Beneteau First 31.7 National Championships 2011
The Beneteau First 31.7 is one of those rare designs that manages to provide lots of pace for fun and competitive racing but successfully balance the demands of relatively comfortable cruising. The fleet is particularly strong in and around Dublin Bay, giving plenty of chances for them to race as a one design fleet in DBSC series, and also makes the weekend of the Cruiser Challenge the perfect three day event for their National Championships to round out a busy summer season. In all sixteen crews did battle in a range of challenging conditions, enjoying a weekend of really close competitive racing in the process.