IRC Archives

IRC evolves to keep pace with sport

October 23rd, 2025

The 2025 IRC Congress, which assesses the state of the rule and makes changes, was held October 11 in Cowes,

October 1st, 2025

The Caribbean Sailing Association (CSA) Rating Rule is a handicap system for sailboat racing in the Caribbean. It is administered

September 18th, 2025

Following the relaunch of the Admirals Cup in 2025 by the Royal Ocean Racing Club, the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda

June 13th, 2025

With several rating rules to handicap boats, and each with their own measurement protocols, it was a costly hassle for

November 6th, 2024

Following ratification at the IRC International Congress, the IRC Rating Technical Committee has published the IRC 2025 Rule which takes

September 30th, 2024

International rating rule systems like ORC and IRC tend to focus more on the belief that they can fairly rate

May 15th, 2024

Yacht designer and past Seahorse magazine editor Julian Everitt shares a complex topic in this Facebook post about rating rules

February 20th, 2024

In a major move towards increased transparency, IRC Rating is now publishing the valid boat data for all boats with

December 6th, 2023

Among the takeaways from The Ocean Race 2022-23 was how rarely the IMOCA 60s were steered by humans. The technical

October 24th, 2023

The 2023 international IRC Congress was held in Paris, hosted by the Yacht Club de France, joint owners of the