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The Sailor Services (SaS) system is offered by the Offshore Racing Congress as a self-service online tool for boat owners, skippers, and other interested parties such as measurers, race organizers and sail makers, to explore and exploit the boat information in the ORC database.
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Scoring races to get acceptable race results is the primary function of race management. Competitors expect races to be run competently, and the results to reflect their abilities on the racecourse in a fair and unbiased way.
Latest news
Eight bells: Lex Keuning
07. Dec 2023
The ORC community mourns the recent passing of noted marine technologist Lex Keuning at his home in Willemstad, Netherlands. During his extensive career of scientific research at Delft University, he made ground-breaking contributions to hydrodynamics and boat and ship design, and was a valued member of the ORC’s International Technical Committee (ITC).
Sailor Services (SaS) – the accessible online portal to ORC
04. Dec 2023
The season is over now, and you’re getting asked by your sailmaker what you want to order for the 2024 season. Timing is tight; he wants to know as soon as possible to ensure timely delivery in the Spring so you can be ready for racing. Check out what the ORC Sailor Services portal is offering.
Registration for the Giorgio Armani Superyacht Regatta and Southern Wind Rendezvous and Trophy 2024 now
29. Nov 2023
Registration for the Giorgio Armani Superyacht Regatta 2024 is officially open as of today. The event, supported by Giorgio Armani, one of the most iconic Italian brands in the world, will take place from 4th to 8th June and is open to Superyachts with a minimum length of 90 feet. Once again for the 2024 edition, the Southern Wind RendezVous and Trophy will be held as part of the event.
ORC Weather Routing Scoring
26. Nov 2023
A significant innovation from the ORC International Technical Committee is the development of weather routing scoring, where a boat’s time allowance against her competitors will be calculated using a predicted elapsed time based on weather routing each boat around the course. The use of weather-routing scoring gives the competitors the full benefit of the ORC system to give scoring that reflects the boat and the race conditions.
Race Calendar 2023
| 26.12 - 01.01 | Sydney / Hobart | Sydney / Hobart | AUS | |
| 09.02 - 11.02 | Newport | Newport | AUS | |
| 30.04 - 05.05 | Caorle | Caorle | ITA | |
| 09.05 - 19.05 | Sorrento | Sorrento | ITA | |
| 04.06 - 08.06 | Porto Cervo, ITA | Porto Cervo, ITA | ITA |
Sailor Services
With an ORC Certificate you are getting more than just a rating #beyondrating
The ORC System
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The search for a perfect rating system is as old as sailboat racing itself. Boat owners, sailors, designers and handicappers are always looking for solutions that work as boat designs change with time. However, regardless of what rating system is actually in use, an ideal rating system should have a set of key point of features to ensure fair racing.
ORC Rating Systems are administered by the National Rating Offices established worldwide in each country that have active offshore rating. There are two forms of the rating systems that are fully compatible using the same measurements and the same VPP: ORC International (ORCi) and ORC Club. ORCi is based on a complete boat measurement.
It is the intention of any rating system to give a boat rating which depends on her characteristics in order to equalise her with other boats of different size and characteristics. Characteristics that are positive for boat speed, like length of the water line or sail area, and those that are negative, like beam, displacement and wetted surface, are the most common influences in any system.
With an ORC Certificate, you are getting more than just a rating. ORC Sailor Services allows you access to the ORC Database of all ORC certificates issued worldwide #beyondrating.
