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The world's most exciting 31-foot one-design keelboat — designed by Mark Mills, built in Cape Town, racing on six continents. Fun, competitive, affordable.
C31 News
Trinity Racing Claims Cape31 Victory at Trofeo Princesa Sofía
In a fiercely contested regatta off Palma de Mallorca, Trinity Racing demonstrated exceptional consistency across the race series to take honours at this prestigious Mediterranean event — a landmark result for the growing European C31 fleet.
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STIG Clinch Tight Cape31 European Championship on Countback — 25 Boats, 13 Nations
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1983. Newport.
It Starts Again.
In 1983 a group of determined Australians broke the New York Yacht Club’s 132-year grip on the America’s Cup. The longest winning streak in sporting history — ended by a winged keel, an obsessive designer and a crew that refused to accept the impossible. The US came back and won it. Australia came back and won it again. The greatest rivalry in sailing never ends. Now it’s playing out on Cape31s — one-design fleets forming on two sides of the Pacific. Who builds it first?
In 1983 Australia broke a 132-year winning streak. In sailing, determination and innovation beat everything. Both fleets are winning ORC and IRC right now. Both are building. The Cape31 one-design prize is unclaimed — whichever nation builds the first true one-design fleet sets the standard for the class worldwide. The race is on. Where do you want to be?
Racing Worldwide
Cape31 has grown from its Cape Town origins into a truly global class with active fleets across seven regions. Each territory manages its own racing calendar, connected through the Cape31 International Class Association and the central Class Management System at cms.cape31class.com. New fleets are welcome to contact the class to get started.
The C31
A Grand Prix high-performance 31-foot race boat. Conceived by Lord Irvine Laidlaw, designed by Mark Mills and built by Cape Performance Sailing in Cape Town. Sails 7–8 up with an owner/amateur driver and mixed crew. Proven supreme one-design and handicap performer under IRC and ORC. Speeds in excess of 25 knots downwind.
True One-Design
All hulls, rigs and appendages unmodified. Racing decided by crew skill, not budget. Max 3 professionals per crew.
Container-Shippable
C31 and 2-piece mast fit a standard 40ft container. International campaigns genuinely affordable. Tilt-trailer option available.
Proven Handicap Winner
2× overall at Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez; 1-2-3 at UK IRC Nationals; Rolex Big Boat Series class winner (USA).
The Fleet
Cape31s built and racing worldwide. The new Cape31 Class Management System — built for the class, by the class.
Regattas
Calendar, notices, NORs and live results. Enter events and manage class-approved regatta schedules across all regions.
Boats & Sail Buttons
Full fleet register with IHC sail button certification, Atlas Vakaros integration, and owner details for all registered hulls.
Entries & Crew
Enter regattas, manage your crew roster with WS Sailor IDs, monitor crew weights and professional sailor limits, pay entry fees online.
Race Results
Race results and standings by regatta. Sailwave CSV export for official scoring. Full season championship standings per series.
Class Fees & Payments
Class membership fees, regatta entry fees and ad-hoc payments via Stripe. Fee allocation and sticker number tracking for all boats.
Class Office Admin
ExCom and Admin access for fleet management, user accounts, class fee setting, Stripe configuration and full data export (JSON backup).
Enter regattas, manage crew, view your sail buttons and pay class fees
Fleet management, results entry, fee tracking — no user admin
Full access including user accounts, Stripe config and system settings
Try the system — demo mode active, no live data affected
| Hull | Boat Name | Sail No. | Owner | 🏴 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Jiraffe | GBR 315X | Simon Perry | 🇬🇧 |
| 15 | Squirt | GBR 311X | Giorgio Tortorolo | 🇬🇧 |
| 19 | Flying Jenny 19 | USA 81567 | Sandy Askew | 🇺🇸 |
| 27 | Black Star | SUI 27 | Christian Zuerrer | 🇨🇭 |
| 28 | Antix | IRL 3128 | Anthony O'Leary | 🇮🇪 |
| 35 | Shotgunn | IOM 31 | Michael Wilson | 🇮🇲 |
| 38 | Motions | NED 3138 | Lennard van Oeveren | 🇳🇱 |
| 55 | Aspire | POL 17 | Kusznierewicz / Gacek | 🇵🇱 |
| 57 | Essentia | ROU 1001 | Catalin Trandafir | 🇷🇴 |
| 62 | Pacific Yankee | USA 62 | Drew Freides | 🇺🇸 |
| 65 | Stella Maris | AUT 3165 | August Schram | 🇦🇹 |
| 74 | Warrior Won | USA 31074 | Chris Sheehan | 🇺🇸 |
| 76 | Stig | ITA 3176 | Alessandro Rombelli | 🇮🇹 |
Showing 13 of 39 registered 2024 class members across 13 nations. Full register in the CMS.
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Full schedule, crew declarations and results via the Cape31 Class Management System.
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Admin Access
Access levels for the Cape31 International Class Association website. News updates, link changes, regatta entries and results are managed through Cape31 Class Management System. For structural website changes, contact the administrator. This site will migrate to cape31class.org once approved by the Executive Committee.
EU/Med & media: [email protected]
CMS support: [email protected]
How to add a news link or update content: Log in at Cape31 Class Management System with your credentials. News posts added through the CMS will feed to this site automatically. For website layout changes, new regional pages, or domain migration queries (to cape31class.org), email [email protected] with subject "Website Update Request". The CMS is built and maintained by TTC Marine Ltd — direct technical queries to [email protected]. Race circuit news and media partnerships: [email protected] · thirtyoneracecircuit.com
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