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IRC is a rating rule to handicap different designs of keelboats allowing them to race together. Each boat’s rating (her ‘handicap’) is calculated using measurements of the boat; her length, weight, draft, sail area, etc. The resulting time corrector, the boat’s ‘TCC’, is her handicap. After a race, each boat’s elapsed time (the time she has taken to complete the course) is multiplied by her TCC to calculate her corrected time (her race time making allowance for the characteristics of the boat). The boat with the shortest corrected time is the winner of the race.

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Show news 2026 RORC Round Britain and Ireland Race day 13
Celebrations at RORC as the long way home delivers its stories
Posted today at 3:23 pm Hamilton Island Race Week 2026 Day 5
New leaders emerge ahead of finale
Posted today at 9:19 am Palermo-Montecarlo Line Honours for Black Jack 100
Storm coming: Race suspended between 5am and 1pm on Friday
Posted on 20 Aug British Army sailors rescue Barn Owl
Exhausted bird given refuge 70 miles offshore during RORC Round Britain and Ireland Race
Posted on 20 Aug 2026 RORC Round Britain and Ireland Race day 12
Rush hour, match racing and Little Regina
Posted on 20 Aug IRC Welsh National Championships Preview
Being held as part of Pwllheli Sailing Club's Celtic Regatta
Posted on 20 Aug Hamilton Island Race Week 2026 Day 4
Prix d'Elegance Headlines the Day
Posted on 20 Aug Sail Expo 2026 set for October
Australia's largest dedicated sailing show set for October
Posted on 19 Aug Pace Declared Overall Winner Under IRC
In the RORC Round Britain and Ireland Race 2026
Posted on 19 Aug Hamilton Island Race Week 2026 Day 3
Full Send in the Southerly - big breeze, passing rain squalls and plenty of ups and downs
Posted on 19 Aug RORC Round Britain and Ireland Race day 10
Palanad 4 Proves the Concept as Class40 Battle Goes to the Wire
Posted on 18 Aug 21st Palermo-Montecarlo Regatta Underway
A spectacular start with 39 boats, with 10-15 knot westerly winds and gusts of 20 knots
Posted on 18 Aug Hamilton Island Race Week 2026 Day 2
Consistency Counts as Race Week Battles Tighten in strong Trade Winds
Posted on 17 Aug BCM pics from HIRW 2026
Sheep in the paddock and full of moguls - breeze is on at Hammo!
Posted on 17 Aug RORC Round Britain and Ireland Race day 9
Varuna 6 finishes; class battles go to the wire
Posted on 17 Aug Palermo-Montecarlo Regatta 2026 starts tomorrow
The 21st edition is a mega-event: three super boats chasing victory and records
Posted on 17 Aug Pwllheli Summer Series final round
A series designed to tempt those new to racing out in the bay
Posted on 17 Aug Mersea Week 2026 overall
An increased entry of 140 boats this year
Posted on 17 Aug RORC Round Britain and Ireland Race day 8
Pace takes line honours: four chapters, one great adventure
Posted on 16 Aug Hamilton Island Race Week 2026 Day 1
Fresh trade winds make for a spectacular start
Posted on 16 Aug RORC Round Britain and Ireland Race day 7
Pace powers south as Palanad 4 seizes IRC lead
Posted on 15 Aug Airlie Beach Race Week overall
Wind returns for grand finale
Posted on 13 Aug RORC Round Britain and Ireland Race day 4
Northbound express, and Celtic Sea grind
Posted on 12 Aug Ida Lewis Distance Race set to start on Friday
The roster is brimming with veteran and champion sailors
Posted on 12 Aug Airlie Beach Race Week day 6
Light air changes things up
Posted on 12 Aug Hamilton Island Race Week's 41st edition preview
The fleet has grown to 194 entries for the 41st edition, up from 145 boats in 2025
Posted on 11 Aug IRC Northern Ireland Championship at Carrickfergus
18 boats entered across IRC and YTC
Posted on 11 Aug ISORA Welsh Coastal Night Race at Pwllheli
And looking ahead to the Welsh IRC National Championships
Posted on 11 Aug RORC Team announced for the 2027 Admiral's Cup
Ino Veritas and Beau Ideal will race under the RORC Burgee as a single, fully integrated team
Posted on 11 Aug Airlie Beach Race Week day 5
The gauntlets are down
Posted on 11 Aug
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© RORC Ian Hoddle and Willow Bland on Sun Fast 3300 Sky Business - Game On
© RORC Moana
© RORC Espresso Martini Too - final sunrise in the Round Britain and Ireland Race
© Espresso Martini Too AJ Wanderlust currently 650nm from the finish
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© RORC The RORC Griffin Team after completing the RORC Round Britain and Ireland Race
© RORC Simon Bamford and Zeb Fellows on Sun Fast 3300 Kestrel
© RORC Frida
© RORC Hamilton Island Race Week 2026 - Day 5
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© Salty Dingo Cookson 12 Trouble and Strife - August 2026
© Boatseekr Young 88 SM 8521 - August 2026
© Boatseekr Cape 40 - Mr Kite - August 2026
© Boatseekr Vesper - August 2026
© Boatseekr TP52 Matador - August 2026
© Salty Dingo Rum Runner E5.9 - August 2026
© Boatseekr The exhausted barn owl attempts to land on board the Army Sailing Association's Sun Fast 3600 Fujitsu British Soldier
© Fujitsu British Soldier The exhausted barn owl has now been rescued
© RSPCA East Winch Wildlife Centre The exhausted barn owl attempts to land on board the Army Sailing Association's Sun Fast 3600 Fujitsu British Soldier
© Fujitsu British Soldier Fujitsu British Soldier at the start of the RORC Round Britain and Ireland Race in Cowes (Start 9 August 2026)
© Rick Tomlinson / RORC The exhausted barn owl attempts to land on board the Army Sailing Association's Sun Fast 3600 Fujitsu British Soldier
© Fujitsu British Soldier The exhausted barn owl attempts to land on board the Army Sailing Association's Sun Fast 3600 Fujitsu British Soldier
© Fujitsu British Soldier The exhausted barn owl has now been rescued
© RSPCA East Winch Wildlife Centre The exhausted barn owl has now been rescued
© RSPCA East Winch Wildlife Centre A northerly boost for the fleet - 2026 RORC Round Britain and Ireland Race day 12
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