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Photo action from the Red Funnel Quarter Ton Cup

by Fiona Brown on 9 Jun 2006
Ruffazgutz Trophy Winners - photo RCYC/Fiona Brown Quarter Ton
The Ruffazgutz Trophy, for those not in contention for the Concours d'Elegance!

This very special trophy (a lovingly crafted and formally mounted golden casting of Jim Webb's legendary beer gut) was judged by Quarter Ton Cup revival driving force Peter Morton.

It was awarded with much hilarity to Murphy's Law, because she looks even worse today than she did when her boat builder owners found her as a virtual wreck three years ago!




The 2006 Red Funnel Quarter Ton Cup went to Ed Dubois and his Enigma crew of helmsman Andy Beadsworth and crew Neil Mackley, Anthony Haines and Michael Boniface.

Second place went to Peter Morton and Espada's crew Kelvin Rawlings, John Welsh, John Newnham and Jamie Boag with Tony Dodd's Purple Haze crewed by Jim & George Webb, Tim Reese and Derek Morland in third.

Proceedings were wound up by Red Funnel's Managing Director, Tom Dogherty, who thanked the competitors and organisers for a very special event and confirmed Red Funnel's ongoing support of the Quarter Ton Cup in 2007.

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Red Funnel Quarter Ton Cup in Cowes - photo RCYC/Fiona Brown © Quarter Ton
Red Funnel Quarter Ton Cup in Cowes - photo RCYC/Fiona Brown © Quarter Ton



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Red Funnel Quarter Ton Cup in Cowes - photo RCYC/Fiona Brown © Quarter Ton
Red Funnel Quarter Ton Cup in Cowes - photo RCYC/Fiona Brown © Quarter Ton



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Quarter Ton Cup Event reports:

http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?nid=24610
http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?nid=24559
http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?nid=24527

Dates for the 2007 Red Funnel Quarter Ton Cup will be announced later this year.

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