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Added: (Wed Aug 29 2001)
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Wales will be hosting the One Ton Cup for the first time since 1899.
From Auckland to San Francisco, from Sydney to Oslo, from Napoli to Rio-de-Janeiro, the One Ton Cup has been contested everywhere around the world for 102 years. The United-Kingdom ranks amidst the cup’s favourite destinations in the seventeen countries which hosted the event : Cowes and Ryde on Isle of Wight, Torquay and Poole in England, Great-Britain appears about ten times in the list of places where the prestigious trophy has been brought into play. But Wales never hosted the One Ton Cup ; a gap filled at last.
Pwllheli has become a very fashionable venue for sailing races lately. Located on the Cambrian Coast (North Wales) by the Bay of Cardigan, this sea resort emerged from anonymity with Manchester’s candidacy for 2004 Olympic Games. Pwllheli would have hosted the sailing events if the English town had won in the place of Athens. Far from being a failure, the Olympic campaign had the sailing world become aware of this great playground the Cardigan Bay was, well sheltered from tough weather conditions ruling Irish Sea and Celtic Sea. And although not for a gold medal, many Olympics regulars shall compete in Welsh waters, including British Ben Ainslie, Laser Olympic Champion and New Zealand Gavin Brady, World Vice-champion in another Olympic class, the Star.
One Ton Cup 2001 is for the Pwllheli Sailing Club the grand finale of a season including four National and two World Championships organized by the Welsh club. For sure, the holding of an event which contributed the make Cowes, Kiel or Newport regatta sanctuaries will help a lot to consolidate international recognition.
List of entries (provisional) :
Boat Country Owner Skipper Nat. Tactician
Atalanti X GRE George Andrealis Gavin Brady NZE Robbie Haines
Babbalaas GBR David McLean Ben Ainslie GBR Kelvin Harrop
Bounder GBR Chris Little Jeremy Robinson GBR NA
Faster K-Yote I FRA Ortwin Kandler Dawn Riley USA Melissa Purdy
Faster K-Yote II GER Stephen Kandler Laurent Delage FRA Tanguy Cariou
Full Monty GBR Peter Morton NA NA
Hawk GBR Nigel Bramwell Nigel Bramwell GBR David Bedford
Indulgence GBR Robert Condon Adrian Stead GBR NA
Further information : www.onetoncup.com
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Press : J. MONNIER media@onetoncup.com
Wales will be hosting the One Ton Cup for the first time since 1899.
From Auckland to San Francisco, from Sydney to Oslo, from Napoli to Rio-de-Janeiro, the One Ton Cup has been contested everywhere around the world for 102 years. The United-Kingdom ranks amidst the cup’s favourite destinations in the seventeen countries which hosted the event : Cowes and Ryde on Isle of Wight, Torquay and Poole in England, Great-Britain appears about ten times in the list of places where the prestigious trophy has been brought into play. But Wales never hosted the One Ton Cup ; a gap filled at last.
Pwllheli has become a very fashionable venue for sailing races lately. Located on the Cambrian Coast (North Wales) by the Bay of Cardigan, this sea resort emerged from anonymity with Manchester’s candidacy for 2004 Olympic Games. Pwllheli would have hosted the sailing events if the English town had won in the place of Athens. Far from being a failure, the Olympic campaign had the sailing world become aware of this great playground the Cardigan Bay was, well sheltered from tough weather conditions ruling Irish Sea and Celtic Sea. And although not for a gold medal, many Olympics regulars shall compete in Welsh waters, including British Ben Ainslie, Laser Olympic Champion and New Zealand Gavin Brady, World Vice-champion in another Olympic class, the Star.
One Ton Cup 2001 is for the Pwllheli Sailing Club the grand finale of a season including four National and two World Championships organized by the Welsh club. For sure, the holding of an event which contributed the make Cowes, Kiel or Newport regatta sanctuaries will help a lot to consolidate international recognition.
List of entries (provisional) :
Boat Country Owner Skipper Nat. Tactician
Atalanti X GRE George Andrealis Gavin Brady NZE Robbie Haines
Babbalaas GBR David McLean Ben Ainslie GBR Kelvin Harrop
Bounder GBR Chris Little Jeremy Robinson GBR NA
Faster K-Yote I FRA Ortwin Kandler Dawn Riley USA Melissa Purdy
Faster K-Yote II GER Stephen Kandler Laurent Delage FRA Tanguy Cariou
Full Monty GBR Peter Morton NA NA
Hawk GBR Nigel Bramwell Nigel Bramwell GBR David Bedford
Indulgence GBR Robert Condon Adrian Stead GBR NA
Further information : www.onetoncup.com
K-YACHTING INTERNATIONAL
14, rue Bayard
F-31000 TOULOUSE
- FRANCE -
T +33 (0)5.61.63.67.68
F +33 (0)5.61.99.36.89
Race : S. KANDLER info@onetoncup.com
Press : J. MONNIER media@onetoncup.com