Quarter Ton Cup

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

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Year Location
Nation		 Host club Winning Boat
Designer 		Crew Note Ref.
1967 La Rochelle
 France		 Defender (B) [1]
1972 La Rochelle
 France		 Petite Fleur (F)  Paul Elvstrøm (DEN)
+Others 		[2]
1980 Panmure
 France		 Bullit (F)
Jacques Fauroux (Bullit)		 [3]
1981 Marseille
 France		 Lacydon Protis (F)
Jacques Fauroux (Bullit)		  Paul Elvstrom (DEN)
+Others 		[4]

Modern Quarter Ton Cup

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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		 [5]
2006 Cowes (GBR)
Royal Corinthian Yacht Club 		Enigma (GBR) Ed Dubois Andy Beadsworth
Ed Dubois
Neil Mackley,
Anthony Haines
Michael Boniface		 [6]
2007 Cowes (GBR)
Royal Corinthian Yacht Club 		Espada (GBR) Bruce Farr Peter Morton [7]
2008 Cowes (GBR)
Royal Corinthian Yacht Club 		Tom Bombadil (GBR) Doug Peterson Chris Frost
Kevin George
Dave Lenz,
Jo Chatterton
Shredder		 [8]
2009 Cowes Anchor Challenge (GBR) Bruce Farr Peter Morton [9]
2010 Cowes Cote (ESP) Pepe Gonzalez Darren Marston
Olly Ophaus
Rob Dyer,
Dave Lenz
Chris Cooper		 [10]
2011 Cowes Espada (GBR) Bruce Farr Louise Morton [11]
2012 Cowes Bullit (GBR) J Fauroux Peter Morton [12]
2013 Cowes Espada (GBR) Bruce Farr Louise Morton [12]
2014 Cowes Bullit (GBR) J Fauroux Peter Morton [12]
2015 Cowes Bullit (GBR) J Fauroux Louise Morton [12]
2016 Cowes Bullit (GBR) J Fauroux Louise Morton [12]
2017 Cowes Aguila (GBR) Judel Vrolijk Sam Laidlaw [12]
2018 Cowes Aguila (GBR) Judel Vrolijk Sam Laidlaw [12]
2019 Cowes Protis (GBR) J Fauroux Ian Southworth,
Led Pritchard,
Lincoln Redding,
John Santy,
Mike Stannard		 [13][14][15]
2020 Cowes [12]
2021 Cowes (GBR) Protis (GBR) J Fauroux [16]
2022 Cowes (GBR)
Royal Yacht Squadron		 [17]
2023 Cork (IRL)
Royal Cork Yacht Club		 [18]

References

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  1. ^ "Quarter Ton Cup, La Rochelle".
  2. ^ https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/bes-12-ton
  3. ^ "BLT: The inside story of the Quarter Ton Cup winner's 10,000-hour refit". yachtingworld.com. 2020-04-21.
  4. ^ Dougal Henshall (2016-12-13). "Paul Elvström, Sailing's Greatest".
  5. ^ Louise Morton (2023-06-18). "2005 Race Report - Red Funnel Quarter Ton Cup - Overall". yachtsandyachting.com. Retrieved 2005-03-31.
  6. ^ Fiona Brown (2006-06-08). "Race Report". yachtsandyachting.com. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  7. ^ "Race Report". yachtsandyachting.com. 2007-06-11. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  8. ^ "Race Report". yachtsandyachting.com. 2023-03-31. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  9. ^ "Race Report". yachtsandyachting.com. 2023-03-31. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  10. ^ "Race Report". yachtsandyachting.com. 2023-03-31. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  11. ^ "Race Report". yachtsandyachting.com. 2023-07-14. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h "Past Winners List". yachtsandyachting.com. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  13. ^ "Race Report". yachtsandyachting.com. 2023-03-31. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  14. ^ "2019 Results" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  15. ^ "Final Day Report | Coutts Quarter Ton Cup | Robert Lamb". quartertoncup.org.
  16. ^ "Race Report". yachtsandyachting.com. 2023-03-31. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  17. ^ "2022 Event Website". Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  18. ^ "2023 Event Website". royalcork.com. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
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