The Quarter Ton Cup is a sailing trophy awarded to the winners of the world Quarter Ton class championships between 1968 and 1997 and for the Quarter Ton Classic Revival from 2005 to present. The class fleet still sails on the Solent.
| Year | Location Nation | Host club | Winning Boat Designer | Crew | Note | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | La Rochelle  France | Defender (B) | [1] | |||
| 1972 | La Rochelle France | Petite Fleur (F) |  Paul Elvstrøm (DEN)+Others | [2] | ||
| 1980 | Panmure France | Bullit (F) Jacques Fauroux (Bullit) | [3] | |||
| 1981 | Marseille France | Lacydon Protis (F) Jacques Fauroux (Bullit) | Paul Elvstrom (DEN) +Others | [4] | ||
Under a different set of rules existing half ton boats were extensively modified to race under the IRC rating system but no longer as an international class with primary focus around the Solent in United Kingdom.
| Year | Location | Winning Boat | Designer | Crew | Note | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Cowes (GBR) Royal Corinthian Yacht Club | Purple Haze (GBR) | David Thomas | Tony Dodd, Jim Webb, George Webb, Tim Reese, Derek Morland | [5] | |
| 2006 | Cowes (GBR) Royal Corinthian Yacht Club | Enigma (GBR) | Ed Dubois | Andy Beadsworth Ed Dubois Neil Mackley, Anthony Haines Michael Boniface | [6] | |
| 2007 | Cowes (GBR) Royal Corinthian Yacht Club | Espada (GBR) | Bruce Farr | Peter Morton | [7] | |
| 2008 | Cowes (GBR) Royal Corinthian Yacht Club | Tom Bombadil (GBR) | Doug Peterson | Chris Frost Kevin George Dave Lenz, Jo Chatterton Shredder | [8] | |
| 2009 | Cowes | Anchor Challenge (GBR) | Bruce Farr | Peter Morton | [9] | |
| 2010 | Cowes | Cote (ESP) | Pepe Gonzalez | Darren Marston Olly Ophaus Rob Dyer, Dave Lenz Chris Cooper | [10] | |
| 2011 | Cowes | Espada (GBR) | Bruce Farr | Louise Morton | [11] | |
| 2012 | Cowes | Bullit (GBR) | J Fauroux | Peter Morton | [12] | |
| 2013 | Cowes | Espada (GBR) | Bruce Farr | Louise Morton | [12] | |
| 2014 | Cowes | Bullit (GBR) | J Fauroux | Peter Morton | [12] | |
| 2015 | Cowes | Bullit (GBR) | J Fauroux | Louise Morton | [12] | |
| 2016 | Cowes | Bullit (GBR) | J Fauroux | Louise Morton | [12] | |
| 2017 | Cowes | Aguila (GBR) | Judel Vrolijk | Sam Laidlaw | [12] | |
| 2018 | Cowes | Aguila (GBR) | Judel Vrolijk | Sam Laidlaw | [12] | |
| 2019 | Cowes | Protis (GBR) | J Fauroux | Ian Southworth, Led Pritchard, Lincoln Redding, John Santy, Mike Stannard | [13] [14] [15] | |
| 2020 | Cowes | [12] | ||||
| 2021 | Cowes (GBR) | Protis (GBR) | J Fauroux | [16] | ||
| 2022 | Cowes (GBR) Royal Yacht Squadron | [17] | ||||
| 2023 | Cork (IRL) Royal Cork Yacht Club | [18] | ||||
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