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We know how you all love to check out what people have done to their Classic Half Tonners so here are some dock shots of the boats after racing today.

A rough and tumble day on the water as you can see from our photos!

It’s not that windy out here but it’s pretty rough seas. The practice race is underway and the boats are having great racing.

We have 23 Classic Half Tonners registered,  briefed and ready to race here in Nieuwpoort. It’s a bit overcast and damp this morning but the forecast for the week ahead shows plenty of sun and good winds. Right now the … Continue reading →

This weekend the Classic Half Tonners are converging on Nieuwpoort in Belgium for the 8th edition of the Half Ton Classics Cup, which is being organised in association with the Koninklijke Yacht Club Nieuwpoort (KYCN) and the Bruxelles Royal Yacht … Continue reading →

The 8th edition of the Half Ton Classics Cup will take place in Nieuwpoort, Belgium, which since 2002 has been the new historical homeport of the Half Tonners. After the excellent Half Ton Classics Cups in Cowes (2011), Boulogne-sur-Mer (2013) … Continue reading →

The 2015 edition of the Half Ton Classics Cup will take place in Nieuwpoort, Belgium from  17-21 August 2015.  With new faces, new boats, old friends, brilliant racing and all the fun that you can handle it’s going to be another … Continue reading →

This week we’ve all seen how wonderful Swuzzlebubble looks now she has been restored (see above). But when Peter Morton first found her she was in a very sorry state. He kindly shared the pictures below showing the state she was … Continue reading →

Video interview with Bernard Fournier Le Ray of second placed Brittany Drizzle – in French with English subtitles (our thanks to Fabrice Peineau for his assistance in producing this interview)

The 2014 Half Ton Classics Cup came to a sparkling conclusion today with one final thrilling race off the beautiful North Brittany coast and a delightful prize giving on the waterfront of Saint-Quay-Portreiux. With the breeze a little lighter at … Continue reading →