Welcome to the UK website for the Beneteau First 31.7

Run by enthusiastic owners, this site is about encouraging other 31.7 owners, skippers and crews to improve themselves and their boats to get the fleet to a level where we can have some great boat-on-boat and IRC racing.

The information on this site is primarily focused on racing in the Solent, however, we enthusiastically welcome and encourage racing and cruising skippers from every location

We hope you find something of interest on the site, or even better of use, and encourage you share your technical titbits, opinions or gossip with us here

If you are thinking of owning or racing a 31.7 and want a taster of the experience, please get in touch and we will arrange for you to crew with one of the existing race boats.

Also if you cruise your 31.7 and want to try racing, then bring your boat along to one of our 31.7 Fleet days where we will be offering a gentle introduction to racing with some race training thrown in. No need to have a fully race prepared boat; just bring your boat plus some crew along to get out on the water with us and get a taste of the fun. See the seperate article for details of the Ancasta sponsored 31.7 Fleet Races Series.

The 31.7 skippers are a sociable and friendly bunch, so if you see us around, and have any questions, want to get racing, or just want a chat and a beer please come and say "hello"