handicapping Archives

Rating rule for the casual competitor

May 16th, 2022

If there was any notion the sport of sailing had enough rating rules to support competition, think again as this

March 28th, 2022

The Offshore Racing Rule (ORR) is used to score the biennial Newport Bermuda Race which gets underway in 2022 on

January 24th, 2022

The four-day Rolex Big Boat Series, hosted by St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco, California, has been racing under

February 1st, 2021

The Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) has released the 2021 version of the VPP and Rules which are ready for use

June 8th, 2020

At its introductory level, handicapping systems provide the opportunity for dissimilar boat to meet and compete together. But as the

March 23rd, 2020

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News The administrators of technical rating rules, such as IRC, ORC, and ORR, take on

March 22nd, 2020

The Offshore Racing Association (ORA) is the owner, developer, and manager of the Offshore Racing Rule family of rating rules.

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

January 12th, 2020

London, UK (January 12, 2019) – With numerous improvements prompted by user input and internal research over the past year,

January 9th, 2020

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News I wrote in my March 2017 column for Sailing World about how American handicap