Beneteau 331

{{Short description|Sailboat class}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}} {{Use American English|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox sailboat specifications |name = Beneteau 331 |class_image = |line drawing = |line size = |line alt = |line caption = |image boat = File:Beneteau 331 sailboat Mon Reve 6034.jpg |image size = |image alt = |image caption =

|boats = |crew = |trapeze = |draft = {{convert|5.50|ft|m|abbr=on}} |air draft = |displacement = {{convert|11173|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}

|hulls = |hull type = Monohull |construction = Fiberglass |loa = {{convert|33.92|ft|m|abbr=on}} |loh = |lwl = {{convert|30.50|ft|m|abbr=on}} |beam = {{convert|11.33|ft|m|abbr=on}} |hull draft = |hull weight = |engine = Westerbeke {{convert|27|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} diesel engine

|appendages = |keel type = fin keel |ballast = {{convert|3253|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} |rudder type = spade-type rudder

|rigs = |rig type = Bermuda rig |I = {{convert|41.08|ft|m|abbr=on}} |J = {{convert|12.34|ft|m|abbr=on}} |P = {{convert|34.58|ft|m|abbr=on}} |E = {{convert|14.27|ft|m|abbr=on}} |mast length = |rig other =

|sails = |sailplan = Masthead sloop |sailarea main = {{convert|246.73|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} |sailarea headsail = {{convert|253.46|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} |sailarea spin = {{convert|850|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} |sailarea gen = |sails other = |sailarea upwind = |sailarea downwind = |sailarea total = {{convert|500.19|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}

|rating = |d-pn = |rya-pn = |phrf =

|status = |previous = Beneteau Oceanis 321 |successor = }}

The '''Beneteau 331''' is a French sailboat that was designed by Group Finot/Conq for cruising and first built in 1999.<ref name="Data">{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/beneteau-331|title = Beneteau 331 sailboat |access-date = 24 June 2020|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2020|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20190729154307/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/beneteau-331|archivedate =29 July 2019 |url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="DataOceanis">{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/oceanis-331-beneteau|title = Oceanis 331 (Beneteau) sailboat|access-date = 24 June 2020|last = McArthur|first = Bruce|work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2020|archiveurl = https://archive.today/20200624153948/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/oceanis-331-beneteau|archivedate = 24 June 2020|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url =https://sailboatdata.com/designer/finot-groupe-finot-jean-marie|title = Jean Marie Finot (Groupe Finot)|accessdate = 24 June 2020|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2019|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20190729154238/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/finot-groupe-finot-jean-marie|archivedate =29 July 2019|url-status = live}}</ref><ref name="Specs">{{cite web|url = https://www.boat-specs.com/sailing/sailboats/beneteau/oceanis-331-fin-keel|title = Oceanis 331 Fin Keel|access-date = 24 June 2020|work = Boat-Specs.com|year=2019|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20200624145210/https://www.boat-specs.com/sailing/sailboats/beneteau/oceanis-331-fin-keel|archivedate = 24 June 2020|url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="SpecsCB">{{cite web|url = https://www.boat-specs.com/sailing/sailboats/beneteau/oceanis-331-keel-and-centerboard|title = Oceanis 331 Keel and Centerboard|access-date = 24 June 2020|work = Boat-Specs.com|year=2019|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20200624153901/https://www.boat-specs.com/sailing/sailboats/beneteau/oceanis-331-keel-and-centerboard|archivedate = 24 June 2020|url-status= live}}</ref>

The Beneteau 331 has also been marketed as the '''Oceanis 331''', '''Oceanis Clipper 331''' and '''Moorings 332'''.<ref name="Data"/><ref name="DataOceanis"/><ref name="Specs"/><ref name="SpecsCB"/>

The design replaced the Oceanis 321 in the company's line.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.yachtsnet.co.uk/archives/beneteau-oceanis-331/oceanis-331.htm|title = Bènèteau Oceanis 331|access-date = 24 June 2020|work = yachtsnet.co.uk|archiveurl = https://archive.today/20200624170037/https://www.yachtsnet.co.uk/archives/beneteau-oceanis-331/oceanis-331.htm|archivedate = 24 June 2020|url-status = live}}</ref>

==Production== 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.<ref name="Data"/><ref name="DataOceanis"/><ref name="Specs"/><ref name="SpecsCB"/><ref>{{cite web|url =https://sailboatdata.com/builder/beneteau|title = Beneteau|access-date = 24 June 2020|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2020|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20190729154255/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/beneteau|archivedate = 29 July 2019|url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="Murray">{{cite web|url = https://www.murrayyachtsales.com/beneteau-oceanis-331-review/|title = Beneteau Oceanis 331 Reviews (2000-2005)|access-date = 24 June 2020|author = Murray Yacht Sales|work = murrayyachtsales.com|year = 2020|archiveurl = https://archive.today/20200624170427/https://www.murrayyachtsales.com/beneteau-oceanis-331-review/|archivedate = 24 June 2020|url-status = live}}</ref>

==Design== left|thumb|Beneteau 331 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 {{convert|850|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Data"/><ref name="DataOceanis"/><ref name="Specs"/><ref name="SpecsCB"/>

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, {{convert|39.6|u.s.gal}} 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.<ref name="Data"/><ref name="DataOceanis"/><ref name="Specs"/><ref name="SpecsCB"/>

Headroom is {{convert|74|in|cm|0|abbr=on}} in the galley and head, {{convert|74|in|cm|0|abbr=on}} in the main and aft cabins and {{convert|73|in|cm|0|abbr=on}} in the bow cabin.<ref name="Specs"/><ref name="SpecsCB"/>

The design has a hull speed of {{convert|7.40|kn|km/h|0|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Specs"/><ref name="SpecsCB"/>

==Variants== ;Beneteau 331 :This model has a length overall of {{convert|33.92|ft|m|1|abbr=on}}, a waterline length of {{convert|30.50|ft|m|1|abbr=on}}, displaces {{convert|11173|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|3253|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of ballast. The boat has a draft of {{convert|5.50|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the standard fin and weighted bulb keel. It was also sold with a shoal draft bulb keel and lifting keel with twin rudders. The boat is fitted with a Westerbeke diesel engine of {{convert|27|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}. The fuel tank holds {{convert|18|u.s.gal}} and the fresh water tank has a capacity of {{convert|48|u.s.gal}}.<ref name="Data"/> ;Oceanis 331 :This model has a length overall of {{convert|33.96|ft|m|1|abbr=on}}, a waterline length of {{convert|30.51|ft|m|1|abbr=on}}, displaces {{convert|9920|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|3086|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of ballast. The boat has a draft of {{convert|5.25|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the standard fin and weighted bulb keel and {{convert|3.33|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the optional shoal draft bulb keel. A lifting keel with twin rudders was also offered. The boat is fitted with a Swedish Volvo diesel engine. The fuel tank holds {{convert|18|u.s.gal}} and the fresh water tank has a capacity of {{convert|52|u.s.gal}}.<ref name="DataOceanis"/><ref name="Specs"/><ref name="SpecsCB"/> ;Moorings 332 :Model with three cabins, for the yacht charter market.<ref name="Data"/>

==Operational history== thumb|Beneteau 331 thumb|Beneteau 331 transom thumb|Beneteau 331 cockpit 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."<ref name="Murray"/>

==See also== *List of sailing boat types

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category}} *{{Official webpage|https://www.beneteau.com/us/oceanis-1995-2008/oceanis-clipper-331#}} *[https://www.yachtsnet.co.uk/archives/beneteau-oceanis-331/oceanis-331.htm Detailed interior and exterior photos]

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