The Quarter Ton Cup is a sailing trophy awarded to the winners of the world Quarter Ton class championships between 1968 and 1997 and for the Quarter Ton Classic Revival from 2005 to present. The class fleet still sails on the Solent.
Quarter Ton Cup / World Championship - 1968 - 1997
| Year | Location Nation |
Host club | Winning Boat Designer |
Crew | Note | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | La Rochelle  France |
Defender (B) | ||||
| 1972 | La Rochelle France |
Petite Fleur (F) |  Paul Elvstrøm (DEN)+Others |
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| 1980 | Panmure France |
Bullit (F) Jacques Fauroux (Bullit) |
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| 1981 | Marseille France |
Lacydon Protis (F) Jacques Fauroux (Bullit) |
Paul Elvstrom (DEN) +Others |
Modern Quarter Ton Cup
Under a different set of rules existing half ton boats were extensively modified to race under the IRC rating system but no longer as an international class with primary focus around the Solent in United Kingdom.
| Year | Location | Winning Boat | Designer | Crew | Note | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Cowes (GBR) Royal Corinthian Yacht Club |
Purple Haze (GBR) | David Thomas | Tony Dodd, Jim Webb, George Webb, Tim Reese, Derek Morland |
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| 2006 | Cowes (GBR) Royal Corinthian Yacht Club |
Enigma (GBR) | Ed Dubois | Andy Beadsworth Ed Dubois Neil Mackley, Anthony Haines Michael Boniface |
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| 2007 | Cowes (GBR) Royal Corinthian Yacht Club |
Espada (GBR) | Bruce Farr | Peter Morton | ||
| 2008 | Cowes (GBR) Royal Corinthian Yacht Club |
Tom Bombadil (GBR) | Doug Peterson | Chris Frost Kevin George Dave Lenz, Jo Chatterton Shredder |
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| 2009 | Cowes | Anchor Challenge (GBR) | Bruce Farr | Peter Morton | ||
| 2010 | Cowes | Cote (ESP) | Pepe Gonzalez | Darren Marston Olly Ophaus Rob Dyer, Dave Lenz Chris Cooper |
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| 2011 | Cowes | Espada (GBR) | Bruce Farr | Louise Morton | ||
| 2012 | Cowes | Bullit (GBR) | J Fauroux | Peter Morton | ||
| 2013 | Cowes | Espada (GBR) | Bruce Farr | Louise Morton | ||
| 2014 | Cowes | Bullit (GBR) | J Fauroux | Peter Morton | ||
| 2015 | Cowes | Bullit (GBR) | J Fauroux | Louise Morton | ||
| 2016 | Cowes | Bullit (GBR) | J Fauroux | Louise Morton | ||
| 2017 | Cowes | Aguila (GBR) | Judel Vrolijk | Sam Laidlaw | ||
| 2018 | Cowes | Aguila (GBR) | Judel Vrolijk | Sam Laidlaw | ||
| 2019 | Cowes | Protis (GBR) | J Fauroux | Ian Southworth, Led Pritchard, Lincoln Redding, John Santy, Mike Stannard |
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| 2020 | Cowes | |||||
| 2021 | Cowes (GBR) | Protis (GBR) | J Fauroux | |||
| 2022 | Cowes (GBR) Royal Yacht Squadron |
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| 2023 | Cork (IRL) Royal Cork Yacht Club |
References
- "Quarter Ton Cup, La Rochelle".
- https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/bes-12-ton
- "BLT: The inside story of the Quarter Ton Cup winner's 10,000-hour refit". yachtingworld.com. 2020-04-21.
- Dougal Henshall (2016-12-13). "Paul Elvström, Sailing's Greatest".
- Louise Morton (2023-06-18). "2005 Race Report - Red Funnel Quarter Ton Cup - Overall". yachtsandyachting.com. Retrieved 2005-03-31.
- Fiona Brown (2006-06-08). "Race Report". yachtsandyachting.com. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
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- "Race Report". yachtsandyachting.com. 2023-07-14. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
- ^ "Past Winners List". yachtsandyachting.com. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
- "Race Report". yachtsandyachting.com. 2023-03-31. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
- "2019 Results" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-03-31.
- "Final Day Report | Coutts Quarter Ton Cup | Robert Lamb". quartertoncup.org.
- "Race Report". yachtsandyachting.com. 2023-03-31. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
- "2022 Event Website". Retrieved 2023-03-31.
- "2023 Event Website". royalcork.com. Retrieved 2023-03-31.