That's a wrap on the Cape 31 UK National Championship 2026. After nine races over three days, Khumbu Racing sailed away with the national title in dominant fashion, while the battle for the rest of the podium went down to the final race of the regatta. A Dominant Title Run Khumbu Racing put together a commanding performance to take the National Championship, finishing on just 9 nett points — comfortably clear of the rest of the fleet after nine races. Podium Battle Goes to th

How RacingYachts is Driving the Cape 31 UK Class When it comes to one-design racing on the Solent, few classes have captured the imagination quite like the Cape 31. Fast, colourful, and uncompromisingly competitive, the Cape 31 has built a passionate following across the globe — and at the heart of the UK class sits RacingYachts, the official service provider and global agent keeping the fleet firing on all cylinders. From Cape Town to Cowes: A Boat That Changed Everything Th

at Poole Harbour Combined Yacht Clubs 23rd- 25th May · 5 Races Sailed Close competition, changing conditions, and a leaderboard that remained impossible to predict until the very end. The Cape 31 UK fleet delivered another spectacular weekend of racing in Poole Bay, with close competition, changing conditions, and a leaderboard that remained impossible to predict right up until the final gun. With 5 Different winners from 5 Different races, it was great to see the rest of th

at the Royal Yacht Squadron 8th- 10th May Royal Yacht Squadron, Cowes · 9 Races Sailed Round 1 of the Cape 31 UK Race Circuit wrapped up in exactly the conditions the class was built for — a strong shifty north-easterly sweeping across the racecourse from 16 knots all the way into the mid-20s, producing fast, physical and relentlessly tactical racing from start to finish. Hosted by the Royal Yacht Squadron at Cowes, the event delivered everything a Cape 31 sailor could ask

The Cape 31 is a one-design yacht originally created for racing in South Africa, which has rapidly expanded with fleets around the world. Andy Rice chats to David Swete and Reports.

EARLYBIRD is the latest team to join the Cape 31 Family and she set sail for an epic maiden Cape Town send 🚀 . Check out the video to see a Cape 31 doing what she was designed to do.

Following the sale of 'Gallivanter', Racing Yachts organised a full winch package upgrade, graphics, painting of keel/prod and trucking of the by-now 'Gecko d'or' to Palma, where she hit the ground running with her new crew and finished 6th out of 25 boats in the Cape 31 Europeans.

Beating IRC Class 1 and 2 to the Britannia Cup The standout result came on the Wednesday of race week, in the contest for the Britannia Cup — a trophy presented in 1951 by King George VI and traditionally reserved for the largest boats at the regatta. Sandy Askew's Cape 31 Flying Jenny beat 23 of the highest-rated IRC yachts in the fleet, including boats from IRC Classes 1 and 2, to take the win. It's a result with a wider significance too: Flying Jenny's name now goes up on