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Class Association
South Africa
About the Cape 31.
A 31 foot sports boat that beats at 7/8 knots in breeze, gets around marks in a flash, performs under handicap racing, and truly thrills downwind with speeds in excess of 25 knots. The brain-child of Lord Irvine Laidlaw, masterfully designed by Mark Mills and built in Cape Town South Africa. Optimized for both upwind and offwind performance in big breeze while maintaining capabilities in lighter air. From the southern tip of Africa, launched in 2017, the Cape 31 has since reached all corners of the world with boats in the US, UK and Australia.
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“A simple, clean high performance One Design without constraint.”
– Mark Mills
Cape 31 Suppliers
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Purpose of the C31 Class Association.
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The Committee
Bjorn Geiger
Chairperson
Dave Hudson
Member