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Mills Design on Top at Voiles De St Tropez
Mills Design won two classes at the Voiles De St Tropez, the traditional end of season inshore event in the Mediterranean. In IRC C, the largest with 35 entries, Michael Wilson’s Cape 31 Shotgunn dominated the mixed IRC fleet, the third year running a Cape 31 has won one of the biggest handicap titles in the Med. Uniquely this year, Cape 31’s also filled the next three places second: Meerblick, third : Solano, and fourth: Give me Five, a whitewash for Cape 31, and proof of its excellence under the IRC Rule!
Meanwhile in the IMA-run Maxi Classes Luigi Sala’s Mills 62 Yoru fought an incredible battle with Wallyno to win in Maxi Yachts C. A regular competitior with Yoru Sala’s success this week is not sudden. “It has taken place over the past 18 months: finally we are taking advantage of minor improvements on the boat and the ability of the team to work together in a very tight way. We had some taste of this in Porto Cervo.” Photos Gilles Martin Raget.
Cape 31 ORC Win at Rolex Big Boat Series
Drew Friedes on his Cape 31 Pacific Yankee took another major ORC title at the 60th Rolex Big Boat Series in San Francisco, winning the ORC B division with six bullets over seven races. Chris Sheehan’s Warrior Won Cape 31 was second in another Handicap Rule sweep for the Cape 31, after ORC wins at the New York Yacht Club Annual and the Safe Harbour Regatta in Newport.
This was Freides' first time sailing RBBS in his own boat, although he has raced the series plenty of times in the past, and he was treated to classic San Francisco Bay conditions. “The Cape 31 is just an awesome boat. We were doing over 20 knots going into the finish on Saturday. It was crazy. It’s an amazing boat for the Bay. The competition was very tough regardless of the margin we won by.
V Wins in Barcelona ORC Superyacht Regatta
Our Wally 100 V led by Ken Read won Class 0 at the Barcelona Superyacht Regatta 2024. Racing alongside the America’s Cup racecourse during the Louis Vuitton series, V finished an enjoyable racing season where she was crowned European Maxi Champion, with a win under the ORC Superyacht rule in scenic Barcelona. These successes reflect the significant upgrades we and the team put into the boat including water ballast, sprit and appendage developments, and rating optimisation.
Cape 31 Europeans
After major wins under IRC and under ORC, the Cape 31 European Championships are coming in November! With over 20 entries signed up so far from 13 different countries, the Europeans in Sanremo Italy will be the largest international gathering for the Class yet. It’s not too late to enter, or if you prefer to race in sunny South Africa over the winter, sign up for the Summer in the South Series: these boats do everything!
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