IRISH TEAMS DOMINATE THE HALF TON CUP

North Sails Clients Finish 1,2

North Sails Ireland would like to congratulate our clients Dave Cullen, Jonny Swan and both teams crews for taking 1st and 2nd overall at the Half Ton Cup last week in Belgium. The Half Ton Cup has been well supported by Irish teams for the last number of years and 2018 was no different. The week started with light winds and flat water and the breeze and waves slowly built throughout the week until the final two days saw some gusts of over 20 knots to test the crews. Dave Cullen and his experienced team were a little slow out of the blocks in terms of their results, but once the breeze came in there was no stopping them. Congratulations to Dave and all the crew for a great performance and dominating the racing as the regatta unfolded. I was lucky enough to be sailing with our latest Half Ton client Jonny Swan who recently made the step up to North Sails. Jonny was sailing with his regular crew from Howth with the addition of myself. His performance mirrored that of his club mates, starting off a bit shaky in the light airs but again showing great form when the breeze was up. Second overall and Jonny’s best Half Ton Cup result to date since purchasing Harmony. This was also his first major Half Ton class regatta using North Sails. Only three and a half points separated the top two boats in the end but to be fair we never really felt like we could beat Dave as he often had a tiny edge we struggled to match. Both boats were sailing with 100% 3Di upwind sails and V-Series Symmetrical spinnakers downwind. Click here for more information about North Sails 3Di