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RORC Rating Office

RORC Rating Office

The RORC Rating Office is part of the Royal Ocean Racing Club. We are an internationally renowned centre of technical excellence for boat measurement, rating, safety, and class technical consultancy.

The Rating Office is based in Lymington in the UK with a small team of full-time staff who issue IRC and YTC rating certificates and provide technical services to the sailing industry, sailors, sailing clubs and event organisers.

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IRC Rating Rule

IRC Rating Rule

An IRC rating allows different designs of boats to race fairly together. Standard production boats, classics, custom designs, sportboats and high tech racing yachts are all welcome.
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Measurement

Measurement

If you would like your boat weighed and /or measured, RORC have several measurers around the UK.
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Sail Numbers

Sail Numbers

Yachts racing under the Racing Rules of Sailing must hold an approved sail number. This sail number shall be displayed in accordance with RRS 77, Identification on Sails.
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Class Administration

Class Administration

RORC Rating office offers technical consultancy for classes.
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Latest News

NORs published for IRC Europeans & Southern Area Championships 2026

NOTICES OF RACE NOW AVAILABLE ON THE POOLE REGATTA WEBSITE 2026 IRC European Championship 2026 IRC Southern Area Championship and International Paint Poole Regatta The enviable …

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IRC 2026 information

We hope that you have had a good season’s racing this year. Please note that IRC applications for 2025 are now closed to allow us …

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Eurosail News

Brought to you by Seahorse magazine and Yachtscoring.com, EuroSail News is a digest of sailing news and opinions, regatta results, new boat and gear information and letters from sailors.

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