IRC YeARBOOK 2010
IIOA
InteRnAtIOnAL IRC OwneRS’ ASSOCIAtIOn
Constitution
Congress. The IIOA representative shall be elected annually.
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4.2 The IRC Congress comprises one elected member from each
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country, as recognised by ISAF, with an IRC fleet of a minimum of
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The name of the Association is the International IRC Owners'
25 boats at 31 December the previous year (30 May of the current
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Association.
year for boats rated from 1 June to 30 May of the following year)
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or by 31 August of the current year and two representatives from
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each of the RORC and UNCL.
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2.1 The members of the Association are the owners of all boats hold-
4.3 The IRC Congress meets annually to propose changes to IRC
ing a current IRC Rating Certificate.
Rules, except Rule 2.6 and other powers reserved to the RORC
2.2 IRC Congress may admit organisations as Associate Members.
and UNCL and the IRC Technical Committee.
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Associate Members may attend and speak at IRC Congress
4.4 The IRC Congress elects the Chairman and two Vice Chairmen and
meetings, make submissions to IRC Congress and, with agree-
appoints one IRC Congress representative to the IRC Committee.
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ment from the IRC Rating Authority, may make prescriptions to the
Each shall hold office for a period of three years and shall be immedi-
IRC Rules. Associate Members shall not have voting rights at IRC
ately eligible for re-election. The Chairman and Vice Chairmen need
Congress meetings.
not be their country’s representative on the IRC Congress. The Vice
3 Objectives
Chairmen shall be from different continents.
3.1 To facilitate handicap racing based on the IRC Rule for a wide
4.5 Each member of the IRC Congress shall have votes dependent on
range of cruising and racing ballasted monohull keelboats by pro-
that country’s fleet size as follows:
viding a system of measurement to classify boats for competition
Fleet size Votes
with single figure allowances based on time or distance.
25-99 1
3.2 To encourage design innovation consistent with stability, rounded
100-249 2
performance, seaworthiness and safety.
250-499 3
3.3 To discourage unnecessary expense.
500 or greater 4 + 1 additional vote for every 250
3.4 To discourage owners and designers from seeking means of arti-
boats over 500 up to a maximum
ficially reducing the rating of the boat, or increasing performance
of 10 votes in total.
without a corresponding increase in rating.
Each RORC and UNCL representative shall have 1 vote.
3.5 To maintain the confidentiality of the calculation of IRC Ratings.
Decisions of the IRC Congress will be by simple majority vote.
Votes may be cast by those present or by proxy, post or e-mail. A
4 Governance
quorum shall be 50% of the total members, including those voting
4.1 Policy direction of IRC is controlled by IRC Policy Steering Group
by proxy, post or e-mail.
taking into account recommendations from the IRC Congress.
4.6 The IRC Technical Committee is appointed by the IRC Congress
The Policy Steering Group comprises representatives of RORC
from representatives nominated by the RORC Rating Office and
and UNCL, and one representative of IIOA elected by the IRC
UNCL Centre de Calcul. The IRC Technical Committee has sole
wHeRe tO GO FOR InFORmAtIOn
GBR area representatives and GBR IRC Committee members
Rating Office – for all GBR rating certificates and technical queries: Please see Who’s Who on page 3
See page 64 for overseas Rule Authorities
Chairman GBR IRC Committee – Andy Hill (Solent) Andrew Pearce (South) – Tel 020 8866 9696.
Tel 023 8066 8111
clanfield@btclick.com andrewpearce@bakerpearce.com
David Cunliffe (South West) – Tel 01872 863283.
Vice Chairman GBR IRC Committee
david@dcunliffe.orangehome.co.uk
Peter Wykeham-Martin Tel 0777 583 5523 Teresa Whelan (South) – Tel 07787 554263.
wild_blue@btinternet.com tmaeaw@yahoo.co.uk
RYA – Bas Edmonds
bas.edmonds@rya.org.uk
Co-opted members
RORC – Eddie Warden-Owen
ewo@rorc.org.uk Steve Coleman (Kent) – Tel 01843 862313.
steve@stevecoleman.ws
Full members Stuart Quarrie (Cowes) – Tel 01983 295744. Fax 01983 295329.
Peter Bateson (Solent) – Tel 01962 864276.
pgb@starspray.org stuart.quarrie@cowesweek.co.uk
Chris Brown (Solent) – Tel 07785 111110.
chrisnbrown1@aol.com John Stewart (N.Ireland) – Tel 028 9045 1999.
Jill Stevenson (E.Sussex) – Tel 07775 811538. Fax 01825 763541.
stewartmarketing@utvinternet.com
jill.stevenson@tiscali.co.uk Syd Thomas (Cardiff) – Tel 01656 661180. Fax 648763.
Peter Jones (Solent) – Tel 01344 883787.
syd4hd@btopenworld.com
peterjones3@btconnect.com
Ian Macdonald (Scotland) – Tel 0141 248 3434.
IM@wjm.co.uk Honorary members
Martin Ozard (Guernsey) – Tel 01481 710365.
ozard@cwgsy.net Frank Reed
Mike Crompton (N.Wales) – Tel 0113 3917816. Fax 0113 3917858.
mike@cwil.co.uk
IRC publication
Paul King (Solent) – Tel 023 8084 9879.
pk@paulfking.f9.co.uk
Yachting World (Matthew Sheahan), Tel 020 3148 4846
Jason Payne-James (South East) – Tel 07956 960304.
yachting_world@ipcmedia.com, also see
www.yachtingworld.com
jasonpaynejames@aol.com
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