2026 · Cape 31
- 2Eker SüzmeAhmet Eker
- 1La PericolosaChristian Schwoerer
- 3StigAlessandro Rombelli
- Type
- Inshore
- Scoring
- One-design
- Boats
- One-design keelboats
- Classes
- Cape 31
- Usually
- May, September
- Next
- May 2027 (usual month; dates not announced)
- Organiser
- Cape 31 Class Association with COYCH Hyères
- Waters
- Ligurian
- First held
- 2024 · 2 years ago
Where and when
Race dates
Usually in May
Race days 2026
Wind and waves at the venue: monthly climate 2021–2025 and the last edition's race days (ERA5 and marine reanalysis, Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0).
Six seasons
| Year | Winner (handicap, corrected) | Line honours (first home, elapsed) | Boats | Wind and sea | Toughness | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202624 Sep 2026 – 26 Sep 2026 | La PericolosaCape 31Christian Schwoerer | Not published | 20 | NE 5.8 kn, gusts 26.2waves up to 1.1 m | 24 | Official |
| 20259 May 2025 – 11 May 2025 | ShotgunnCape 31Michael Wilson | Not published | 10 | E 5 kn, gusts 25.9waves up to 0.54 m | 21 | Official |
| 202424 May 2024 – 26 May 2024 | Give Me FiveCape 31Adrien/Robin Follin | Not published | 6 | SW 5.3 kn, gusts 23.7waves up to 0.78 m | 22 | Official |
Line honours go to the first boat home, on elapsed time. Overall winner is the best on handicap (IRC or ORC corrected time), so they are often different boats. Wind is the daily mean at the start venue over the racing days; gusts and waves are the highest of those days. Open-Meteo historical weather (ERA5) and marine APIs, CC BY 4.0; venue point only, not the full course.
Podiums and class winners
2026 · 3 results
FinalSource: cms.cape31class.comAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.
- 1.La Pericolosa · Christian Schwoerer · GER
- 2.Eker Süzme · Ahmet Eker · TUR
- 3.Stig · Alessandro Rombelli · ITA
2025 · 3 results
FinalSource: cms.cape31class.comAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.
- 1.Shotgunn · Michael Wilson · IOM
- 2.Give Me Five · Adrien/Robin Follin · FRA
- 3.Stig · Alessandro Rombelli · ITA
2024 · 3 results
FinalSource: cms.cape31class.comAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.
- 1.Give Me Five · Adrien/Robin Follin · FRA
- 2.Black Battalion
- 3.Solano · Pascal Feryn
Race metrics
Toughness
Compare all races- Wind 6.5/305.4 kn mean
- Gusts 8.4/1525.3 kn
- Sea 4/200.8 m waves
- Distance 0/25not published
- Duration 3.3/103 days
How the score works
Our own index, not an official rating. Five inputs, each scaled to its share of 100: mean wind (up to 25 kn → 30 points), strongest gust (45 kn → 15), highest waves (4 m → 20), course length on a log scale (700 nm → 25) and days of racing (7 days → 10). Wind and waves are ERA5 reanalysis at Hyères (Open-Meteo) on the race days, so an offshore course can see more than the venue does. A missing input counts as zero and is marked. Roughest edition we hold: 2026 (24).
Weather calendar · Hyères
Month by month at the venue, 2021–2026 (ERA5 and marine reanalysis). Race months in orange.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean windkn | 7.2 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 6.9 |
| Windy days% ≥ 20 kn | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| Wavesm, daily max | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| From | N | N | NE | N | W | S | SW | SW | N | N | N | N |
Typical wind at Hyères
Mean knots by month, 2021–2025. Race months in full colour.
Where the wind comes from
Share of days by direction in May, Sep.
Fact sheet
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- Race
- Cape 31 Mediterranean Circuit – Hyères
- Kind
- inshore sailing race from Hyères, France
- First held
- 2024
- Editions on record
- 3 since 2021
- Typical fleet
- 10 boats (20 in the latest edition)
- Nations in the results
- 5
- Organiser
- Cape 31 Class Association with COYCH Hyères
- Next edition
- usually May 2027
- Official site
- https://www.cape31class.com/
Results as published by the organiser Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0 Dates as announced
Sources
- cms.cape31class.com — class results system, 2024: 2024-05-24 to 2024-05-26, 6 boats
- cms.cape31class.com — class results system, 2025: 2025-05-09 to 2025-05-11, 10 boats
- cms.cape31class.com — class results system, 2026: 2026-09-24 to 2026-09-26, 20 boats