ONE TON CUP REVISITED

Auckland - New Zealand

February 27th - March 8

th 2015

ONE TON CUP REVISITED

INTRODUCTION:

NEARLY 50 YEARS AGO, IN 1965, THE FIRST ONE TON CUP WITH OCEAN GOING YACHTS WAS SAILED IN

LE HAVRE FRANCE. THE MOST RECENT ONE WAS SAILED IN 1994 IN MARSEILLE, FRANCE, 20 YEARS AGO

TODAY.

20 YEARS ON, THE ROYAL NEW ZEALAND YACHT SQUADRON HAS, LOOKING BACK IN TIME,

ANNOUNCED A SPECTACULAR EVENT “THE ONE TON CUP REVISITED 2015”.

THE CUP WILL BE SAILED AT THE HAURAKI GULF, IN AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND.

THE EVENT WILL BE SAILED IN ONE FLEET, DEVIDED INTO THREE DIVISIONS - “DIVISION ONE” (BOATS BUILT

POST 1983 IOR 30.5 FT), “DIVISION TWO” (BOATS BUILT 1973 TO 1983 INCLUSIVE IOR 27.5 FT) AND THE

“CLASSIC DIVISION” (BOATS BUILT 1965 TO 1971 INCLUSIVE RORC 22 FT).

THE RACES WILL BE SAILED UNDER THE IRC MEASURMENT SYSTEM.

RACING SCHEDULE:

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 28TH

RACE 1 35 NM RACE TO TE KOUMA

SUNDAY MARCH 1ST

RETURN TO AUCKLAND

MONDAY MARCH 2ND

RACE 2 20 NM HAURAKI GULF

TUESDAY MARCH 3RD

RACE 3 20 NM HAURAKI GULF

WEDNESDAY MARCH 4TH

LAY DAY

THURSDAY MARCH 5TH

RACE 4 35-45 NM LONG GULF COURSE

FRIDAY MARCH 6TH

LAY DAY

SATURDAY MARCH 7TH

RACE 5 25 NM SHORT GULF COURSE

THE REGATTA WEEK WILL START AT THE BEGINNING OF THE VOLVO OCEAN RACE STOP OVER IN

AUCKLAND. THE 6 VOR BOATS ARE EXPECTED TO FINISH AT AUCKLAND AROUND FEBRUARY 26TH

.

THE ONE TON CUP FLEET WILL BE MOORED IN THE VIADUCT BASIN (CENTER OF AUCKLAND). FOR THIS

EVENT THE BASIN WILL BE TRANSFORMED INTO A RACE VILLAGE TOGETHER WITH THE VOR FLEET.

EXPECTED AMOUNT OF VISITORS:

400.000 !

UNTILL NOW 28 YACHTOWNERS FROM 9 COUNTRIES HAVE SHOWED INTEREST TO PATICPATE IN THE ONE

TON CUP REVISITED, INCLUDING SEVERAL ONE TON CUP WINNERS.

TINA, 1966 OPTIMIST B, 1968 RAINBOW II, 1969

ONE TON CUP REVISITED

HISTORY OF OUR YACHT:

L’ ESPRIT DU MORBIHAN IS A TINA, SISTERSHIP TO THE 1966 ONE TON CUP WINNER “TINA” AND OWNED

BY AMERICAN ED STATENIUS. TINA WAS DESIGNED BY DICK CARTER AND WAS BUILT AT THE FRANS MAAS

SHIPYARD IN BRESKENS, THE NETHERLANDS. DURING THE YEARS 1966 - 1969, 40 TINA’S HAVE BEEN

BUILT THERE; 15 IN CORTEN STEEL, 25 IN GRP.

L’ ESPRIT DU MORBIHAN (EX. THALASSA) WAS CONSTRUCTED IN FRANCE AS A CRUISING KETCH IN 1969.

IT HAD A KEEL CENTERBOARD CONSTRUCTION. CURRENT OWNERS JOHANNEKE AND VINCENT DE VRIES

BOUGHT THE YACHT FROM ITS FIRST OWNER IN THE BAY OF MORBIHAN, BRITTANY, FRANCE IN 1989.

THALASSA IS, AS FAR AS HISTORY REACHES, THE ONLY TINA BUILT IN WOOD.

THALASSA WAS BEYOND REPAIR AND NEEDED TOTAL RESTAURATION. THE RESTAURATION WAS CARRIED

OUT BY VINCENT, JOHANNEKE, FAMILY AND FRIENDS IN 5000 HOURS OVER A PERIOD OF 5 YEARS.

THALASSA WAS TRANSFORMED FROM A CRUISING CENTERBOARD KETCH INTO AN ACTRIVE CLASSIC RACER.

SHE DESERVED TO BE RENAMED. TO HONOUR HER BACKGROUND WE CHOSE L’ ESPRIT DU MORBIHAN.

THALASSA HAD NEVER BEEN RACED. VINCENT, JOHANNEKE AND CREW STARTED RACING HER IN 2005.

AFTER HAVING OWNED A QUARTER TONNER AND A HALF TONNER BEFORE, L’ ESPRIT PROVED TO BE QUITE

A CHALLENGE: A REAL OCEAN GOING YACHT. NOWADAYS WE COMPETE IN BOTH CLASSIC AND MODERN

YACHT RACING EVENTS. L’ ESPRIT BECAME DUTCH CHAMPION TWICE (ORC AND IRC). ALSO L’ ESPRIT

HAS WON SEVERAL CLASSIC EVENTS IN DENMARK, GERMANY, UNITED KINGDOM AND THE NETHERLANDS.

ONE TON CUP REVISITED

CAMPAIGN STARTED FOR

L’ ESPRIT DU MORBIHAN AND CREW

ONE MONTH AGO WE WERE TRIGGERED TO COMPETE IN THE ONCOMING ONE TON CUP REVISITED IN

AUCKLAND. FOR US EUROPEANS THIS LITERALLY MEANS TRAVELLING TO THE OTHERSIDE OF THE GLOBE.

HOWEVER: WHAT A CHALLENGE TO BE ABLE TO RACE AGAINST OPPONENTS OF THE PAST, LIKE OPTIMIST,

RAINBOW II AND CLARIONET.

THINGS THAT HAVE TO BE ARRANGED ON SHORT NOTICE:

FOR ALL POTENTIAL PARTICIPANTS IT IS IMPORTANT TO:

GET OTHER OWNERS AND CREWS EXITED ABOUT THE ONE TON CUP REVISITED 2015

GET MORE ONE TONNERS FROM EUROPE TO AUCKLAND

GET PACKAGE DEALS FOR YACHT TRANSPORT AND FLIGHT TICKETS

FOR US, L’ESPRIT DU MORBIHAN:

GETTING FUNDS FROM SPONSORS. IN RETURN WE WILL OFFER THEM:

PUBLICITY IN YACHTING MAGAZINES, ON YOUTUBE, ON TV

(VOLVO OCEAN RACE HAS WORLD WIDE COVERAGE)

LOGO’S ON THE YACHT, SAILS AND CLOTHING

CARRYING BANNERS IN PORT

BEING VIP GUEST ON BOARD DURING THE VOR INSHORE RACE AND THE START OF THE VOR

(14TH

AND 15TH

OF MARCH 2015)

OUR FIRST SPONSORS IN:

ONE TON CUP REVISITED

AUCKLAND, HERE WE COME!

CONTACT US, BY PHONE OR E-MAIL:

VINCENT AND JOHANNEKE DE VRIES

ROTTERDAMSEKAAI 13

4331 GM MIDDELBURG

THE NETHERLANDS

T. +31-118637011

M. +31-651402441

E. ned700@devriesnoorbergen.nl