Class CHeavy displacementCruiser/Racer

Granada 31

Cantiere del Pardo · Elvstrom/Kjaerulff · 1977

Updated

Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)

The Granada 31 is a 9.57 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by Elvstrom/Kjaerulff and built by Cantiere del Pardo, first launched in 1977. It races in Class C.

Length

9.57 m

31′ 5″

Beam

3.05 m

Draft

1.79 m

Displacement

4.6 t

Sail area

49 m²

No boat of this design has been measured under the current VPP. The figures below come from measurement records issued between 2021 and 2024, on the earlier scale, so this design carries no Race Edge.

On the podium

Where a Granada 31 finishes when she goes racing.

On the podium

30%

of 10 starts by 1 boat

Wins

0%

Wins0%0
Seconds10%1
Thirds20%2
Off the podium70%7

Read from 10 starts by 1 boat between 2025 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.

Recent regattas

The latest events where a Granada 31 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.

  • Greece43ος Ιστιοπλοικος Αγωνας Κορφος ΄262026
  • Greece"Φιλιας Σ.ε.ν.α.δ.π. - Ν.ο.δ2026
  • Greece"Μακης Πανταζης" - Αγκιστρι2026
  • GreeceAHEPA Cup Perama2026
  • Greece"Τασος Σταυροπουλος 2025"2025

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Round the buoys, or offshore

A short windward-leeward and a night at sea ask different things of a boat. Here is how this one does in each.

Round the buoys

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Not enough data yet: no races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.

Offshore & coastal

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Not enough data yet: 8 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.

Who she races against

The designs a Granada 31 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.

Met too few times for a figure:

Dufour 38 (6 meetings), Dufour 365 (6 meetings), Oceanis 381 (5 meetings), Gin Fizz (5 meetings), Oceanis 393 (5 meetings), Bavaria 31 (4 meetings), First 41 (4 meetings), Maxi 120 (4 meetings), Ohlson 29 (4 meetings), Oceanis 361 (Berret/Racoupeau) (4 meetings), Feeling 920 (3 meetings), Hallberg Rassy 352 (3 meetings), Maxi 95 (3 meetings), Carter 33 (2 meetings), First 211 (2 meetings), Bavaria 37 (2 meetings), Gib'sea 372 (2 meetings), Oceanis 311 (2 meetings), Moody 38 (2 meetings), Sun Light 30 (2 meetings), Melody (2 meetings), Dufour 30 (2 meetings), Oceanis 473 (2 meetings), Sun Odyssey 42 (Lombard) (2 meetings), Moody 33 (2 meetings), Discovery 300 (2 meetings), Sun Odyssey 37.1 (2 meetings), Aquila (2 meetings)

Speed at every angle

The shape of this design's speed, drawn from the measured fleet. Pick a wind and watch it stretch.

3630°60°90°120°150°WIND

Speed in knots at 20 knots of true wind. Green marks the angles that pay: the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

How fast is a Granada 31

Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.

Angle6 kn10 kn14 kn20 kn
Beat VMG3.634.204.36—
52°5.356.066.24—
60°5.586.236.42—
75°5.756.386.64—
90°5.846.516.78—
110°5.966.707.08—
120°5.876.697.22—
135°5.456.527.10—
150°4.826.216.81—
Run VMG4.185.546.43—

How they are set up

The range each sail spans across the fleet.

Mainsail21 m²
Headsail21 m² – 35 m²
Spinnaker65 m² – 71 m²

Roughly half carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 360 kg.