Rush Royale 31

The Rush Royale 31 is a French sailboat that was designed by Ron Holland as a racer and first built in 1979.

The design is a development of the Rush 31 and one of many boats based on that same hull.

Production
The design was built by Jeanneau in France from 1979 until 1984, but it is now out of production.

Design
The Rush Royale 31 is a racing keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 6394 lb and carries 2491 lb of lead ballast.

The boat has a draft of 5.60 ft with the standard keel.

The boat is fitted with a French Renault diesel engine of 18 hp for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds 7 u.s.gal.

For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker.

The design has a hull speed of 6.76 kn.

Operational history
Sailboat Lab notes, "the Rush Royale 31 Jeanneau is a light sailboat which is a good performer. It is stable / stiff and has a low righting capability if capsized. It is best suited as a day-boat. The fuel capacity is originally very small."