This doesn’t sound like a growth formula
March 23rd, 2020
by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News The administrators of technical rating rules, such as IRC, ORC, and ORR, take on
Browsing the "handicapping" Tag
ORR opens door for outriggers in 2020
March 22nd, 2020
The Offshore Racing Association (ORA) is the owner, developer, and manager of the Offshore Racing Rule family of rating rules.
Better assessing Code Zero performance
February 5th, 2020
While the type of sails needed on a windward-leeward course is fairly well-defined, these sails struggle to cover the full
ORC 2020 VPP and Rules now available
January 12th, 2020
London, UK (January 12, 2019) – With numerous improvements prompted by user input and internal research over the past year,
Connecting the dots for handicap racing
January 9th, 2020
by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News I wrote in my March 2017 column for Sailing World about how American handicap
In pursuit of the possibility of parity
March 11th, 2019
While fair competition among dissimilar boats may seem like an oxymoron, this should not dissuade the pursuit of the possibility.
Fairness is not what keeps us in the sport
February 28th, 2019
When it was suggested that a new way of looking at handicap races could take luck out of the equation,
Taking luck out of the winning equation
January 28th, 2019
The Sailing Yacht Research Foundation, which strives to be the leader in advancing the science and analysis of sailboat performance,
Imagine a PHRF system that is actually fair
November 19th, 2018
There’s plenty of reasons to get frustrated with PHRF rating system. SAILING Magazine columnist Nick Hayes sees it as an
Uniting to form new ORC Multihull Rule
November 7th, 2018
The Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) and the Offshore Multihull Association (OMA) have revealed their partnership to develop a new handicap
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