The One Ton Cup 1971

We thought the organisation was terrific, we thought the navy was terrific, we thought the spectators were terrific — they kept out of the road.

– Skipper Syd Fischer gets a laugh at the 1971 One Ton Cup award presentation

I think our boat probably went better in the chop.

– Australian captain Syd Fischer analyses Stormy Petrel's form in the 1971 One Ton Cup

Oh it's wonderful. I've never seen a more beautiful place to sail or greater enthusiasm. I guess the two go together, but it's a great combination.

– American yacht designer Olin Stephens on the 1971 One Ton Cup

The series got underway in very strange conditions — constant and fresh easterlies had affected the pre-regatta preparation for most boats over the previous week, and even precluded any flotation and inclining measurement check. Incredibly, the wind finally ran out of puff just before the start of the first race, an Olympic course 26 miler, leaving light winds and a choppy left-over sea.

– Excerpt from a history of the 1971 One Ton Cup Challenge in the Hauraki Gulf, RB Sailing website, 8 March 2014

...it was a bit of a shambles from the start, we weren't in too good a position early on. We were coming I think, fifth or sixth up the side of Rangitoto and we could see that there was no air and a lot of tide so we worked the shore...

– Skipper Alan Warwick dissects his yacht Young Nick's form during the dramatic second race of the One Ton Cup

Back in the day, the One Ton Cup was the equivalent of Formula 1 and we are honouring that.

– Later Wai Aniwa owner Roger Foley on New Zealand's early successes in The One Ton Cup, Herald on Sunday, 22 February 2015