tuffyluffy 76 Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 From the Scuttlebutteurope today. One Ton Cup Revisited Chris Bouzaid and the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron are seeking an indication of potential interest in a proposed "One Ton Cup Revisited" regatta, in Auckland, New Zealand, in February/March 2015. The regatta would celebrate the (near) 50th anniversary of the One Ton Cup switching from metre class yachts to offshore racers, using an international rule (RORC) to measure and rate contestants. This was when interest in the Cup went global and led to One Tonners being regarded as the Formula One class of ocean racing. The current thinking is to cater for RORC and IOR One Tonners that were eligible for Cup competition between (and including) the years 1965 to 1983. The IRC Rating Rule would be used to equitably handicap the fleet which would be raced in two classes - RORC and IOR yachts 1965 to 1971 (inclusive), and IOR yachts 1971 to 1983 (inclusive). The current proposal for the "Revisited" regatta would be to mirror the One Ton Cup of old - ie there would be three inshore races, a short ocean race and an ocean race-proper. In deference to contestants and boats, however, the inshore races would be of approximately 20 miles length, while the short ocean race would be a 40-miler (approx) and the ocean race a 100-miler (approx). The Finn Gold Cup will be raced off Takapuna Beach in February, 2015, while the Volvo Ocean Race fleet is scheduled to arrive in Auckland (from China) on or about around 26 February, 2015, and leave for Itajai, in Brazil, on 15 March, 2015. The proposed "One Ton Cup Revisited" would be an important and integral part of this major celebration of sail. Could those interested in the above please communicate, by email, that interest, with brief detail of the One Tonner that might/would be involved, to: Alan Sefton: alansefton@xtra.co.nz Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJohnB 323 Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Snap tl So is that why Rainbow was brought back to NZ for the rebuild. Link to post Share on other sites
sow1ld 2 Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Count us in!!!! What a awsome idea!! Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Trying to organise a ride now. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 What a cool idea. Hopefully they will have a IOR 27.5 division and a IOR 30.5 division. My trainspotting tendencies - and I thought I'd get in before Richard B! Link to post Share on other sites
sow1ld 2 Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 We'd come up from wellington for this regatta. Be a great chance for the old greyhounds to get a look in round this carbon canting foiling business! Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Looks like I have a ride on one of the real classics, just waiting on a call. Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJohnB 323 Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 The crew should match era of the boats.....tuff luck for the young ones. Link to post Share on other sites
bushman 12 Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 We'd come up from wellington for this regatta. Be a great chance for the old greyhounds to get a look in round this carbon canting foiling business! good luck ... you will have to get the old girl up here first Link to post Share on other sites
sow1ld 2 Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Plenty of time to prepare and pick our weather window. The old girl knows the way quite well too.Wonder if Loin nz and Steinlarger 2 are ior boats and if they would be eligible to enter? Link to post Share on other sites
Battleship 100 Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 They have to be one tonners so are a little big. Sounds like a great event though. Link to post Share on other sites
sow1ld 2 Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Oh yea good point! I reckon it will be a barrel of fun Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 How many of the 1104's are still around and in good nick? Link to post Share on other sites
sow1ld 2 Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Ohh that would be an interesting match up! I reckon there will be all sorts of boat's coming out of the wood work for this regatta Link to post Share on other sites
boots 1 Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Townson 32 Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 IM surprised Richard hasnt visited the thread seeing that he the IOR man. Even someone like me who doesnt know much about IOR except for what Richard writes about is keen to see this event happen. Link to post Share on other sites
John B 106 Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Some unfinished business you reckon? Townson 32 Link to post Share on other sites
boots 1 Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Moonlight 1971 NZ One Ton Cup trials. 4th I think. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Saturday Night Special Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 impact National champion 1973 first proper light displacement nz designed one tonner Demon 10 Link to post Share on other sites
BNG 44 Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Quite a bit of sexy One Tone stuff in here, and a damn good read. Thanks to Coxy Creek. http://www.boatdesign.net/forums/attachments/sailboats/30145d1237495790-old-quarter-tonners-magic-bus-new-light-brigade1.pdf Link to post Share on other sites
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