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She 31 Traveller |
Brief details |
Builder |
South Hants Engineering, Chandlers Ford, Hampshire. |
One of the classic production cruiser racers from the 1960s/70s, the She 31 Traveller offers excellent performance along with considerably better accommodation than the original She 31 design. |
LOA |
30' 4" |
Sail area |
300 sq ft |
LWL |
22' 0" |
Rig |
Sloop |
Beam |
8' 10" |
Cabins |
Forecabin and saloon |
Draught |
5' 6" |
Berths |
max 6 |
Displacement |
7,800 lbs |
Engine |
various |
Ballast |
3,400 lbs |
BHP |
10-20 |
Keel type |
Lead fin and skeg |
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The She 31 was designed by Sparkman & Stephens of Newport, Rhode Island, USA, one of the longest established yacht design firms in existence. Conceived as a cruiser-racer in the late 1960s, the original She 31 (plan at left) was built by South Hants Engineering (SHE) in the UK. The hulls are conventional GRP construction, with a quite deep lead keel with most of the weight low. Most Shes were fitted with the company's unique "Shedeck", a thin layer of wood-effect resin over the GRP deck surface, with very grippy black "caulking lines".
The She 31 Traveller is a later built cruising
version with slightly more headroom due to a few inches raised topsides, and a slightly longer coachroof with three ports on each side instead of the original two. The Traveller though remains a classically elegant yacht, with quite long overhangs and tumblehome on the topsides. Many She 31 Travellers, including this yacht, have a coloured stripe below the gunwale indicating and helping to disguise the extra topside height over the original hull line.
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