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Parker Yachts 31

Fractional Sloop · Lifting Keel · 1987–1993

A 1987 evolution of the Passage Maker 31, this lifting-keel fractional sloop balances a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio

Designed by Tony Castro.

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

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

Shoal draughtDraws 0.61 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 17 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 17
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.09
LightHeavy

139 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 139
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 19.6
TenderStiff

33% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 33%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
32.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.6
Displacement / length
138.6
Comfort ratio
17.3
Capsize screening
2.09
Hull speed
7.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1009
Hull
Hull type
Lifting Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1987–1993
Units built
30
Designer
Tony Castro
Builder
Parker Yachts

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