Newport 31 Explained

Newport 31
Designer:Gary Mull
Location:United States
Year:1987
Builder:Lindsay Plastics/Capital Yachts Inc.
Displacement:85000NaN0
Construction:Fiberglass
Loa:30.67feet
Lwl:27feet
Beam:10.5feet
Hull Draft:5.16feet
Appendages:internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Keel Type:fin keel
Ballast:26000NaN0
Rigs:Masthead sloop
I:43feet
J:12.67feet
P:34feet
E:10.25feet
Sailarea Main:272.41square feet
Sailarea Headsail:174.25square feet
Sailarea Total:446.66square feet
Phrf:180 (average)

The Newport 31 is an American sailboat, that was designed by Gary Mull and first built in 1987. The design is out of production.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

The Newport 31 is a development of the 1968 Mull-designed Newport 30.[1] [5]

Production

The boat was built by Lindsay Plastics under their Capital Yachts Inc. brand in the United States, starting in 1987.[1] [5]

Design

The Newport 31 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a masthead sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 85000NaN0 and carries 26000NaN0 of ballast.[1] [2] [5]

The boat has a draft of 5.16feet with the standard keel, but an optional shoal draft keel was also available.[1] [5]

The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 180 with a high of 180 and low of 180. It has a hull speed of 6.962NaN2.[2] [5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Newport 31 sailboat specifications and details. 30 December 2021. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2021. https://archive.today/20211219205006/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/newport-31. 19 December 2021. live.
  2. Web site: Sailboat Specifications for Newport 31 . 13 September 2016. Sailing Joy. InterVisionSoft LLC. 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170510125534/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/5677/newport-31. 10 May 2017. dead.
  3. Web site: Garry Mull (1939-1994). 20 December 2021. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2021. https://archive.today/20210418231901/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/mull-gary. 18 April 2021. live.
  4. Web site: Gary Mull. 20 December 2021. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2021. https://archive.today/20211220135325/https://sailboat.guide/gary-mull. 20 December 2021. live.
  5. Web site: Newport 31. 30 December 2021. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2021. https://archive.today/20211230152649/https://sailboat.guide/capital/newport-31. 30 December 2021. live.