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2 Months to go until the ORC DH World Championship 2024 - Meet and Greet!
11. Apr 2024
Just two months remain until the exciting voyage through Norway's heart begins, and the ORC Double-Handed World Championship 2024 lineup is truly impressive! The competition promises to be fierce with 75 entries representing 8 nations – including the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, and Sweden.
Record-smashing number of entries for the 100th Bayview Mackinac Race presented by National Fleet Services
11. Apr 2024
As of today, there are 100 days left to Saturday, July 20, 2024, the start date of the 100th Bayview Mackinac Race presented by National Fleet Services. This annual blue water classic held on Lake Huron and the Straits of Mackinac is the world's oldest continuously run freshwater race.
Less than 100 days to start of the 2024 AEGEAN 600
02. Apr 2024
It is now less than 100 days to the 7 July start of the 2024 AEGEAN 600, the annual offshore race organized by the Hellenic Offshore Racing Club in conjunction with Olympic Marine. This spectacular 605-mile race starts at Cape Sounion under the watchful gaze of the ancient Temple of Poseidon for a scenic tour of 23 islands of the Aegean archipelago before finishing back at Cape Sounion.
ORC Education Webinar Series in US
28. Mar 2024
Join Storm Trysail Club ORC Education Seminar Series, presented in collaboration with New York Yacht Club, Chicago Yacht Club, and US Sailing Offshore Office to delve into ORC measurement and scoring nuances. The final seminar on Weather Routing Scoring is happening April 10th. Renowned expert Stan Honey will be joining the panel to demystify advanced scoring techniques.
Upcoming Events
07.04 - 13.10 | Lago Maggiore | ITA | |
18.04 - 21.04 | Charleston, SC | USA | |
20.04 - 24.04 | Cagliari-Monaco | ITA | |
25.04 - 28.04 | Busan | KOR | |
30.04 - 05.05 | Caorle | ITA |
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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 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.