The Boat

First 31.7 cruiser/racer

 

Architect	Finot/conq
Overall length	9.85m
Hull length	9.50m
Waterline length (LWL)	8.80m
Max beam	3.23m
Displacement	3600kg(approx)
Draft	1.90m
Number of berths	6
Fresh water capacity	170
Engine power	20h.p.
Fuel capacity	45 litres
Sail Area	53.4 sq m
Main	24.7 sq m
Genoa (140%)	28.7 sq m
Spinnaker	68.0 sq m
CE rating	A
Commissioned March 2000	Port Hamble
2008 IRC Rating	0.946 E

The sails on the boat are a mix of North and Hyde Sails.

North Sails	Main, No 1, No 2, No 3 & No 4
	A1
Hyde Sails	Code 1 Runner, Code 2 Runner, Code 3 chicken chute/reacher
	A3
	Storm Jib
	Trisail

Skip never gets the downwind combo of a max of three kites right!!