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Designer Bill Dixon created the Excel 31 to be a new breed of aft cockpit yachts for people who are looking for the ultimate excitement in high performance cruising.They are sleek, agile, and most definitely fast. Equipped with single line reefing, various configurations are available for sails, rig and sail control systems. And, to help you enjoy your cruising to the full, they offer outstanding interior comfort. Whether you enjoy competition sailing, or are simply looking for more exhilarating cruising, the Excel 31 is a thrilling yacht capable of satisfying the most enthusiastic sailors. The Excel 31 is a true sporting cruiser - lean, honed, fast and superbly seaworthy. She is also remarkably agile, with a beautifully light and responsive helm. The sails are easy to manage, with halyards and reefing lines led back to cockpit winches, the mainsheet track located safely up on the coachroof and the option of a furling headstay. Her choice of fin or bilge keel opens up the full range of performance cruising possibilities.

LOA Metric: 9.68m
LOA Imperial: 31'9"
LWL Metric: 8.08m
LWL Imperial: 26'6"
Beam Metric: 3.3m
Beam Imperial: 10'10"
Draft Fin Metric: 1.68m
Draft Fin Imperial: 5'6"
Draft Bilge Metric: 1.14m
Draft Bilge Imperial: 3'9"
Displacement Fin Metric: 4634 kg
Displacement Fin Imperial: 10,218 lbs
Displacement Bilge Metric: 4815 kg
Displacement Bilge Imperial: 10,617 lbs
Ballast Fin Metric: 1475 kg
Ballast Fin Imperial: 3,250 lbs
Ballast Bilge Metric: 1656 kg
Ballast Bilge Imperial: 3,650 lbs
Water Metric: 180 ltr
Water Imperial: 40 gal / 48 US gal
Fuel Metric: 90 ltr
Fuel Imperial: 20 gal / 24 US gal
Working Jib Metric: 14.8m²
Working Jib Imperial: 159 sq ft
Furling Genoa Imperial: 27m²
Inc Genoa Approx Metric: 290 sq ft
Mainsail Masthead Metric: 21m²
Mainsail Masthead Imperial: 226 sq ft
Mainsail Fractional Metric: 23.5m²
Mainsail Fractional Imperial: 253 sq ft
I Metric: 12.19m
I Imperial: 40'0"
J Metric: 3.43m
J Imperial: 11'3"
P Metric: 10.44m
P Imperial: 34'3"
E Metric: 3.50m
E Imperial: 11'6"
Engine: Volvo MD2020 19hp diesel engine. Saildrive.