IRC Yearbook 2009

IRC YEARBOOK 2009
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The most signiﬁ cant case is the one of
the TP52, that together with modiﬁ cations
carried out on the hulls and spars
regulations (bowsprit and change of keel
bulb being the most important ones) are
now back racing and very competitive as
the TP52s such as Stay Calm and Patches
proved to be in England, and Aifos in Spain.
For the moment the RCNP is one of
the only clubs in Spain to have included
regattas under this system and therefore,
for its approval on mainland (Spain and
Portugal) will be slow. Although, the RCNP
REAL CLUB NAUTICO, PALMA
is recognised as a pioneer when applying
Nicolas Terry Martinez
important new techniques, throughout the
whole of Spain’s important sailing history.
IRC has established itself on the Spanish a constant progression in crescendo during Because of the obvious support this
mainland but until recently it's had little the racing season, year after year, due to entity has for the IRC system it will still
inﬂ uence on the Mediterranean coast. This the different technical parameters it offers. include the IRC division in next year's
summer the RCN de Palma (RCNP) signed The technical rules are clear at all times, the important RCNP regattas. Furthermore,
a collaboration agreement with the RORC limits allowed or not. So any doubts created there is also a ﬁ rm intention to introduce this
and the UNCL. It wishes to see IRC spread by the permitted limits established during system into the local regattas in order to
amongst the Spanish sailing yachts due to the yacht’s optimisation, are dissipated. compare the advantages of this system, and
the large amount of sports projects it It also offers a longer racing life for hopefully dissipate the logical questions or
encourages and its international character. yachts built under box rule, when not being doubts some owners may have about this
The IRC measurement system offers competitive anymore for their original ﬂ eets new system being the best one for their
clear advantages. The ﬂ eet experiences due to different circumstances. yachts. Watch this space.
Offshore schedule. KSSS required
endorsed certiﬁ cate, a requirement we
had decided to stay away in the Suursaari
Race, so we had to ﬁ ne-tune some
certiﬁ cates and create some new, again
in good co-operation with the RORC. The
IRC class in EGR was, despite some last-
minute changes, 22 boats, of which four
were Finnish and two Estonian.
Unfortunately both classes were won
by Swedes this time, a situation we are
determined to correct next year!
FINLAND Sampo Valjus
The third IRC race in the Finnish
calendar was Helsinki-Tallinna Race,
a popular charity race to the capital of
Finland joined the IRC world in October ranging from the brand new Finngulf 43 by Estonia. The race attracted a couple of new
2007 as there had been a domestic demand Farr, to a First 34.7 from Estonia. All in all, IRC boats, but the ﬂ eet was still not more
for a straightforward handicap system. The we proved we had a working system and than eight boats. Here I would like to draw
winter of 2007-2008 was therefore rather received a lot of positive feedback. Certifying attention to the good relationships and
busy as we set up our organization and boats will always will be a bottleneck, cooperation between Estonia and Finland.
acquainted ourselves with the new rules and especially in spring, as everyone leaves These relationships have long traditions,
the details associated with the cooperation. things to the last moment; and some of the and are an essential part in creating a vivid
Mr. Pekka Lopmeri was kind enough to measurements have to be taken when the Offshore Racing scene, at least when it
volunteer as the Chief Measurer, and his boats have been launched. Learning a new comes to sailing in the Gulf of Finland. We
experience proved invaluable, as we rule puts even more stress to the measurers, are also hoping that with the rising interest
measured, applied and certiﬁ ed the whole but I want to once more express that our in Russia they will join us in our activities
IRC-minded Finnish Offshore Fleet in just volunteer staff handled this pretty well. We have 13 yachts with valid IRC
a couple of weeks. Next on the agenda was Eurocard certiﬁ cates, of which six are endorsed. So,
So, as the ﬁ rst Suursaari Race started, Gotland Runt, which, even though it's held it seems there is a place for IRC racing in
we had a ﬂ eet of ten yachts in the IRC class, in Sweden it is a major part of the Finnish Finland, too.
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