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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
New medal winners at 2023 ORC Double Handed World Championship
15. Sep 2023
After one Long offshore race held on Monday and a shorter Coastal race that started yesterday, followed by measurement checks completed today, there are three new ORC Double Handed World Champions declared at the Real Club Nautico de Barcelona (RCNB).
A Showcase of Sailing Excellence at Day 2 of the 59th Rolex Big Boat Series
15. Sep 2023
Skippers kept their feet on the accelerator during Day 2 of RolexBig Boat Series, driving another intense day of great racing on San Francisco Bay. In the four ORC classes racing today on the North Course area, the moderate conditions prompted use of the medium wind band ratings for scoring. This may have helped bring some new teams to the winner’s circles in three of these classes.
Let the Racing Begin at the 59th Rolex Big Boat Series at St. Francis Yacht Club
14. Sep 2023
The energy is palpable and anticipation high as the 79 teams registered to race gather at the docks of St. Francis Yacht Club for last-minute preparations before tomorrow’s start of the 2023 Rolex Big Boat Series. Three one-design classes (Express 37, J/105 and J/88), a diverse ORC class split into four fleets, and a stately gathering of classic yachts make for an intense lineup of competitors for the 59th edition of the West Coast’s premier racing event.
Race Calendar 2023
11.09 - 24.09 | Istanbul | Istanbul | TUR | |
15.09 - 24.09 | Rijeka - Tivat - Rijeka | Rijeka - Tivat - Rijeka | CRO | |
22.09 - 24.09 | Trieste | Trieste | ITA | |
25.09 - 01.10 | Kalamaki | Kalamaki | GRE | |
28.09 - 01.10 | Ibiza | Ibiza | ESP |
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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 has 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 equalize 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.