

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

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