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

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

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.

YearLocation Winning BoatDesigner CrewNote Ref.
2005Cowes (GBR)
Royal Corinthian Yacht Club		 Purple Haze (GBR)David Thomas Tony Dodd,
Jim Webb,
George Webb,
Tim Reese,
Derek Morland		 [5]
2006Cowes (GBR)
Royal Corinthian Yacht Club		 Enigma (GBR)Ed Dubois Andy Beadsworth
Ed Dubois
Neil Mackley,
Anthony Haines
Michael Boniface		 [6]
2007Cowes (GBR)
Royal Corinthian Yacht Club		 Espada (GBR)Bruce Farr Peter Morton [7]
2008Cowes (GBR)
Royal Corinthian Yacht Club		 Tom Bombadil (GBR)Doug Peterson Chris Frost
Kevin George
Dave Lenz,
Jo Chatterton
Shredder		 [8]
2009CowesAnchor Challenge (GBR)Bruce Farr Peter Morton [9]
2010CowesCote (ESP)Pepe Gonzalez Darren Marston
Olly Ophaus
Rob Dyer,
Dave Lenz
Chris Cooper		 [10]
2011CowesEspada (GBR)Bruce Farr Louise Morton[11]
2012CowesBullit (GBR)J Fauroux Peter Morton[12]
2013CowesEspada (GBR)Bruce Farr Louise Morton[12]
2014CowesBullit (GBR)J Fauroux Peter Morton[12]
2015CowesBullit (GBR)J Fauroux Louise Morton[12]
2016CowesBullit (GBR)J Fauroux Louise Morton[12]
2017CowesAguila (GBR)Judel Vrolijk Sam Laidlaw[12]
2018CowesAguila (GBR)Judel Vrolijk Sam Laidlaw[12]
2019Cowes Protis (GBR)J Fauroux Ian Southworth,
Led Pritchard,
Lincoln Redding,
John Santy,
Mike Stannard		 [13][14][15]
2020Cowes[12]
2021Cowes (GBR) Protis (GBR)J Fauroux [16]
2022Cowes (GBR)
Royal Yacht Squadron		[17]
2023Cork (IRL)
Royal Cork Yacht Club		[18]

References

  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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "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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