Bristol 31.1

Bristol 31.1

Description

The Bristol 31.1 is a well-respected offshore cruising sailboat designed by Ted Hood and built by Bristol Yachts in Bristol, Rhode Island, during the late 1970s and early 1980s. It’s part of Bristol’s line of moderate-displacement cruising yachts known for their classic lines, solid construction, and seaworthy performance.

Construction Details

Designer Ted Hood
Builder Bristol Yachts
Length 31.000 ft
LOA 31.830 ft
LWL 22.000 ft
Beam 9.420 ft
Displacement 10600 lb
Ballast 3900 lb
Max Draft 5.000 ft
Year Built 1983
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The standard boat dimensions

i 40.78 ft
j 13.58 ft
p 34.84 ft
e 10.50 ft
p2 -
e2 -
i2 -
j2 -

Sails

Bristol 31.1 - MAINSAIL

Luff * 34.84 ft - (10619 mm)
Foot * 10.5 ft - (3200 mm)
Leech * 35.73 ft - (10891 mm)
Tack Angle * 88.03 °
Diagonal * 36.04 ft - (10985 mm)
Head (inches) * 4.5 in - (114 mm)
Area * 186.59 ft²
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Bristol 31.1 - JIBSAIL

Luff 34.39 ft - (10482 mm)
Foot * 18.11 ft - (5520 mm)
Leech * 29.67 ft - (9043 mm)
Percentage LP * 115.02 %
Length Perpendicular * 15.62 ft - (4761 mm)
Deck Angle * 11.98 °
Area * 268.59 ft²
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Bristol 31.1 - GENOA

Luff 40.83 ft - (12445 mm)
Foot * 22.04 ft - (6718 mm)
Leech * 38.28 ft - (11668 mm)
Percentage LP * 150 %
Length Perpendicular * 20.37 ft - (6209 mm)
Deck Angle * 4.04 °
Area * 415.83 ft²
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Bristol 31.1 - ASYMMETRICAL

Luff * 40.83 ft - (12445 mm)
Foot * 22.41 ft - (6831 mm)
Leech * 37.56 ft - (11448 mm)
Perc LP * 165 %
Area * 686 ft²
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Bristol 31.1 - STORMJIB

Luff * 23.64 ft - (7205 mm)
Foot * 10.26 ft - (3127 mm)
Leech * 19.22 ft - (5858 mm)
Perc LP * 60.01 %
Length Perp * 8.15 ft - (2484 mm)
Deck Angle * 18.99 °
Area * 96.33 ft²
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Disclaimer. Boats are not all the same -- even when produced in the same factory of the same model. Sailrite does its best to publish accurate dimensions, but we often find it worthwhile to have our customers measure their boats carefully before we produce kits for them. You should take the same precautions, especially when the data is not from Sailrite. The information on this site is not guaranteed to be accurate. Sailrite offers this content as a service to our community, but takes no responsibility for the reliability of the data provided.

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