IRC rating responds to racing practices with rule changes for 2024
Following the international IRC annual Congress meeting in October, the 2024 IRC rule text is now published on the IRC website and includes changes that reflect IRC’s desire to listen to what sailors want, and respond to changing trends not only in t…
Read More
IRC rating counts down to 2024
The 2023 international IRC Congress was held in Paris, hosted by the Yacht Club de France, joint owners of the international IRC rating rule with the Royal Ocean Racing Club. Chaired by Michael Boyd, also Chairman of the IRC Board, the meeting was we…
Read More
IRC proposal to rate number of headsails from 2024
The globally popular IRC international rating system issues certificates for a huge variety of boat designs from grand prix racers to cruising boats and its development always looks at how the rating calculation across this diverse fleet might be imp…
Read More
IRC rating responds to sailors with rule and formulation changes for 2023
Following the international IRC annual Congress meeting in October, the 2023 IRC rule text is now published on the IRC website and includes changes that reflect IRC’s desire to listen to what sailors want, simplify rules where possible and respond to…
Read More
IRC 2022 Rule text published
Following the international IRC annual Congress meeting in October the 2022 IRC rule text is now published online. The new rule text includes the following changes agreed by Congress: Stored power (auto pilots) for steering is prohibited unless permi…
Read More
IRC Notice 2021/02 addresses cloth set under the boom
The IRC rating offices have seen a growing number of instances and enquiries about additional cloth set under the boom, known by various names including lazy sweeper, deck sweeper, mainsail skirt or watersail. In response to this the IRC Technical Co…
Read More
IRC Congress Zooms into 2021
Representatives of the International Rating Certificate (IRC) from around the World met at the beginning of October for the annual IRC Congress to discuss the past IRC season and future developments. This year the planned gathering in London was not…
Read More
IRC Rule Changes 2020
Several Rule changes were approved by IRC Congress for the new season, a summary is shown below and links to the full details and rule text. IRC Rule Changes 2020 – summary • Rule 8.2 has been updated to clarify that a certificate must be valid for t…
Read More
Antibes welcomes International IRC Congress
Representatives of the International Rating Certificate (IRC) from around the world met in France for two days of debate and discussion at the beginning of October. The 2019 Congress was hosted by l’Union Nationale pour la Course au Large (UNCL) and…
Read More
30 Years of Recording Seaworthiness and Safety
Thirty years ago in 1988 the Channel Handicap System, now named IRC, introduced its own Safety and Stability Screening (SSS) system to help race organisers decide on a boat’s suitability for a race from a stability perspective. All IRC rated boats st…
Read More