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Everyone a winner: the real Half Ton spirit shines
Seventeen Half Ton crews experienced five heydays at the Fast Lines Half Ton Classics Cup in Cowes. The Valhalla of Western European sailing, on the more English than English Isle of Wight, showed itself in all its facets. The organization … Continue reading
Fast Lines Half Ton Classics Cup: Sensational and smart
Half Ton sailors love variety. In Thursday’s exciting Long Distance Round the Cans, the last two Windward Leeward and Round the Can races had to determine the thrilling struggle between the four dominating Irish Halftonners and the attacking French and … Continue reading
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Fast Lines Half Ton Cup: it takes two to tango
Exactly at the scheduled time, the RORC’s race committee fired the gun for the fifth series of the Fast Lines Half Ton Cup in Cowes. The weather conditions remained undefined, with light winds and thunderstorm threats. And quite some current … Continue reading
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Fast Lines Half Ton Classics Cup: when Cowes weather returns, the Jedi returns too
Third day Fast Lines Half Ton Classics Cup, and finally enough wind from midday on to sail three series. Two Windward-Leeward courses and a ’round the cans’. Look who’s here The Swuzzlebubbleteam of David and James Dwyer has clearly found … Continue reading
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The Fast Lines Half Ton Classics Cup 22: King One (IRL) sets the tone at the first race
Even the Valhalla of sailing does not escape the gigantic windless heat bubble that overwhelms western Europe. Nevertheless, the RORC competition organization managed to put in an exciting windward leeward series on the first day of the Fast Lines Half … Continue reading
The Fast Lines Half Ton Classics Cup 22: countdown with numbers after the comma
With exactly twenty announced – and the rumors of even more unannounced – participants in this event, there are many other reasons to look forward to next weekend. The Half Ton Class is very happy to be back in Cowes, … Continue reading
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Half Ton Classics Cup 2022 