handicapping Archives

ORC Reports Growth in 2016

November 10th, 2016

Barcelona, Spain (November 10, 2016) – The 48th meeting of the Offshore Racing Congress was held along with the Annual

October 26th, 2016

Forty delegates from 15 countries descended upon Cowes, Isle of Wight, the home of yachting in the UK, for the

September 19th, 2016

James Dadd, chief measurer for the IRC rating rule, has been on a world tour. As one of two international

September 15th, 2016

If the recreational sport of sailing gets too serious, we run the risk of losing the base layer on which

July 25th, 2016

It is a reality that no handicap or rating rule works well when widely varying boats are grouped together. But

July 24th, 2016

The effectiveness of rating rules to fairly handicap competition is reliant on the boats having similar performance characteristics. As new

July 19th, 2016

(July 19, 2016) – The Caribbean Sailing Association (CSA) has opened a new Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) Rating Office in

June 16th, 2016

The Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) has now published a new ORC Guidebook that explains the ORC system of handicap racing.

June 2nd, 2016

The Sailing Yacht Research Foundation (SYRF) has approved funding for three new projects that will help SYRF’s ongoing mission to

May 2nd, 2016

The Sailing Yacht Research Foundation (SYRF) has completed Phase 1 of the Downwind Aero Moments and Forces project conducted by