Sunwind 31 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for a Sunwind 31 means looking at a late-seventies Tord Arne Sundén design built by the Finnish yard OY Nykra AB — a fibreglass cruiser with a solid hull and sandwich deck whose used population sits chiefly in the Netherlands and Denmark. She is a known quantity on those markets rather than a global wanderer.
Layouts on the Used Market
The Sunwind 31 was built with a teak interior and a sandwich-construction deck credited with improving the indoor climate, but the sources do not document a specific berth arrangement, head placement, or galley footprint for the model. Buyers should expect a period Scandinavian interior of teak rather than a redesigned modern open plan, and verify the actual compartment layout at viewing rather than from any published standard.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
On the used market, heating, autopilot, and chartplotter are commonly fitted to used Sunwind 31s, reflecting the grounds where she is typically found. The builder's original equipment included a Volvo Penta diesel of 18 horsepower as a single installation, and the fractional rig carries documented line inventories — 29.9 m halyards at 10 mm, 9.3 m jib and genoa sheets at 12 mm, and a 23.4 m mainsheet — that a new owner inherits regardless of electronics. No items are recorded as often seen or as mere owner upgrades; the three named systems represent the prevailing baseline.
What to Inspect
The documented known issues are limited but worth a surveyor's eye. The keel is iron, which demands inspection for corrosion at the bolt line and any staining through the hull laminate. The deck is a sandwich construction, so examine penetrations around winches, stanchions, and deck fittings for delamination or softness. The draft is load-dependent at 1.65 to 1.75 metres, meaning an overloaded example will sit deeper than spec and should be checked against her immersion rate of about 140 kg/cm when assessing condition and modifications.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
The Sunwind 31 is typically found in the Netherlands and Denmark, where her commonly fitted heating, autopilot, and chartplotter suit local cruising. She is a steady heavy-cruiser-ratio design with a slightly overrigged fractional rig, but the documented record offers no layout detail and no realized defect history beyond the material cautions above.
- Confirm iron keel for rust at bolts and laminate staining
- Test sandwich deck around all penetrations for delamination
- Verify load-dependent draft against documented immersion rate
- Expect teak interior and sandwich deck as standard; heating, autopilot, chartplotter commonly present
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Sunwind 31. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 1 row
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26 | 2 | $ 15,223 | — |
Where they're listed
Sunwind 31 listings appear across 2 countries. Denmark has the most listings with 1 (50.0%), followed by Netherlands.
Country view
2 listings · 2 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | $ 12,248 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% |
| Netherlands | $ 18,198 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% |
Comparable models
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Sunwind 31You are here | — | $ 15,223 | 2 | 2 |