Rating changes for Bermuda Race
March 28th, 2022
The Offshore Racing Rule (ORR) is used to score the biennial Newport Bermuda Race which gets underway in 2022 on
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NOOD 2021 adds doublehanded race
February 16th, 2021
With the opening event for the 2021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta series in St. Petersburg, FL postponed from February to
Mackinac races switch to ORC System
November 1st, 2020
In a significant shift for handicap racing, Bayview Yacht Club and the Mackinac Race Authority will adopt the ORC Rating
This doesn’t sound like a growth formula
March 23rd, 2020
by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News The administrators of technical rating rules, such as IRC, ORC, and ORR, take on
ORR opens door for outriggers in 2020
March 22nd, 2020
The Offshore Racing Association (ORA) is the owner, developer, and manager of the Offshore Racing Rule family of rating rules.
Balancing cost with benefit
September 4th, 2019
by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt While the various rating systems seek to fairly handicap dissimilar boats that seek to race together,
Which handicap rule for your event
March 11th, 2019
by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt In my March 2017 column for Sailing World magazine, I addressed the contentious topic of how
Leveling the rating field
February 27th, 2019
The Offshore Racing Association, which administers the Offshore Rating Rule for the Bermuda races from Marion (MA) and Newport (RI),
Growth with simplified objective rating system
October 23rd, 2018
The Offshore Racing Association hosted a one-day, end-of season conference for ORR-Ez regional and national rule administrators which focused on
How Racing Rating Rules Work
May 30th, 2018
Quantum Sail Designer Chris Williams is an expert when it comes to getting the most out of your racing rating
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