Rush 31
{{Short description|Sailboat class}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Use American English|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox sailboat specifications
|name = Rush 31
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|designer = Ron Holland
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|location = France United States
|year = 1979
|no built = 580
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|class = Half Ton class
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|builder = Jeanneau
|role = Racer
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|draft = {{convert|4.58|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|displacement = {{convert|6620|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
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|hull type = monohull
|construction = fiberglass
|loa = {{convert|29.96|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|lwl = {{convert|25.42|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|beam = {{convert|10.33|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|engine = Renault Couach diesel engine
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|keel type = fin keel
|ballast = {{convert|2755|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
|rudder type = internally-mounted spade-type rudder
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|rig type = Bermuda rig
|I = {{convert|38.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|J = {{convert|11.90|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|P = {{convert|32.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|E = {{convert|10.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|sailplan = masthead sloop
|sailarea main = {{convert|162.50|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|sailarea headsail = {{convert|226.10|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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The Rush 31 is a French sailboat that was designed by Ron Holland as an International Offshore Rule Half Ton class racer and first built in 1979.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/rush-31-jeanneau|title= Rush 31 sailboat |access-date= 9 September 2022|last= McArthur|first= Bruce|work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220909133445/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/rush-31-jeanneau|archive-date= 9 September 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/jeanneau/rush-31|title= Rush 31|access-date= 9 September 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220909133312/https://sailboat.guide/jeanneau/rush-31|archive-date= 9 September 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/designer/holland-ron|title= Ron Holland|access-date = 9 September 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20211110154011/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/holland-ron|archive-date= 10 November 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/ron-holland|title= Ron Holland|access-date= 9 September 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220909133435/https://sailboat.guide/ron-holland|archive-date= 9 September 2022|url-status= live}}
The Rush 31 design was developed into a whole family of derivative racers, including the GTE, RDF, TDF, Regatta, Royal and the Rush Royale 31. It was also licensed to Cal Yachts in the United States and sold as the Cal 9.2.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/rush-royale-31-jeanneau|title= Rush Royale 31 sailboat |access-date= 9 September 2022|last= McArthur|first= Bruce|work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220909135915/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/rush-royale-31-jeanneau|archive-date= 9 September 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/jeanneau/rush-royale-31|title= Rush Royale 31|access-date= 9 September 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220909145144/https://sailboat.guide/jeanneau/rush-royale-31|archive-date= 9 September 2022|url-status= live}}
Production
The design was built by Jeanneau in France, from 1979 until 1985, with 580 boats completed, but it is now out of production.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/builder/jeanneau-fra|title = Jeanneau (FRA)|access-date = 9 September 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210605143626/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/jeanneau-fra|archive-date= 5 June 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/jeanneau|title= Jeanneau|access-date= 9 September 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220418125800/https://sailboat.guide/jeanneau|archive-date= 18 April 2022|url-status= live}}
Design
The Rush 31 is a racing keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces {{convert|6620|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|2755|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of iron or lead ballast.
The boat has a draft of {{convert|4.58|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the standard keel.
The boat is fitted with a French Renault Couach diesel engine for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds {{convert|7|u.s.gal}} and the fresh water tank has a capacity of {{convert|24|u.s.gal}}.
The design has sleeping accommodation for three people, with a single "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settee berths in the main cabin. The galley is located on the port side at the companionway ladder. The galley is L-shaped and is equipped with a two-burner stove, an ice box and a sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the starboard side. The head is located just aft of the bow cabin on both sides.
The design has a hull speed of {{convert|6.76|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}.
Operational history
The boat is supported by an active class club that organizes racing events, the Half Ton Class.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/association/half-ton-class|title= Half Ton Class|access-date = 9 September 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20211213200952/https://sailboatdata.com/association/half-ton-class|archive-date= 13 December 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/half-ton-class-class-association|title= Half Ton Class|access-date= 9 September 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20211213200947/https://sailboat.guide/half-ton-class-class-association|archive-date= 13 December 2021|url-status= live}}
In its Rush Royal Standard model it was chosen as the one-design boat for the Tour de France à la voile for 1982-1983.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/association/tour-de-france-a-la-voile|title= Tour de France a la Voile|access-date = 9 September 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20201222182441/https://sailboatdata.com/association/tour-de-france-a-la-voile|archive-date= 22 December 2020|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/tour-de-france-a-la-voile-class-association|title= Tour de France a la Voile|access-date= 9 September 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220909133324/https://sailboat.guide/tour-de-france-a-la-voile-class-association|archive-date= 9 September 2022|url-status= live}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Jeanneau Rush}}
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Category:1970s sailboat type designs
Category:Sailboat type designs by Ron Holland