Continued development for ORC system
November 14th, 2023
The 54th meeting of the Offshore Racing Congress (ORC), held November 10-14 in Malaga, Spain, concluded with a review of
Browsing the "handicapping" Tag
Walking the walk on limiting costs
September 28th, 2023
Like so many rating rules, IRC seeks to handicap different designs of keelboats for them to race together. However, looking
Focus returns to single rating rule
May 24th, 2023
by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News It is not uncommon for handicap racing events to allow entry under two rating
Refinements for Classic racing
April 3rd, 2023
All measurement-based handicap systems are annually refined to take steps toward better racing. This report comes from Jim Taylor, Technical
IRC Race Management guidelines updated
January 16th, 2023
The IRC rating Race Management Guidelines offer advice to event organizers for racing under IRC Rules. They include guidance and
ORC 2023 VPP and Rules now available
January 11th, 2023
The Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) has released its 2023 Rules and the Velocity Prediction Program (VPP), with the handicapping system
Dinghy handicap racing deserves support
December 9th, 2022
Getting boats on the water is the goal but with dinghy one design classes, meager interest may leave boats on
Protect the herd from the predator
October 11th, 2022
by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News The problem with the sport of sailing can be a lack of leadership, the
Challenges in maintaining fairness
September 15th, 2022
by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News The 32nd edition of Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup included an outlier amongst its stately
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
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