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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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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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FAST LINES BELGIUM JOINS HALF TON CLASSICS CUP 2022 AS MAIN SPONSOR
On Monday 15th August, which is exactly 51 days from today, the 12th Half Ton Classics Cup will start on the Solent, organized by RORC Cowes and the Half Ton Class Europe (HTCE). Today, the Half Ton Class Europe is … Continue reading
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Seldén Half Ton Classics Cup 2026 