One-Ton-Cup
The One-Ton Cup or Eintonner Cup is a sailing regatta trophy, which was first founded in 1898 by the French yacht club Cercle de la Voile de Paris and was sailed on the Seine in front of Meulan in France. The official name is La Coupe Internationale du Cercle de la Voile de Paris.
History of the Cup
This also short One-Ton Cup designated Cup got its name from the short boat class for which it was donated, the yachts a ton measure it after the racing formula then in force, that is, had a ton keel weight. In 1907, the 6mR yachts were roughly equivalent to the requirements of the measurement formula with now superseded Eintonner. For this, the Cup became newly donated.
The Eintonner Cup itself is designed in the style of the Belle Époque, the water-lily leaves and sinuous lines mark the art style of the late 19th century. The content includes 30 bottles of champagne
From 1906 to 1910 many German yachts won the One-Ton Cup. In the years 1908-1910 he was sailed off Kiel. Over the years, especially after leaving the 6mR class from the Olympic program in 1956, the owners lost more and more interest in the class and thus also on the Eintonner Cup. In 1962 ( the 49th edition of the Cup ) only four 6mR yachts took part in regattas off Palma de Mallorca. The invitation was then in 1965 for Seekreuzer after the IOR (International Offshore Rule ) changed. A Eintonner was now a racing yacht whose race was a maximum value of 27.5 feet by IOR.
Ways of holding the Eintonner Cup
The One-Ton Cup will be sailed in a regatta series of four races:
- An ocean race 200-300 nautical miles
- A sea regatta of around 150 nautical miles
- Two races in Coastal 30-50 nautical miles as a triangle races.
The winner of the Eintonner Cup verteigt the Cup in local waters.
Since 1999, the One-Ton Cup will be sailed yachts with the class IC 45. The race courses are pure up-and -down courses.