Newport 31
{{Short description|Sailboat class}}
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{{Use American English|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox sailboat specifications
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|designer = Gary Mull
|location = United States
|year = 1987
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|builder = Lindsay Plastics/Capital Yachts Inc.
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|displacement = {{convert|8500|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
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|construction = Fiberglass
|loa = {{convert|30.67|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|lwl = {{convert|27.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|beam = {{convert|10.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|hull draft = {{convert|5.16|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|appendages = internally-mounted spade-type rudder
|keel type = fin keel
|ballast = {{convert|2600|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
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|rigs = Masthead sloop
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|I = {{convert|43.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|J = {{convert|12.67|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|P = {{convert|34.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|sailarea main = {{convert|272.41|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|sailarea headsail = {{convert|174.25|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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|phrf = 180 (average)
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The Newport 31 is an American sailboat, that was designed by Gary Mull and first built in 1987. The design is out of production.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/newport-31|title = Newport 31 sailboat specifications and details|accessdate = 30 December 2021|last= McArthur| first = Bruce|work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20211219205006/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/newport-31|archive-date= 19 December 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url = http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/5677/newport-31|title = Sailboat Specifications for Newport 31 |accessdate = 13 September 2016|work = Sailing Joy|author= InterVisionSoft LLC|year = 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170510125534/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/5677/newport-31|archive-date= 10 May 2017|url-status= dead}}{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/designer/mull-gary|title = Garry Mull (1939-1994)|access-date = 20 December 2021|last= McArthur| first = Bruce|work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210418231901/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/mull-gary|archive-date= 18 April 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/gary-mull|title= Gary Mull|access-date= 20 December 2021|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20211220135325/https://sailboat.guide/gary-mull|archive-date= 20 December 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/capital/newport-31|title= Newport 31|access-date= 30 December 2021|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20211230152649/https://sailboat.guide/capital/newport-31|archive-date= 30 December 2021|url-status= live}}
The Newport 31 is a development of the 1968 Mull-designed Newport 30.
Production
The boat was built by Lindsay Plastics under their Capital Yachts Inc. brand in the United States, starting in 1987.
Design
The Newport 31 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a masthead sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces {{convert|8500|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|2600|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of ballast.
The boat has a draft of {{convert|5.16|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the standard keel, but an optional shoal draft keel was also available.
The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 180 with a high of 180 and low of 180. It has a hull speed of {{convert|6.96|kn|km/h|2|abbr=on}}.
See also
References
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{{Capital Yachts}}
{{Gary Mull sailboat designs}}
Category:1980s sailboat type designs