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Bènèteau Oceanis
331 |
Brief details |
Builder |
Bènèteau, France |
The Beneteau Oceanis
331 is a modern family yacht with a particularly large aft cabin
for her size, plus a good heads compartment. The designation "Oceanis 331 Clipper" refers to models sold with an upgraded inventory from standard. |
LOA |
33' 11" |
Sail area |
635 sq ft main and genoa |
LWL |
30' 6" |
Rig |
Sloop |
Beam |
11' 4" |
Cabins |
2 plus saloon |
Draught |
5' 5" |
Berths |
6 |
Displacement |
11,173 lbs * |
Engine |
Yanmar or Volvo |
Ballast |
3,523 lbs * |
BHP |
19-28 |
Keel type |
Deep fin and spade rudder |
* Various sources, including different versions
of Beneteaus own brochures and manuals for this model, give varying
figures for displacement (9,920 to 11,243 lbs) and ballast (3,086
to 4,235 lbs) |
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Launched in 2000, the Beneteau Oceanis 331
was designed by Groupe Finot to replace the previous Oceanis
321 model. The 331 design has two accommodation options with
one large or two smaller aft cabins, and was built with a
choice of deep or shallow bulbed fin keels or a lifting keel
with twin rudders. The lifting keel is housed in a shallow stub wing keel, the intention being that to dry out the hull rests on the three points of keel stub and twin rudder tips.
The hull is a solid laminate with isopthalic resins in the
outer layers, with a balsa sandwich deck and coachroof.
The yacht illustrated is an 'owners' version with a single large aft
cabin and the deep fin keel.
The Oceanis 331 remained in production until around 2005, when the 323 and 343 took over as Beneteau's offerings in this size range.
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