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Privateer versus professional, two approaches to the Games

Four time Finn World Champion Giles Scott has four boats, three training partners as well as one of the world’s leading coaches and technical experts. Yet this will be his first Olympic Games. Meanwhile, Nacra 17 sailors Nikola Girke and Luke Ramsay have been to the Games five times between them but are self-funded, have no training partners and were sailing a borrowed boat at the Sailing World Cup in Weymouth and still made it to the medal race.

We take a look at two very different routes to Rio.

Crash and burn in Chicago at America’s Cup World Series
Taking the America’s Cup World Series to the ‘Windy City’ was always going to raise pulses and expectations. And on the practice day, Chicago proved its point.

As teams took an early bath and the entire fleet scorched around the course on their foils, the huge crowds both afloat and ashore knew they were in for a big weekend.

Swedish secrets, we go behind closed doors at Artemis Racing
Artemis Racing found their form once again after an impressive performance in Chicago. But with less than a year to go until the America’s Cup the team has more on its mind as its custom race boat starts to take shape.

Few will get such access, but we head behind closed doors at the team’s Swedish yard to see the first stages of the race boat that will be used for the Challenger selection trials and ultimately the America’s Cup itself.

Why sailing the Finn is like playing rugby
It’s the oldest boat in the Games and notoriously demanding to sail, yet this heavyweight single-hander continues to be popular outside the Games and around the world. Olympic expert Andy Rice explains what makes the Finn tick and why sailing it is like playing rugby.

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The Half Ton Class was created by the Offshore Racing Council for boats within the racing band not exceeding 22'-0". The ORC decided that the rule should "....permit the development of seaworthy offshore racing yachts...The Council will endeavour to protect the majority of the existing IOR fleet from rapid obsolescence caused by ....developments which produce increased performance without corresponding changes in ratings..."

When first introduced the IOR rule was perfectly adequate for rating boats in existence at that time. However yacht designers naturally examined the rule to seize upon any advantage they could find, the most noticeable of which has been a reduction in displacement and a return to fractional rigs.

After 1993, when the IOR Mk.III rule reached it termination due to lack of people building new boats, the rule was replaced by the CHS (Channel) Handicap system which in turn developed into the IRC system now used.

The IRC handicap system operates by a secret formula which tries to develop boats which are 'Cruising type' of relatively heavy boats with good internal accommodation. It tends to penalise boats with excessive stability or excessive sail area.

Competitions

The most significant events for the Half Ton Class has been the annual Half Ton Cup which was sailed under the IOR rules until 1993. More recently this has been replaced with the Half Ton Classics Cup. The venue of the event moved from continent to continent with over-representation on French or British ports. In later years the event is held biennially. Initially, it was proposed to hold events in Ireland, Britain and France by rotation. However, it was the Belgians who took the ball and ran with it. The Class is now managed from Belgium. 

At A Glance – Half Ton Classics Cup Winners

  • 2017 – Kinsale – Swuzzlebubble – Phil Plumtree – Farr 1977
  • 2016 – Falmouth – Swuzzlebubble – Greg Peck – Farr 1977
  • 2015 – Nieuwport – Checkmate XV – David Cullen – Humphreys 1985
  • 2014 – St Quay Portrieux – Swuzzlebubble – Peter Morton – Farr 1977
  • 2013 – Boulogne – Checkmate XV – Nigel Biggs – Humphreys 1985
  • 2011 – Cowes – Chimp – Michael Kershaw – Berret 1978
  • 2009 – Nieuwpoort – Général Tapioca – Philippe Pilate – Berret 1978
  • 2007 – Dun Laoghaire – Henri-Lloyd Harmony – Nigel Biggs – Humphreys 1980~
  • 2005 – Dinard – Gingko – Patrick Lobrichon – Mauric 1968
  • 2003 – Nieuwpoort – Général Tapioca – Philippe Pilate – Berret 1978

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