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Schull Regatta is among some 18 coastal community projects across County Cork from Baltimore to Fountainstown will benefit from €241,100 in funding this year. Another beneficiary is Passage West Maritime Museum that has received €18,555 for the redevelopment of the Cork Harbour Museum.

The grants are co-funded by the Irish Government and the European Union under Ireland’s European Maritime & Fisheries Fund Operational Programme for the seafood sector.

Tanaiste and local TD Simon Coveney said, “The FLAGs initiative is proving a fantastic success and the grants awarded to our local coastal projects to date in 2018 will be a hugely important boost to our coastal communities here in Cork.

Bantry Inshore Search & Rescue Association received almost €40,000 in funding, while Clean Coasts Ballinamona and Passage West Maritime Museum received approximately €15,000 each, and ZT Fish, O’Driscolls Fish and Eire Bass also receiving significant funding.

Funkytown (Fountainstown), Castletownbere Rowing Club, Courtmacsherry Rowing Club, Baltimore Seafood Festival, Schull Regatta, Ellen Hutchins Festival and Cobh Summer Swing will also benefit from the grant aid.

More than 100 (106) grants worth €1.5 million have been awarded by our 7 coastal FLAG groups, bringing total FLAG grant offers in 2018 to €3.1 million.

“Successful projects included investments in micro seafood enterprises, marine tourism and marine leisure projects, heritage projects, small harbour facilities, and environmental and training projects.”

Applicant Project Total Cost Grant Aid
Funkytown Adventure Centre The Secret South 5,630.00 2,815.00
Ellen Hutchins Educational Coastal Videos 4,610.00 3,688.00
Ellen Hutchins Festival Learning to Love Lichens and Explore the Shore (botany audit / survey / leaflet 2,500.00 2,000.00
Passage West Maritime Museum Redevelopment of Museum 18,555.80 14,844.64
O’Driscolls Fish Expandsion of business 24,900.00 19,920.00
Bantry Inshore Search & Rescue Association Refurbishment of lifeboat slip 49,458.50 39,567.00
Oceans of Discovery Scuba Diving Promotions Corks Underwater World 3,092.83 1,546.42
Schull Regatta Community Limited Schull Regatta 2,500.00 2,000.00
Clean Coasts Ballinamona Clean Coasts 19,923.42 15,938.74
Roaringwater Marine Equipment 4,037.01 2,018.50
Baltimore 2000 Baltimore Seafood Festival 2,500.00 2,000.00
Cobh Summer Swing Festival 2,356.00 1,885.00
Ardfield-Rathbarry Galley Flash Rowing Club Oar Purchase Project 4,492.00 2,246.00
ZT Fish Company Limited Added Value Unit for locally sourced frozen prawn and whitefish products 53,167.80 26,583.90
Castletownbere Rowing Club Training and safety equipment purchase 8,459.00 4,229.50
David ODriscoll Self Employed Fisherman Training and certification for Able seafarer course and related training 2,180.00 1,090.00
Courtmacsherry Rowing Club Company Limited by Guarantee Maximising the participation of the community and tourists in the sport of coastal and offshore rowing 9,840.00 4,920.00
Richie Ryan – EIRE BASS Eire Bass saltwater fly fishing business upgrade 22,972.00 11,486.00
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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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