Oceanis 331
Beneteau · Jean-Marie Finot · 1999
Updated
The Oceanis 331 is a 9.80 m displacement racing yacht designed by Jean-Marie Finot and built by Beneteau, first launched in 1999. It races in Class C.
Length
9.80 m
32′ 2″
Beam
3.36 m
Draft
1.58 m
Displacement
4.4 t
Sail area
53 m²
On the podium
Where a Oceanis 331 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
32%
of 44 starts by 5 boats
Wins
9%
Read from 44 starts by 5 boats between 2023 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Oceanis 331 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Ναο Λαυρεωτικης-Ναο Αναβ.& Π Φωκαιας-Ναο Λεγραινων Αρσιδ2026- Νικος Γκρανιας 20262025
Malaga Sailing Cup2025
Campionato Invernale del Ponente2025- Νικος Γκρανιας2024
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
38%
of these races end on the podium
Offshore & coastal
10%
of these races end on the podium
Sharper round the buoys. Short courses reward acceleration and manoeuvring, and that is where this design makes its money.
Who she races against
The designs a Oceanis 331 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Canados 33 (7 meetings), Dehler 34 (Stadt) (7 meetings), Dromor 26 (7 meetings), Grand Soleil 43 (Design) (7 meetings), Sun Light 30 (7 meetings), Hanse 385 (6 meetings), Solaris 44 (6 meetings), Albin Ballad (6 meetings), Salona 37 (5 meetings), Elan 350 (5 meetings), Queen 34 (5 meetings), Canados 37 (5 meetings), Grand Soleil 343 (5 meetings), Sun Odyssey 42.1 (5 meetings), Yca 29 (5 meetings), Salona 45 (4 meetings), Grand Soleil 52 (4 meetings), JOD 35 (4 meetings), First Class 8 (4 meetings), First 35 (Berret) (4 meetings), J/24 (5 meetings), Comet 105 (3 meetings)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Oceanis 331 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
4.59
41°
Beam reach
7.75
90°
Broad reach
8.60
135°
Downwind VMG
7.07
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 once it pipes up, where it does more than its size and sail area promise, and by a margin worth having. It holds that advantage across the wind as well, so the gain is not down to one leg of the course.
Where it pays
It falls short upwind in light air, giving away time it never gets back.
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 beam reach.
How fast is a Oceanis 331
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 2.81 | 3.99 | 4.58 | 4.59 |
| 52° | 4.40 | 6.00 | 6.67 | 6.79 |
| 60° | 4.71 | 6.27 | 6.88 | 7.04 |
| 75° | 4.91 | 6.47 | 7.09 | 7.48 |
| 90° | 4.97 | 6.74 | 7.32 | 7.75 |
| 110° | 5.10 | 6.89 | 7.66 | 8.43 |
| 120° | 4.93 | 6.78 | 7.61 | 8.82 |
| 135° | 4.40 | 6.39 | 7.34 | 8.60 |
| 150° | 3.72 | 5.65 | 6.85 | 7.86 |
| Run VMG | 3.22 | 4.90 | 6.07 | 7.07 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Most run a fixed propeller. Crew weight is declared around 400 kg.
Rigging
Oceanis 331 rig and sail dimensions
A Oceanis 331 carries 10.52 m of mainsail hoist on a 4.31 m boom, a forestay 12.50 m above the deck and a 3.96 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 6 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails