The Admiral’s Cup Returns
Organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club 17th July to 1st August 2025 – Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK The Admiral’s Cup is back for 2025 and will be held biennially thereafter by the Royal Ocean Racing Club. Established in 1957, The Admiral’s Cup is honou…
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IRC is rule of choice for CYCA’s blue water programme
The overall trophies in nearly all the world’s blue riband offshore races are awarded using the IRC rating system (International Rating Certificate) to establish the boat race positions and overall winners, including the Rolex Fastnet Race, Rolex Syd…
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Cannes IRC European Championship 2023 – 40 days to go!
The European IRC Championship is held in the Mediterranean every 2 years. The pandemic interrupted the rhythm, and no IRC European title has been awarded in the Mediterranean since San Remo in 2019. This is why, in association with the RORC, we have…
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From Eider Duck to Andoo Comanche
In the first two months of this year over 1300 new IRC 2023 certificates have been issued to boats from 24 different countries, with a further 600 boats in 11 countries continuing to race in the southern hemisphere season under IRC 2022, who will rev…
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Entries open for Cannes IRC Europeans 2023
NOTICE OF RACE AND ONLINE REGISTRATION OPEN The eighth IRC European Championship will be held from Monday 29th May to Saturday 3rd June 2023 in Cannes. The event will be organized by the Yacht Club de Cannes with the support of the Pôle Course of the…
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IRC Measurement Manual updated
The international IRC rating rule has always been a self-measurement system, and official measurement is not a rule requirement unless an Endorsed IRC certificate is required. The IRC Rating Authority takes great care in checking the data supplied, e…
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IRC Race Management guidelines updated
The IRC rating Race Management Guidelines offer advice to race organisers for racing under IRC Rules. They include guidance and suggestions that a race organiser may wish to consider and give suitable wording that may be used in a Notice of Race, whi…
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Yacht Club de Cannes will host the IRC European Championship 2023
From Monday 29th May to 4th June 2023, the IRC European Championship will be sailed in Cannes. The event will be organised by the Yacht Club de Cannes, with the partnership of UNCL – Pôle Course du Yacht Club de France. The Notice of Race will be pub…
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Inaugural IRC Two-Handed European Championship to be held in July 2023
The inaugural IRC Two-Handed European Championship will take place from 02-09 July 2023, organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) in association with l’UNCL Pôle Course du YCF and La Société Nautique de la Trinité sur mer (SNT). The Championsh…
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40 boats expected for the inaugural IRC Middle East Championship
The inaugural AGMC IRC Middle East Championship, organised by the Dubai Offshore Sailing Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, will be held from 17-18 December 2022 IRC Rating is strong in the Middle East with the Dubai Offshore Sailing Club (DOSC) supp…
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