Midget Yachts 31'

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Description

Midget Yachts 31'
The lines of the Midget 31' have been derived from the classical form of the fishingboats from Lynaes, situated on the northcoast of the Danish island Seeland. For centuries this hullform is considered as ideal for fishingboats in the often rough waters of the Kattegat.

C O N C E P T
The Midget 31' is the bigger version of the successful Midget 26'. She is a traditional styled ship on which several people can stay in a comfortable way for a longer period. According to the European CE directives the ship is classified in category "A". Category "A" means: "Designed for longer voyages in which the windforce can exceed Bf 8 and the characteristic waveheight can be more than 4 meters".

S T A N D A R D .V E R S I O N
The standard version of the Midget 31' is a complete sailingyacht with a sleeping capacity for 6 people. The interior lay-out comprises a roomy saloon with a U-shaped sofa, double berths in two separated cabins aft, a galley and a toilet. Standard are the anchorwinch, the pressurized freshwatersystem, solidteak cockpit benches and grating, stove, oven and heatingsystem. A comprehensive description is available as a separate brochure and can be requested.

Length Overall 9,55 m
Length Hull 8,80 m
Length Waterline 7,80 m
Beam 3,10 m
Draft 1,35 m
Standing height saloon 1,93 m
Total height above water 12,50 m
Displacement 5.400 kg
Ballast 2.400 kg
Main 21,30 m²
Jib 18,10 m²
Genua 1 28,20 m²

Other features

The Company:
Jachtwerf Gebr. de Kloet in Kortenhoef, near Hilversum in Holland, has a well established-reputation in the Dutch yacht-building industry. The yard has been building GRP yachts since 1959. It is a small, family firm that is active in new-building, repairs and maintenance as well as in stainless steel manufacturing. Founders Henk and Teun de Kloet and Henk’s son Martin currently manage the company.

The family have always placed strong emphasis on quality, flexibility, customer-satisfaction and after-sales service. The yachts are "semi-custom-built”, which means that owners are offered a lot of choice when the interiors of their boats are built. Only first class materials are used throughout the boat, and the stainless steel parts and fittings are largely made on the premises, which contribute to the quality and exclusivity of the yachts. All yachts are fully CE complaint.

Production of the Midget 26 started in 1980, and 150 have been built to date. As time passed, it became clear that there was a demand for a larger model along the same lines, so a new design was commissioned that followed the same historic shape and production of the Midget 31 started in 1990. 40 of the 31s have been built so far.

The Boats:
The designs of the Midget 26 and 31 are timeless, and strongly reminiscent of the Scandinavian Colin Archers. The fundamental design is known to date back 200 years, and is possibly much older still. It is believed to have originated on the north coast of Denmark, where fishing boats have to cope with the rough waters of the Kattegat. With its round stern, heavy displacement and generous beam, which extends far to the front and back, a sea-kindly yet spacious form is created that has withstood the tests of both sea and time. The full-length keel is sloped in the forward sections and at the aft end supports the long rudder, providing protection to both the rudder and the propeller. Over the years, boats up to 50 feet in length have been produced to this design.

The internal layout of both the Midget 26 and 31 models uses the forward sections of the boat for the U-shaped saloon seating. This allows the galley, heads and companionway to be positioned in the centre of the boats (where headroom is best), and allows the sterns to be used for one or two double cabins, creating the possibility in both boats for three double berths in three cabins. Alternative layouts include one where the starboard aft cabin is open plan with the saloon, and a single, centre-line double aft cabin accessed from one or both sides.

Under the CE regulations, the Midget 26' is in category B (offshore) and the Midget 31 is in category A (ocean).