She 31 Sailboats for Sale

Layouts on the Used Market

The earliest She 31 boats carried a limited interior with very little headroom, particularly in the forecabin, reflecting a racing-first design brief. South Hants responded to owner demand with the 9.5 Traveller, a cruising adaptation on the same hull using a fresh deck mold, raised topsides and expanded cabin volume. That Traveller layout gives a V-berth forward, settee berths and folding pilot berths in the saloon, a starboard galley, port nav station and a quarter berth aft, with a separate head compartment and varnished mahogany veneers throughout. Saloon headroom in the Traveller reaches 1.78 m (5 ft 11 in). Buyers will therefore find two distinct cabin philosophies under one hull: the tighter original and the roomier Traveller deck.

Equipment and Common Upgrades

On the brokerage scene the She 31 commonly carries a spinnaker, a furling main, radar and a chartplotter as fitted equipment. The furling main aligns with the boat's own roller-furling genoa for manageable short-handed sail handling, while radar and chartplotter speak to owners who equipped her for coastal or cross-Channel navigation. The spinnaker, paired with the two spinnaker poles in the original deck hardware, confirms her racing lineage is still sailed. Beyond those, the cockpit is spacious with long stowage seats and high coamings, and the tabernacle mast can be lowered for canals — a practical point when assessing mast-step and deck condition.

What to Inspect

The hull is fiberglass with an iron fin keel carefully faired into the hull, so check the keel-to-hull joint for any fairness loss or repair anchor. The deck is fiberglass with a molded nonskid surface; inspect for crazing or softness around the anchor locker and cockpit seat lockers. The skeg-hung rudder should be examined for grounding or collision damage given its exposed profile, though its skeg does offer protection. Rigging is stainless steel wire with swaged terminals and turnbuckles — a survey should confirm terminal integrity. The original interior's low forecabin headroom is a design trait, not a defect, but on Traveller versions verify the higher topsides and deck joint for prior modification.

Availability and Buyer's Takeaway

These boats typically appear in the United Kingdom market. For a buyer, the short checklist is: confirm whether you are looking at an original low-headroom She 31 or the Traveller cruising deck; verify keel fairing and rudder integrity; check the tabernacle mast step for corrosion; and assess whether the furling main and navigational electronics meet your intended use. The She 31 remains a well-bred, manageable sloop for the sailor who values a Sparkman & Stephens hull over modern beam.