Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) News and Results
Over 200 sailors are expected for the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) Easter Challenge on the Solent this weekend. Three days of racing are organised in The Solent from Easter Friday to Easter Sunday. For over 20 years, the RORC has held…
Call for RORC Entry into Female Offshore Mediterranean Two-Handed Championship
31st March 2023 Women in Sailing
The RORC invites applications for the Female Offshore Mediterranean Two-Handed Championship to be raced in the one-design Beneteau Figaro3. RORC members and non-members of any age are eligible for the championship. Sailors can apply as an individual or as a…
RORC Double-Handed Champion James Harayda on His Vendee Globe 2024 Plans (Video)
25th March 2023 RORC
Royal Ocean Racing Club member, and aspiring Vendee Globe Sailor, James Harayda is just 25 years old and already a two-time British Double Handed National Champion, racing with teammate Dee Caffari on Sun Fast 3300 Gentoo. In 2022, racing in…
Is the IRC Rating system no longer fit for purpose? That’s what some in the sailing community feel, and they’ve been sharing their thoughts on the Afloat Magazine Facebook page. Commenting on our recent story noting the 91 IRC certs…
In the first two months of this year, over 1300 new IRC 2023 certificates have been issued to boats from 24 different countries, with Irish certificates issued so far numbering 78 in the Republic and 13 in Northern Ireland. A…
Easter Challenge Entry Opens for First UK Regatta of the Royal Ocean Racing Club 2023
6th March 2023 RORC
Entry is open for the RORC Easter Challenge supported by North Sails. From 7th-9th April, the first UK regatta of the Royal Ocean Racing Club 2023 season has up to three inshore races per day scheduled over the Easter Bank…
Belfast Lough Yachting Conference Replaces NHC with YTC Rating System
27th February 2023 Northern Ireland Waters
Handicap systems are sometimes the stuff of controversy. So what will transpire when Belfast Lough Yachting Conference replaces the NHC system with the Royal Ocean Racing Club YTC (Yacht Time Correction) system remains to be seen. Cockle Island Boat Club…
The eighth IRC European Championship will be held from Monday, 29th May to Saturday, 3rd June 2023, in Cannes. As a major event of the international IRC season, the Cannes IRC European Championship 2023 aims to bring together more than…
The IRC rating Race Management Guidelines offer advice to event organisers for racing under RORC's IRC Rules for cruiser racing. They include guidance and suggestions that a race organiser may wish to consider and give suitable wording that may be…
Near perfect, record conditions are forecast for the start of the RORC Transatlantic Race, the International Maxi Association and the Yacht Club de France. The international fleet is set to depart Marina Lanzarote on Sunday, 8th January. Weather forecasts are…
The Royal Ocean Racing Club has announced the appointment of Steve Cole as the new Racing Manager from 1st January 2023, succeeding Chris Stone, who will continue as a consultant to the Race Management team for the new Nelson’s Cup…
The New Year heralds a big season for the Royal Ocean Racing Club, including the 14th edition of the RORC Transatlantic Race. The longest race in the 2023 RORC Season’s Points Championship starts from Marina Lanzarote on January 8th. The…
The Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) has launched a new race entry system SailRaceHQ, replacing the old Sailgate system with immediate effect. 'Following a three-year study and build programme, SailRaceHQ is a totally new system that has many advantages and…
London's Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) has announced the 2023 IRC European Championship will be sailed in Cannes. The event will be organised by the Yacht Club de Cannes, with the partnership of UNCL - Pôle Course du Yacht Club…
1200 UTC 11th January 2023: RORC says this time should be double underlined in the calendar of those wishing to enter next year’s Rolex Fastnet Race, as it will be the moment when registration officially opens for the 50th edition…
The inaugural IRC Two-Handed European Championship will take place at the beginning of July 2023. The combined results from two races will decide the Championship: La Trinité – Cowes (350nm) starting on the 2nd July, and Cowes - Dinard -…
