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Seafarer Yachts 31 MKI

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1968–1974

A William Tripp Jr. design available as a sloop or yawl, famously offered in kit form for the home builder

Designed by William H. Tripp Jr, McCurdy & Rhodes.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a narrow beam gives 30 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 30
CoastalBluewater

1.72 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.72
LightHeavy

351 — very heavy for her waterline, a serious load-carrying cruiser.

Displacement / length 351
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.7
TenderStiff

39% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 39%

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

  • Draws less than ~79% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~81% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2632 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
38.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.7
Displacement / length
350.8
Comfort ratio
29.7
Capsize screening
1.72
Hull speed
6.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
705
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
FG (solid hull/balsa cored deck)
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1968–1974
Designer
William H. Tripp Jr, McCurdy, Rhodes
Builder
Seafarer Fiberglass Yachts Inc

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.

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
Dufour Yachts 319.40 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1973 masthead sloop featuring a skeg-mounted rudder and a comfortable, stable design for coastal cruising
Beneteau Oceanis 319.66 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA Finot-Conq designed fractional sloop balancing a modern hull form with a stable 1.8-meter bulb keel
Dufour Arpege 309.14 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA record-breaking production of over 1500 units, this MORC-compliant racer-cruiser defined a new standard for the 30-foot class
Contessa 329.75 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA 1973 London Boat Show winner with a skeg-hung rudder and a ballast-to-displacement ratio of 47 per cent
Contest 319.50 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA U. van Essen-designed masthead sloop with a high ballast ratio, built for stability and comfort in a compact hull

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