IRC Archives

Stop Blaming the Rule

March 27th, 2017

Co-managed by offices in England (RORC) and France (UNCL), IRC is a rating rule to handicap different designs of keelboats

March 16th, 2017

Brian Turvey describes in Afloat.ie the ECHO performance handicapping system used in Ireland to encourage participation and enthusiasm among the

March 14th, 2017

Here are some moments in sailing history stored in the Scuttlebutt archives… 5 years ago: What happened to those iconic

February 9th, 2017

Since 1999 there have been World Championships run for yachts handicapped under the Offshore Racing Congress’ IMS and ORCi rating

January 9th, 2017

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt The biennial Rolex Fastnet Race is not a race for novices. There are no palm trees

December 8th, 2016

The IRC Technical Committee has issued the following notice: It has come to our attention recently that several sailmakers have

November 28th, 2016

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt For years I raced Snipes on a lake-like venue with permanent marks around its perimeter. Race

October 26th, 2016

Forty delegates from 15 countries descended upon Cowes, Isle of Wight, the home of yachting in the UK, for the

September 19th, 2016

James Dadd, chief measurer for the IRC rating rule, has been on a world tour. As one of two international

August 24th, 2016

The IRC North American Championship, hosted by Etobicoke Yacht Club, will be held August 27-28 in Toronto, Ontario. Four divisions