One Ton Cup
Encyclopedia
The One Ton Cup is a sailing
trophy
open to yacht
s that displace approximately one ton
(0.9 tonne
). It has been raced since 1899
and was awarded by Cercle de la Voile de Paris
.
From 1999 the Cup will be given to the Corel 45 Class World Championship.
Past Winners include:
Sailing
Sailing is the propulsion of a vehicle and the control of its movement with large foils called sails. By changing the rigging, rudder, and sometimes the keel or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to move the boat relative to its surrounding medium and...
trophy
Trophy
A trophy is a reward for a specific achievement, and serves as recognition or evidence of merit. Trophies are most often awarded for sporting events, from youth sports to professional level athletics...
open to yacht
Yacht
A yacht is a recreational boat or ship. The term originated from the Dutch Jacht meaning "hunt". It was originally defined as a light fast sailing vessel used by the Dutch navy to pursue pirates and other transgressors around and into the shallow waters of the Low Countries...
s that displace approximately one ton
Ton
The ton is a unit of measure. It has a long history and has acquired a number of meanings and uses over the years. It is used principally as a unit of weight, and as a unit of volume. It can also be used as a measure of energy, for truck classification, or as a colloquial term.It is derived from...
(0.9 tonne
Tonne
The tonne, known as the metric ton in the US , often put pleonastically as "metric tonne" to avoid confusion with ton, is a metric system unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms. The tonne is not an International System of Units unit, but is accepted for use with the SI...
). It has been raced since 1899
1899 in sports
-American football:College championship* College football national championship – Harvard Crimson and Princeton Tigers Events* The 1899 Sewanee Tigers football team goes undefeated, 12–0, including five road wins in six days over top teams....
and was awarded by Cercle de la Voile de Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
.
From 1999 the Cup will be given to the Corel 45 Class World Championship.
Past Winners include:
- 1969 Rainbow II - design by Sparkman & StephensSparkman & StephensSparkman & Stephens is a naval architecture and yacht brokerage firm with main offices on 5th Avenue in New York City, USA and offices in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and Newport, Rhode Island, USA. The firm performs design and engineering of new vessels for pleasure, commercial, and military use....
- skipper Chris Bouzaid, New ZealandNew ZealandNew Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
sailed at HeligolandHeligolandHeligoland is a small German archipelago in the North Sea.Formerly Danish and British possessions, the islands are located in the Heligoland Bight in the south-eastern corner of the North Sea... - 1971 Stormy Petrel - design by Sparkman & Stephens - skipper Syd FischerSyd FischerSyd Fischer, OBE is an Australian businessman and property developer and sailor.Most noted for his sailing, Fischer is described as Australia's most successful offshore sailor...
, AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
sailed in New ZealandNew ZealandNew Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga... - 1972 Wai Aniwa - design by Carter
- 1973 Ydra - design by Carter
- 1974 Gumboots - design by Doug PetersonDoug PetersonDouglas Blair Peterson is an American yacht designer. Beginning with the One Tonner Ganbare in 1973, Peterson's designs have pioneered many innovations in racing and cruising yachts....
- skipper Jeremy RogersJeremy RogersJeremy Charles Rogers, MBE is a British boat builder and sailor, based in Lymington, Hampshire, in the United Kingdom....
, United Kingdom, sailed in Torquay, United Kingdom - 1975 Pied Piper - design by Doug PetersonDoug PetersonDouglas Blair Peterson is an American yacht designer. Beginning with the One Tonner Ganbare in 1973, Peterson's designs have pioneered many innovations in racing and cruising yachts....
- skipper [Jennings]] - 1976 Resolute Salmon - design by Britton Chance jr. - skipper Carlo Scognamiglio PasiniCarlo Scognamiglio PasiniCarlo Scognamiglio Pasini is an Italian Italian economist and politician. He is a university professor in applied economics and was chancellor of the Luiss University of Rome ....
, sailed at Marseille [(France)] - 1977 Red Lion - design by FarrFarrFarr may refer to:* Farr, Sutherland, a hamlet in, and alternate name of, Strathnaver, Scotland.* Farr, Strathnairn, a village in Strathnairn, to the south of Inverness, Scotland* Farr Yacht Design* Farr , people with the surname Farr...
- skipper Brentnall - 1978 Tilsalg - design by Holland
- 1979 Pendragon - design by DavidsonDavidsonDavidson is the name of:* Davidson * Davidson Media Group* Davidson Seamount, undersea mountain southwest of Monterey, California, USA* Tyler Davidson Fountain, monument in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA...
- skipper MacLauren - 1980 Filo da Torcere - design by Studio Andrea Vallicelli & C. - skipper Nicola Sironi, sailed at NaplesNaplesNaples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
- 1981 Justine III - design by CastroCastroCastro is a Romance word originally derived from Latin "Castrum", a pre-Roman military camp or fortification .It may refer to:-People:*Castro...
- skipper Harold CudmoreHarold CudmoreHarold Cudmore is an Irish sailor.Born and raised in Cork, Harold Cudmore became an internationally famous yacht racing skipper and match racer....
, United KingdomUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... - 1982
- 1983 Linda - design by Sciomachen
- 1984 Passion - design by BriandBriandBriand is a surname, and may refer to:* Anne Briand* Aristide Briand* Ben Briand* Denis Briand* Jean-Olivier Briand* Jimmy Briand* Ludwig Briand* Pascal Briand...
- 1985 Jade - design by HumphreysHumphreys-Places:*Benjamin G. Humphreys Bridge, Arkansas-Mississippi*Camp Humphreys, U.S. Camp in South Korea*Humphreys, Missouri*Humphreys County, Mississippi*Humphreys County, Tennessee*Humphreys County Airport, Tennessee*Humphreys County School District, Mississippi...
- 1986 Andelsbanken - design by JeppesenJeppesenJeppesen is an American company that specializes in navigational information, operations management solutions and flight training products and services...
- skipper Henrik Søderlund, DenmarkDenmarkDenmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
sailed at Palma SpainSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... - 1987 Fram X - design by Bruce FarrBruce FarrBruce K. Farr OBE is a designer of racing and cruising yachts.Farr began building boats at 13 in Warkworth near Auckland,New Zealand.His first boats were plywood hard chine Moth class designs.He later designed and built variants of Cherubs and especially Flying 18s.His early designs were built in...
- skipper Paul CayardPaul CayardPaul Pierre Cayard is an American yachtsman and professional sailor. He has competed at multiple world championship level sailing events, including the America's Cup, the Volvo Ocean Race and the Olympic Games. In 1998 he was selected as the Rolex Yachtsmen of the Year...
, United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
sailed at Kiel GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... - 1988 Propoganda - design by Bruce FarrBruce FarrBruce K. Farr OBE is a designer of racing and cruising yachts.Farr began building boats at 13 in Warkworth near Auckland,New Zealand.His first boats were plywood hard chine Moth class designs.He later designed and built variants of Cherubs and especially Flying 18s.His early designs were built in...
- 1989 Brava - design by Bruce FarrBruce FarrBruce K. Farr OBE is a designer of racing and cruising yachts.Farr began building boats at 13 in Warkworth near Auckland,New Zealand.His first boats were plywood hard chine Moth class designs.He later designed and built variants of Cherubs and especially Flying 18s.His early designs were built in...
- skipper Paul CayardPaul CayardPaul Pierre Cayard is an American yachtsman and professional sailor. He has competed at multiple world championship level sailing events, including the America's Cup, the Volvo Ocean Race and the Olympic Games. In 1998 he was selected as the Rolex Yachtsmen of the Year...
, United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
sailed at Naples ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... - 1990 Vibes - design by JeppesenJeppesenJeppesen is an American company that specializes in navigational information, operations management solutions and flight training products and services...
- skipper Henrik Søderlund, DenmarkDenmarkDenmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
sailed at Marstrand SwedenSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... - 1991 Vibes - design by Bruce FarrBruce FarrBruce K. Farr OBE is a designer of racing and cruising yachts.Farr began building boats at 13 in Warkworth near Auckland,New Zealand.His first boats were plywood hard chine Moth class designs.He later designed and built variants of Cherubs and especially Flying 18s.His early designs were built in...
- skipper David H Clarke, United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
sailed in BelgiumBelgiumBelgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... - 1992 Brava Q8 - design by Bruce FarrBruce FarrBruce K. Farr OBE is a designer of racing and cruising yachts.Farr began building boats at 13 in Warkworth near Auckland,New Zealand.His first boats were plywood hard chine Moth class designs.He later designed and built variants of Cherubs and especially Flying 18s.His early designs were built in...
- sailed at Skovshoved DenmarkDenmarkDenmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... - 1993 Pinta - design by judel/vrolijk - skipper Russell CouttsRussell CouttsSir Russell Coutts, KNZM, CBE is a competitive sailor. His achievements include a Gold medal in the Finn Class in the 1984 Olympic Games, winning the America's Cup four times, the ISAF World Youth championships, three World Match Racing Championships, numerous international match race wins and...
, New ZealandNew ZealandNew Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
sailed at Cagliari SardiniaSardiniaSardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea . It is an autonomous region of Italy, and the nearest land masses are the French island of Corsica, the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Tunisia and the Spanish Balearic Islands.The name Sardinia is from the pre-Roman noun *sard[],...
, ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... - 1994 Pinta - design by judel/vrolijk - skipper John KosteckiJohn KosteckiJohn Paul Kostecki is an American competitive sailor.-Career:Kostecki started his sailing career in the windy and tide-swept waters of San Francisco Bay, California....
, United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
sailed at Marseille FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...