ANCHOR CHALLENGE, KZ 4420
à jour au: July 2023
1980 plan FARR design #82, sister ship d'Espada, construit en sandwich klegecell-polyester par Cookson Boats en New Zealand, coût estimé: 180 000 FF

 

From Dutch QT Facebook 2017: "'Anchor Challenge' was one of several boats built to Bruce Farr's 1978 Quarter Ton design, the first of his boats in this class since the 727 and aimed specifically at the 1979 Quarter Ton Cup in Italy. It was also the first Farr design to emerge after the changes to the IOR in November 1978 - Farr commented at the time that the earlier light displacement Quarter Tonners were penalised less by the new displacement-length factor included in the rule changes than larger yachts, but even so, his previous style of yacht would have incurred too great a penalty to be competitive. 
As a result, Design 82 was slightly heavier than the 727, with slightly more beam and considerably more sail area. The longer overhang made her a longer yacht overall as well.
'Anchor Challenge' was built in New Zealand by Cookson Boats (along with sistership 'Hot Number') for Max Tremaine to contest the 1980 edition of the Quarter Ton Cup, hosted by the Panmure Yacht and Boating Club in Auckland. 'Anchor Challenge' was the second yacht built by Cookson's, and was built in Kevlar composite.
'Anchor Challenge' proved to be one of the fastest of the new Quarter Tonners launched for the series, which included a new Laurie Davidson design 'Hellaby' (skippered by Tony Bouzaid). She started off by winning the 1980 Feltex Regatta by a large margin, and then went on to win the New Zealand Quarter Ton Cup trials, held mostly in light airs, with five straight guns. 
'Anchor Challenge' was sold after the Cup to the US and spent the next 15 years around the New York area. She was then found in Key West by English yachtsman Peter Morton who took the boat to England to join the recent revival of the European Quarter Ton fleet. She was later revamped with an extension to her aft deck (to help keep the bow up downwind) and optimised under IRC and went on to win the Quarter Ton Cup in 2009."

1980 NZ QTC Trials: 1er/15,
20 November, QUARTER TON CUP, Auckland, NZ: ? - 3 - 4 - 3 - 2 = 3e/18, Ray DICKSON, (un crack des 18 pieds)
From Internet,

1981 January "Sea Spray" (KZ):

Janvier "Les Cahiers du Yachting":

Picture from One Ton Class Facebook 2015 and 2017,

USA 32420
1986 Mis dans une étable!

2007 May, info site Quarter GB: The Farr office tell to Peter Norton that Anchor Challenge is lying in a barn in New York where she has been for the last 18 years.

USA 32420
2008 Casse son mat agé de 28 ans.
15 June, QUARTER TON CUP, GB: (16) - 10 - 10 - 10 - 9 - 13 - 14 - 10 - 11 = 87pts, 11e/25, Coeff: 0,889, Peter MORTON

September, info site Quarter GB: Anchor Challenge is in the shed and work has commenced.....

ANCHOR CHALLENGE, GBR 506R
2009 29-31 May, Vice Admiral's Cup: (DNS) - 4 - 4 - 1.5 - 4 - 3 - 3 - 5 = 24,5pts, 4e/12 quarters. Coeff: 0,925
5 June, IRC National Championship: 1 - 2 - (11) - 7 - 11 - 11 - 2 - 3 = 37pts, 7e/10 IRC 3. Coeff: 0,922
16 July, QUARTER TON CUP, Cowes: 2 - 5 - 5 - 2.5 - 1 - 6 - 7 - 2 - 2 - 4 = 29,5pts, 1er/27, Coeff: 0,912
Picture from Paul Wyeth,

2010 30 April, Obelix Trophy: 3 - 1 - (5) - 1 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 4 = 16pts, 1er/14 quarters. Peter MORTON
18 April, Warsash Spring Championship: 9 - 9 - 9 - 13 - 13 = 53pts 10e/10 quarters, White Championship
14 June, QUARTER TON CUP, Cowes: (5) - 4 - 1 - 3.- 5 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 4 - 5 = 21.5pts, 2e/35, Coeff IRC: 0.917
19 June, JPMorgan Round the Island Race Gold Roman Bowl: 7e/61 IRC 3B en 8h10'47"

Anchor Challenge, IRL 3087
2011 Scottish Series: 1 - 1 - 1 - 6 - (dns) - 1 - 1 = 1er/6 IRC 5
25 June, Sovereigns Cup, Kinsale: 1 - 1 - (8) - 3 - 5 - 2 - 3 - 2 = 17pts, 3e/12 IRC 3, 3e/10 quarters, Eamonn ROHAN, RCYC
11-13 July, QUARTER TON CUP, Cowes: 5 - 11 - 7 - 7 - 5 - 1 - 2 - (24) - 6 = 44pts, 5e/30

2012 March-April, Warsash Spring Series: 1 - 1 - 3 - 1 - 3 - 4 - 1- 3 - 4 - 1,5 - 2 = 24,5pts, 1er/7 quarters, Diamund FOLEY
18 mai, Vice Admiral's Cup Regatta: 7 - 4 - 3 - 3 - 2 - 6 - 3 - (8) = 28pts, 4e/11 quarters, Coeff IRC: 0,911
25 June, QUARTER TON CUP: 6 - 5 - 6 - (21) - 1 - 1 - 11 - 7 - 12,5 = 49,5pts, 4e/30 Coeff IRC: 0,913
9 juillet, Cork Week: 2 - 1 - 4 - 4,5 - 4 - 8 - 4 - 3 = 22,5pts, 3e/16 IRC3

2013 26 June, Sovereign's Cup, Kinsale: 4 - 6 - 6 - 6 - 6 - 5 - 6 - 4 - 9 - 9 - 9 = 6e/8 quarters, Coeff: 0,915
15 July, QUARTER TON CUP: 10 - 13 - 5 - (17) - 4 - 9 -10 - 13 = 64pts, 8e/26, Coeff IRC: 0,915, Diamund FOLEY

2014 26 June, QUARTER TON CUP: 17 - 7 - 22 - 12 - 13 - 23 - 11 - 18,5 - bfd = 123,5pts, 15e/33, Coeff IRC: 0,915
5 July, Cork Week: 6 - 2 - 2 - (15) - 2 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 2 = 2e/14 IRC 5, Coeff IRC: 0,915, Diamund FOLEY

2015 24 June, ICRA Nationals & Sovereign's Cup, Kinsale: 1 - (6) - 5 - 1 - 6 - 6 - 5 - 4 = 5e/17 IRC4, IRC: 0,918, Paul GIBBONS
9 July, QUARTER TON CUP: (19) - 8,5 - 10 - 11 - 13,5 - 16 - 16 - 6,5 = 81,5pts, 14e/20, Coeff IRC: 0,918

2016 15 June, QUARTER TON CUP, Cowes: 10 - 5 - 5 - (12) - 3 - 4 - 9 = 6e/26, handicap: 0.917,
June, ICRA Nationals & Sovereign's Cup, Kinsale: 2.5 - 2 - 5 - 4 - 4 - 1 = 3e/16 IRC3, IRC: 0,917, Paul GIBBONS
10 July, Volvo Cork Week & IRC Europeans: 2 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 1 = 1er/10 IRC 4

2017 9 June, ICRA Championships, Cork: 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 = 1er/10 IRC 3, Coeff: 0,918, Paul GIBBONS
23 June, Sovereign Cup, Kinsale: 8 - 6 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 4 = 2e/9 IRC 4, James & David DWYER
12 September, QUARTER TON CUP, Cowes: 3 - 7 - (16) - 1 - 9 - 7 - 5 = 4e/23, handicap: 0.912, Paul GIBBONS

2018 Vice Admiral's Cup: 13 - 7 - 1 - 5 - 6 - 8 - 3 - 2 = 6e/12 Quarters, Handicap: 0,911
20 June, QUARTER TON CUP, Cowes: 7 - (8.5) - 8 - 5 - 4 - 6 - 6 - 3 = 39pts, 6e/21, handicap: 0.911, Paul GIBBONS

2022 11 July, Cork Week: 7 - 10 - 7 - 7 - 11 - (ret) - 8 - 13 - 1 = 8e/21 IRC 3, IRC 0.910, Conor PHELAN

2023 June, Sovereigns Cup, Kinsale: 1 - (2) - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 = 1st/10 IRC 3, rating 0.906
15 July, Quarter Ton Cup at Royal Cork: 2 - 9 - 6 - 5,5 - 3 - 5 - 5 - (dsq) = 6e/11, IRC 0.903, Conor PHELAN