Beneteau 31

The Beneteau 31 is a French sailboat, that was designed by Groupe Finot and first built in 2002.

Production
The design was built by Beneteau in France, starting in 2002, but it is now out of production.

Design
The Beneteau 31 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of glassfibre. 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 8933 lb and carries 2207 lb of ballast.

The boat has a draft of 5.83 ft with the standard keel and 4.25 ft with the optional shoal draft keel. the shoal draft keel version carries 2412 lb of ballast.

The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine of 22 hp. The fuel tank holds 34 u.s.gal and the fresh water tank also has a capacity of 34 u.s.gal.

The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth berth in the bow cabin, a straight settee and dining table in the main cabin and an aft cabin with a transverse double berth on the port side. The galley is located on the port side at the companionway ladder. The galley is C-shaped and is equipped with a two-burner stove and a double sink. The enclosed head is located opposite the galley, aft.

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 7.15 kn.