IRC Archives

IRC 2025 Rule now published

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

September 28th, 2023

Like so many rating rules, IRC seeks to handicap different designs of keelboats for them to race together. However, looking

June 5th, 2023

If you raced under the IOR handicap system, did foredeck with wire guys for symmetrical spinnakers, or remember when ‘N

May 24th, 2023

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News It is not uncommon for handicap racing events to allow entry under two rating

February 7th, 2023

When it comes to reducing the area of your headsail (HSA) as a way to improve your IRC rating, Barry