The One Ton Cup is a trophy presented to the winner of a sailing competition created in 1899 by the Cercle de la voile de Paris (CVP). These regattas were at the beginning of races between one-tonner sailing yachts, dinghies, according to the 1892 Godinet rule. This Coupe internationale du Cercle de la voile de Paris, its original name, has been raced since 1907 on International 6 Metre, except for four years, from 1920 to 1923, where it was raced on 6.5m SI. In 1965 this one-tonner Cup was thrown in within the scope of ocean racing, on Jean Peytel’s initiative, member of the CVP, following the activity slowdown of the 6m JI class. The One Ton Cup was then raced according to the RORC rule on 22 feet boats, and on IOR rule on 27.5 feet boats from 1971, followed by IOR rule 30.5 feet in 1984.
In 1999, the One Ton Cup was allotted to the Corel 45 class world championship, renamed IC 45, a one-design boat designed by Bruce Farr.
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