rating rule Archives

Free Introduction to ORC webinar

January 30th, 2024

The Storm Trysail Club, in collaboration with the New York Yacht Club and the Chicago Yacht Club, is hosting a

January 24th, 2024

US Sailing has organized a 2024 schedule of seminars across the USA to improve the level of understanding and skill

January 18th, 2024

The Vineyard Race started its 89th edition on September 1 off of Stamford Harbor in Connecticut, with PHRF and ORC

January 15th, 2024

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News The advancement of keelboat design and equipment has not helped participation in handicap racing

November 14th, 2023

The 54th meeting of the Offshore Racing Congress (ORC), held November 10-14 in Malaga, Spain, concluded with a review of

September 28th, 2023

Like so many rating rules, IRC seeks to handicap different designs of keelboats for them to race together. However, looking

May 24th, 2023

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News It is not uncommon for handicap racing events to allow entry under two rating

April 3rd, 2023

All measurement-based handicap systems are annually refined to take steps toward better racing. This report comes from Jim Taylor, Technical

January 11th, 2023

The Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) has released its 2023 Rules and the Velocity Prediction Program (VPP), with the handicapping system

October 24th, 2022

This year’s international IRC Congress was held in Malta ahead of the 2022 Rolex Middle Sea Race which started October