| Beneteau 331 | |
| Image Boat: | File:Beneteau 331 sailboat Me Minou 7937.jpg |
| Designer: | Group Finot/Conq |
| Location: | France |
| Year: | 1999 |
| No Built: | 822 |
| Builder: | Beneteau |
| Role: | Cruiser |
| Draft: | 5.5feet |
| Displacement: | 111730NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | Monohull |
| Construction: | Fiberglass |
| Loa: | 33.92feet |
| Lwl: | 30.5feet |
| Beam: | 11.33feet |
| Engine: | Westerbeke 270NaN0 diesel engine |
| Keel Type: | fin keel |
| Ballast: | 32530NaN0 |
| Rudder Type: | spade-type rudder |
| Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
| I: | 41.08feet |
| J: | 12.34feet |
| P: | 34.58feet |
| E: | 14.27feet |
| Sailplan: | Masthead sloop |
| Sailarea Main: | 246.73square feet |
| Sailarea Headsail: | 253.46square feet |
| Sailarea Spin: | 850square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 500.19square feet |
| Previous: | Beneteau Oceanis 321 |
The Beneteau 331 is a French sailboat that was designed by Group Finot/Conq for cruising and first built in 1999.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
The Beneteau 331 has also been marketed as the Oceanis 331, Oceanis Clipper 331 and Moorings 332.[1] [2] [4] [5]
The design replaced the Oceanis 321 in the company's line.[6]
The design was built by Beneteau in France and in the United States, with 822 examples completed between 1999 and 2004, but it is now out of production. It was introduced in 1999 as a 2000 model.[1] [2] [4] [5] [7] [8]
The Beneteau 331 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of solid fiberglass with the deck balsa-cored. It has a masthead sloop rig, aluminum spars, a deck-stepped mast, a raked stem, a walk-through reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel, shoal draft keel or lifting keel. It can be equipped with a spinnaker of 850square feet.[1] [2] [4] [5]
The interior layouts vary, based on the model and role, but a typical layout has sleeping accommodation for four to six people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, two straight settees in the main cabin around a drop-leaf table and an aft cabin with a double berth. The galley is located on the port side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is U-shaped and is equipped with a two-burner stove, icebox and a single sink. A navigation station is forward of the galley, on the port side. The head is located opposite the galley on the starboard side and includes a shower. A three-cabin layout was also available.[1] [2] [4] [5]
Headroom is 740NaN0 in the galley and head, 740NaN0 in the main and aft cabins and 730NaN0 in the bow cabin.[4] [5]
The design has a hull speed of 7.40NaN0.[4] [5]
A review described the design, "the Beneteau 331 offers a sophisticated hull with traditional lines. A spacious cockpit, top-of-the-line deck hardware and a roller furling main accent her ease of handling. The 331 features lots of extras such as an optional retractable keel, standard refrigeration, improved ventilation and additional electronics."[8]
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