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 LocationNation Host club Winning boat Designer Crew Note Ref. 1967 La Rochelle Defender (B) 1972 La Rochelle Petite Fleur (F) +Others 1980 Panmure Bullit (F) Jacques Fauroux (Bullit) 1981 Marseille Lacydon Protis (F) Jacques Fauroux (Bullit) +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 2006 Cowes (GBR)Royal Corinthian Yacht Club Enigma (GBR) Ed Dubois Andy BeadsworthEd DuboisNeil Mackley,Anthony HainesMichael Boniface 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 FrostKevin GeorgeDave Lenz,Jo ChattertonShredder 2009 Cowes Anchor Challenge (GBR) Bruce Farr Peter Morton 2010 Cowes Cote (ESP) Pepe Gonzalez Darren MarstonOlly OphausRob Dyer,Dave LenzChris Cooper 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 2020 Cowes 2021 Cowes (GBR) Protis (GBR) J Fauroux 2022 Cowes (GBR)Royal Yacht Squadron 2023 Cork (IRL)Royal Cork Yacht Club
See also Half Ton Cup One Ton Cup
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