New IRC fee structure benefits smaller boats
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2017 has been an extremely successful season for IRC with many IRC events at club and regional level culminating in events such as the IRC Europeans, Maxi Rolex Cup and the hugely popular 2017 Fastnet Race. However, IRC is not just about the high profile racing classes and events and we continue to support and encourage racing under IRC at club and regional level. The RORC Rating Office have reviewed the IRC pricing structure for 2018 IRC applications and has introduced an intermediate length range in the certificate pricing structure. The strategy behind this change is to keep the cost lower for boats under LH 12.00m (approx 39 ft) to encourage IRC take-up and participation at the club level.
Another successful annual IRC Congress meeting was held in early October in the popular sailing venue and race destination of St Malo on the northern French coast. Forty delegates from as far afield as Japan and the USA came together to talk about the International Rating Certificate (IRC) racing around the world, technical development and ideas on encouraging participation in yacht racing generally.
