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Early Bird Entry for Half Ton Classics Cup 2025
The Notice of Race has recently gone live and can be found on the official notice board at Royal Torbay Yacht Club’s website. Entries are open and you can book your place here. Our hosts are offering an Early Bird Entry … Continue reading
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Half Ton Classics Cup 2025 Sat 2 – Fri 8 August
The Class is excited to announce that the Half Ton Classics Cup 2025 will be held at the Royal Torbay Yacht Club, Devon on Saturday 2 – Friday 8 August 2025. Royal Torquay Yacht Club is looking forward to welcoming … Continue reading
Home match: local team on Red Cloud wins the 2024 In Advance Half Ton Classics Cup
In Advance Half Ton Classics Cup Royal Yacht Club Nieuwpoort, 5 – 9 August ’24 Local knowledge – great talent On Friday morning, the last racing day of the 2024 Half Ton Classics Cup, the committee cancelled the final short … Continue reading
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The Irish 2Farr is not distracted by light winds ( Day 1)
With barely 7 knots of wind, the first round of the In Advance Half Ton Classics Cup 24 got underway. The ‘windward-leeward’ track was located east of the port entrance. The time to reach the first windward mark, against strong … Continue reading
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In Advance Half Ton Classics Cup 24 – first day
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Portrait: King One, noblesse oblige
Histoire des Halfs – more than the complete history of this unique class – mentions King One, formerly known as King First – F 8094, as being a Berret designed Halftonner, built by Bénéteau in 1980. The famous yacht builder … Continue reading
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Half Ton – multiple prizes
Let’s be fair: sailing isn’t that simple. The Half Ton Class Europe is quite aware of the complexity of the sport. Challenging, no question about it, but complex nevertheless, Again at the last day of this Half Ton Classic Cup … Continue reading
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Half Ton: a matter of education
Half Ton owners and their crew are not only world famous for their sailing skills. It happens to be that they are keen DIY guys too. Sometimes it even starts when they are merely nine. Here is how Brice VILLION, … Continue reading
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Half Ton level rating class survives the IOR decline
Way back in the Seventies and the Eighties the IOR racing rule produced exciting racing in various classes, with the Half Ton Class as very probably one of the most emblematic ones. With many hundreds of prototypes built in that era, and … Continue reading
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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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Half Ton Classics Cup 2025 