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Elizabethan 31 ketch
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Brief details |
Builder |
Peter Webster Ltd., Lymington |
The Elizabethan 31
is a classic long-keeled cruising yacht. Most were aft-cockpit sloops,
but a few centre-cockpit ketch-rigged versions were built. These
had much greater headroom than the aft-cockpit sloop versions.
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LOA |
31' 0"
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Sail area |
430 sq ft
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LWL |
24' 2"
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Rig |
ketch |
Beam |
9' 4"
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Cabins |
Forecabin, saloon and aft cabin |
Draught |
4' 8"
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Berths |
6 |
Displacement |
11,200 lbs
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Engine |
various |
Ballast |
5,600 lbs
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BHP |
35 |
Keel type |
Long fin keel |
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The Elizabethan 31 was introduced in 1968, as
a long-keeled family cruiser. She was the first commercial design
by David Thomas, who later went on to design the Sigma and several
Hunters. Around 40 sloop rigged Elizabethan 31s were built by Peter
Webster Ltd., though after the company's closure in 1976 the moulds
were used to produce additional hulls, mostly home completed. |
In 1970 a ketch-rigged version was built, with centre cockpit
and a higher deck moulding, giving much greater headroom in the
saloon, as well as a separate two-berth aft cabin. The long-keel
hull is exactly the same as the sloops, with 50% ballast ratio.
Elizabethan 31s are well regarded as long-distance cruisers with
several having made notable ocean passages. The yacht illustrated
here is one of these rare ketch-rigged versions (only four ketches were
built)
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