Beneteau 31


The Beneteau 31 is a French sailboat, that was designed by Groupe Finot and first built in 2002.
The design was built by Beneteau in France, but it is now out of production.

Design

The Beneteau 31 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, a nearly-plumb stem, a reverse transom, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces and carries of ballast.
The boat has a draft of with the standard keel and with the optional shoal draft keel. the shoal draft keel version carries of ballast.
The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine of. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank also has a capacity of.
The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 135 with a high of 129 and low of 153. It has a hull speed of.