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IRC

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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Grand Soleil 43 Ikigaï, skippered by Benoit Stevens
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© Paul Wyeth / pwpictures.com A modern-day contender - Crusade, the 1969 classic Gurney 64
© Paul Wyeth / pwpictures.com Jean-Pierre Kelbert and Alexis Loison return to the race with a brand new JPK 1050 Léon
© JPK Composites Jeremi Jablonski's American Hanse 430 Avanti
© Paul Wyeth / pwpictures.com J/112 GP Jenis crewed by a team from Kazakhstan
© Paul Wyeth / pwpictures.com Ocean Crusaders J-Bird
© Salty Dingo SORC's Round the Isle of Wight post-race social
© David Giddings Sunrise IV, JPK 1180 (Royal Irish Yacht Club)
© Paul Wyeth Carkeek 42 AMP-lifi (RORC White)
© Paul Wyeth Admiral's Cup AC2 - Offshore legends, small boats, big test - 17th July to 1st August
© Paul Wyeth / pwpictures.com Callisto, GP42 (Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron)
© Paul Wyeth Abracadabra, Ker 43 (NYYC)
© Paul Wyeth Ginkgo, Humphreys 39 (Bayerischer YC)
© Paul Wyeth Garm, JPK 1180 (RORC Red)
© Paul Wyeth Nola, MAT12 (KSSS)
© Paul Wyeth X-Day, Modified GP42 (RVG)
© Paul Wyeth Django JPK 1180 (YCCS)
© Paul Wyeth Baraka GP, Ker 43 (Dutch Offshore Sailing Team)
© Paul Wyeth NM43, Albator (YCF)
© Paul Wyeth 2025 Dubai to Muscat Sailing Race
© Dubai Offshore Sailing Club 2025 Dubai to Muscat Sailing Race
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