BoatsProut Catamarans Quest 31

Prout Catamarans Quest 31

Catamaran, twin keels · Masthead Sloop · First built 1970

A shallow-draft twin-keel catamaran designed for coastal cruising with a high sail area-to-displacement ratio

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Catamaran Twin Keel

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draughtDraws 0.79 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 135
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 19.4
  • Draws less than ~89% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~85% of boats her size on file

Compared with 131 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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

Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.4
Displacement / length
135.0
Hull
Hull type
Catamaran Twin Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1970
Designer
Prout
Builder
Prout Catamarans, Sons

Boats like this, on the water

Nobody has filmed this one — but these are close.

Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

Prout Event 3410.36 mSame hull family0.9 m longer
Do NOT Buy - Prout 34 Bluewater Catamaran - Ep 351 - Lady K Sailing2:25from Lady K Sailing
Gemini 105MC10.21 mSame hull family0.8 m longerA versatile cruising catamaran featuring a cockpit that converts with canvas or solid panels for all-weather comfort
Gemini 105MC Review: The Affordable Cruising Catamaran That Actually Delivers! Ep 335 Lady K Sailingfrom Lady K Sailing
Prout Ltd. Snowgoose 37 Elite11.28 mSame hull family1.8 m longerA wide-beamed cutter-rigged catamaran from a prolific series with over 500 hulls built for shoal-water cruising
OUR BIGGEST NAVIGATIONAL ERROR YET!! Portland bill, Sailing Around Britain Episode 31from The Sailing Brothers
Dragonfly 3510.68 mSame hull family1.2 m longerA high-performance trimaran with a rotating fractional rig and a 34.54 SA/D ratio built for rapid, stable cruising
Dragonfly 35 - Delivering this fabulous Trimaran from Dartmouth to Troon0:14from Halcyon Yachts - International Yacht Delivery
Dragonfly 3611.55 mSame hull family2.1 m longerA high-performance trimaran with a 28.12 SA/displacement ratio, offered in both Touring and Performance configurations
DAME AWARD: Here is the cream of the crop in boating equipment news2:16from SEILmagasinet
Mahe 3611.03 mSame hull family1.6 m longer
Why is this Catamaran So CHEAP? - Ep 365 - Lady K Sailingfrom Lady K Sailing

The family

Boats like this

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

Prout Ltd. Quest 33A twin-keeled cutter-rigged catamaran designed for shallow-draft cruising and bridging the gap between the 31 and 34Prout Event 34Masthead Sloop · 10.36 mProut Catamarans Sirocco 26Cutter · 7.90 mProut Ranger 27Widely considered the world's first GRP catamaran, this twin-board masthead sloop offers a shallow 0.61m draft

Keep looking

Nothing filmed of this one yet

Two ways to keep looking — both search what the fleet has actually recorded.

Search the fleet for boats like thisAsk the fleet about the Prout Catamarans Quest 31

The newsletter

New boats, new stories. Every week, everywhere.

One email from the fleet — boats newly added, videos newly analysed. No noise.

Report an issue