MALVASIA
Class CSemi-displacementCruiser/Racer

MALVASIA — ITA 15031

Model: First 31.7

BeneteauJean-Marie Finot

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MALVASIA (ITA 15031) is a First 31.7 designed by Jean-Marie Finot and built by Beneteau. She has been racing since 2024 and has won 1 race. She sails with a smaller sail plan than most First 31.7s. Against a typical First 31.7 she is slower upwind in light air.

MALVASIA ITA 15031 - Jean-Marie Finot - Beneteau

Racing record

Races with at least six boats

21

Race starts

1

Win

29%

Podiums

37

Race Edge

First 31.7: 21

599.8s/mile

Rating 2026

Race Edge by wind strength: how much she delivers beyond her rating, compared with the other boats in her class.

Under 10 kn11
10–16 kn81
Over 16 kn78
MALVASIAA typical First 31.7How Race Edge works
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Length

9.61 m

31′ 6″

Beam

3.21 m

Draft

1.93 m

Displacement

3.8 t

Sail area

53 m²

On the podium

Where MALVASIA finishes when she goes racing.

On the podium

29%

of 21 starts · First 31.7 fleet: 17%

Wins

5%

Wins5%1
Seconds19%4
Thirds5%1
Off the podium71%15

Regattas

Every regatta we found with MALVASIA on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.

  • ItalyRegata dell'Amicizia20257
  • Italy70a Regata dei Tre Golfi202510
  • ItalyVesuvio Race20252
  • Italy53° Campionato Invernale d'Altura del Golfo di Napoli202513418739211
  • ItalyRegata dell'Amicizia20246

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Round the buoys, or offshore

A short windward-leeward and a night at sea ask different things of a boat.

Round the buoys

29%

of these races end on the podium

14 races of 10 NM or less

Offshore & coastal

—

Not enough data yet: 7 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.

Who she races against

The boats MALVASIA meets most often on the start line. The bar shows how those meetings ended, on corrected time.

MALVASIA aheadRival ahead
BLUE SPIRIT · First 31.756%ahead in 10 of 18 meetings
FAAMU-SAMI · First 36.761%ahead in 11 of 18 meetings
VAGAMONDO · Comet 10547%ahead in 8 of 17 meetings
LUCY IN THE SKY · First 26071%ahead in 12 of 17 meetings
CASSIOPEA · Stag 3282%ahead in 14 of 17 meetings
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WHICH WAY · Sun Odyssey 4063%ahead in 10 of 16 meetings
MARO · Sun Fast 3256%ahead in 9 of 16 meetings
VELABIANCA · Sun Fast 3281%ahead in 13 of 16 meetings
GAIA · First 45 (Briand)17%ahead in 2 of 12 meetings
VIS IOVIS · First 31.730%ahead in 3 of 10 meetings
FAROUCHE · First 30 (Berret)67%ahead in 6 of 9 meetings
ZEN 2 · First 45 (Briand)50%ahead in 4 of 8 meetings
FRUSCIO · First 31.713%ahead in 1 of 8 meetings
GRANDE PUFFO · Dullia 3025%ahead in 2 of 8 meetings
MAWI · Sun Odyssey 34.288%ahead in 7 of 8 meetings
KORES · Cyclades 50.588%ahead in 7 of 8 meetings
ASTRA · Elan 34038%ahead in 3 of 8 meetings
I 4 MORI · Comet 33363%ahead in 5 of 8 meetings
Other competitors (111)

Met too few times for a figure.

VAJRA 4.0 (Pogo 850, 4 meetings), SOULAIMA (X-35, 3 meetings), LIBER (Comet 910 (Finot), 3 meetings), PATRICIA (First 34.7, 3 meetings), LIBERA (Grand Soleil 343, 2 meetings), ALCOR V (First 47.7, 2 meetings), TO BE (Italia 11.98, 2 meetings), CHESTRESS 3 (J/122, 2 meetings), TETTA (IMX 45, 2 meetings), VELASQUEZ (Ridas 37, 2 meetings), SELENE (Swan 42, 2 meetings), SAYANN (First 40, 2 meetings), LE VENT PERDU (Grand Soleil 46 (Carkeek), 2 meetings), PITTILANTO (Solaris 44, 2 meetings), ERGO (Grand Soleil 48, 2 meetings), ARYA (X-50, 2 meetings), SAGOLA (Farr 45, 2 meetings), LUNATIKA (Sun Fast 3600, 2 meetings), SKIN (First 50, 2 meetings), LISA R (Ker 46, 2 meetings), PATRICIA (First 50, 2 meetings), ATENA (Este 39, 2 meetings), X-TENSION (X-332, 2 meetings), DENEB (First 36.7, 2 meetings), NIENTEMALE (First 40, 2 meetings), ANEMOS (First 40.7, 2 meetings), CHEBOTTA (Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini), 2 meetings), KALA NAG 2 (Dufour 455, 2 meetings), SAFRAN ROUGE (Pogo 10.50, 2 meetings), MILLENIUM FALCON 2 (Grand Soleil 43 (Maletto), 2 meetings), CARBONITA (Neo 570, 2 meetings), DONNA BEATRICE III (J/99, 2 meetings), VETARA (Pogo 36, 2 meetings), BLUE MARLIN II LE PRINC (Feeling 446, 2 meetings), JOKER (Comet 33, 2 meetings), BARONESSA (Sun Fast 3300, 2 meetings), FARR 'E NIGHT (Farr 30, 1 meeting), PRAGMA (First 36.7, 1 meeting), SEXY (X-332, 1 meeting), COSIXTY 8 (IMX 38, 1 meeting), BELLABLU (First 32, 1 meeting), BLUES (Comet 36, 1 meeting), LAURA (Salona 34, 1 meeting), BIX (X-332, 1 meeting), LALTRA (Bavaria Cruiser 42, 1 meeting), TROPICANA (Ba 30, 1 meeting), STROPOLO (Elan 333, 1 meeting), SHANTARAM (Comet 770, 1 meeting), BRAINSTORM (First 31.7, 1 meeting), ITACA (Ecume De Mer, 1 meeting), DUFFY (Dufour 34, 1 meeting), GASTONE (Bavaria 36, 1 meeting), PALINURO (J/40, 1 meeting), LANCILLOTTO (First 40, 1 meeting), TENGHER (Swan 45, 1 meeting), ARS UNA (Adria, 1 meeting), MASCALZONE LATINO (Farr 40, 1 meeting), RAFFICA (DK 46, 1 meeting), NEOMIND (Neo 430, 1 meeting), MELAGODO (First 34.7, 1 meeting), NO REGRET (Ice 52, 1 meeting), ESCAPE (Xp 44, 1 meeting), SOUTH KENSINGTON (First 35 (Farr), 1 meeting), SELVAGGIA (Elan 333, 1 meeting), GIULIA (Italia 9.98, 1 meeting), CELESTINA (Xp 44, 1 meeting), ARIA (Grand Soleil 48, 1 meeting), SWIFT 2 (Pogo 44, 1 meeting), CORONA (B&c 46, 1 meeting), FANTASIA III (Solaris 44.2, 1 meeting), GOOD GAME (Solaris 64, 1 meeting), ADRIGOLE II (X-41, 1 meeting), DAGOBAH 2 (Elan 310, 1 meeting), LIVIA V (Grand Soleil 52, 1 meeting), BLUE MOON (TP 52 (Judel/Vrolijk), 1 meeting), PROSPETTICA (Comet 41, 1 meeting), MUSICA (TP 52 (Carkeek), 1 meeting), PAPAZULU (Rm 136, 1 meeting), ARTEMISIA (Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini), 1 meeting), HONEY BADGER (IMX 38, 1 meeting), TES (M 37, 1 meeting), DOLCEREZZA (Comet 36, 1 meeting), ANOUK (Cookson 50, 1 meeting), RENOIR (Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini), 1 meeting), SYLPHEA IV (Impression 444, 1 meeting), LA DARDOLA (Ziggurat 995, 1 meeting), CHIARA (Azuree 46, 1 meeting), LEA (X-372, 1 meeting), DUENDE (Vismara 46, 1 meeting), SUGAR 3 (Italia 11.98, 1 meeting), SCRICCA (Comet 38 (Vallicelli), 1 meeting), DAGUET 3 (Ker 46, 1 meeting), RED BANDIT (TP 52 (Judel/Vrolijk), 1 meeting), CAPITANI CORAGGIOSI (X-41, 1 meeting), AURORA (Canard 41, 1 meeting), ARGO (First 44.7, 1 meeting), TARANTELLA (Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini), 1 meeting), STARFLY (Rimar 44.3, 1 meeting), TIMERIESCI (Comet 45, 1 meeting), ALEBI (Advanced A 44, 1 meeting), RAFFICA (X-41, 1 meeting), MACHI (Solaris 44, 1 meeting), PARALLELO 38 NL (Dufour 34, 1 meeting), PISTRICE (Vismara 40, 1 meeting), PRENDIFIATO 2 (Grand Soleil 34 (Skyron), 1 meeting), AMAPOLA 2 (Sun Odyessey 49, 1 meeting), ARIA (Italia 10.98, 1 meeting), SU CANTU E SU ENTU (JPK 10.10, 1 meeting), BLUES (Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini), 1 meeting), EOLA (Hanse 430, 1 meeting), XWAVE (Grand Soleil 43 (Carkeek), 1 meeting)

How MALVASIA compares with a typical First 31.7

Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, First 31.7s measured since 2025.

Above the line she is quicker than a typical First 31.7; below, slower. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.

True wind
Upwind-0.16 kn
Beam reach+0.01 kn
Broad reach+0.05 kn
Downwind+0.02 kn

Full width is 0.4 kn either way.

At 10 knots she gives away time to a typical First 31.7 on the upwind.

Speed at every angle

MALVASIA in blue, a typical First 31.7 dashed.

30°60°90°120°150°WIND

MALVASIA in blue, a typical First 31.7 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

Other First 31.7s racing

Every sister ship with results on TackRegatta, the most recently raced first.

More about the First 31.7

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