Mescal 31
MESCAL · Alberigi · 1997
Updated
The Mescal 31 is a 9.34 m displacement racing yacht designed by Alberigi and built by MESCAL, first launched in 1997. It races in Class C.
Length
9.34 m
30′ 8″
Beam
3.02 m
Draft
1.84 m
Displacement
3.2 t
Sail area
53 m²
On the podium
Where a Mescal 31 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
0%
of 19 starts by 2 boats
Wins
0%
Read from 19 starts by 2 boats between 2023 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Mescal 31 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
XXX Trofeo Punta Stendardo2026- Campionato Invernale del Ponente2025
- Campionato Invernale del Ponente2023
Raced one we are missing?
Report a regattaRound 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
0%
of these races end on the podium
Offshore & coastal
—
Not enough data yet: no races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Mescal 31 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Comet 38 (Vallicelli) (7 meetings), Hanse 510 (7 meetings), IMX 38 (5 meetings), Cape 31 (5 meetings), First 35 (Farr) (5 meetings), First 34.7 (5 meetings), M 37 (5 meetings), X-332 (5 meetings), Vismara 34 (2 meetings), Grand Soleil 37 (Carkeek) (2 meetings), T 34 (2 meetings), Swan 42 (1 meeting), Comet 45 (1 meeting), Dehler 39 (Judel/Vrolijk) (1 meeting), Canard 41 (1 meeting), IMX 40 (1 meeting)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Mescal 31 has fared against each of them, boat against boat on corrected time. Ordered by how often the two meet, not by who wins.
Speed at every angle
The shape of this design's speed, drawn from the measured fleet. Pick a wind and watch it stretch.
Upwind VMG
5.08
37°
Beam reach
8.00
90°
Broad reach
8.98
135°
Downwind VMG
7.64
170°
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.
Where it wins and where it pays
Every boat is judged against its own measurements — length, weight, sail area. The quicker those say it should be, the more it has to deliver just to break even. Going fast is not enough: it has to go faster than its own numbers promised.
It does most things without giving much away. It rewards preparation and crew work more than it rewards picking the right day.
Where it gains
Its best ground is cracked off when it blows, where it does more than its size and sail area promise, and by a margin worth having. It holds that advantage on the beat as well, so the gain is not down to one leg of the course.
Where it pays
There is no condition where it falls away badly, which is worth something over a season of mixed weather.
Above the line it delivers more than promised and gains on the fleet. Below, it falls short. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.
Full width is 0.4 kn either way.
At 10 knots this design makes back more than its rating asks on the upwind.
How fast is a Mescal 31
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.44 | 4.62 | 4.99 | 5.08 |
| 52° | 5.21 | 6.56 | 6.90 | 7.02 |
| 60° | 5.46 | 6.72 | 7.08 | 7.24 |
| 75° | 5.62 | 6.84 | 7.30 | 7.62 |
| 90° | 5.50 | 6.89 | 7.39 | 8.00 |
| 110° | 5.48 | 7.02 | 7.68 | 8.37 |
| 120° | 5.28 | 6.95 | 7.72 | 8.88 |
| 135° | 4.71 | 6.62 | 7.49 | 8.98 |
| 150° | 3.96 | 6.03 | 7.12 | 8.36 |
| Run VMG | 3.43 | 5.24 | 6.50 | 7.64 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 480 kg.
Rigging
Mescal 31 rig and sail dimensions
A Mescal 31 carries 11.40 m of mainsail hoist on a 4.15 m boom, a forestay 11.94 m above the deck. Typical figures across the 3 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails