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IRC Congress 2017 looks to the future

Photo RORC / Kurt Arrigo Rolex Fastnet Race 2017 Another successful annual IRC Congress meeting was held in early October in the popular sailing venue and race destination of St Malo on the northern French coast. Forty delegates from as far afield as…

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Smallest winner crowned IRC European Champion

Smallest winner crowned IRC European Champion

The second ever IRC European Championship took place in the south of France over four days last week for an international fleet of 53 boats. While last year the inaugural event was incorporated into Volvo Cork Week, this year’s IRC European Champions…

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IRC European Elite in Marseilles

IRC European Elite in Marseilles

IRC European Elite to be announced in Marseille! With approaching 40 entries (from Germany, England, Italy, Spain, Luxembourg, Turkey and France) and more than twice as many expected in the next two months, the Marseille 2017 IRC European Championshi…

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2018 Offshore World Championship

2018 Offshore World Championship

Innovative solution to be used to unite ORC and IRC offshore racing fleets for a 2018 World Championship at The Hague, Netherlands The Offshore World Championship 2018, a World Sailing sanctioned event, will take place in the Hague, specifically from…

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IRC Europeans 2016 go to the Wire

IRC Europeans 2016 go to the Wire

Shrouded in sea fog, the final day of racing at Volvo Cork Week was curtailed to just one race for some classes. However as the mist cleared, class winners appeared and the inaugural IRC European Champion went to the wire. The antique silver IRC Euro…

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