IRC Yearbook 2009

IRC YEARBOOK 2009
they so wish. See Notes for Race Organisers on pages
59-61 for details.
The second area of change is the Safety and Stability
Screening System. While this system is being steadily
superseded by STIX, AVS and Design Category, it is still
widely used. Currently, to invoke the SSS System, an
Organising Authority states in its Notice of Race the
minimum qualifying SSS Numeral. This SSSN is made
up of the SSS Base Value plus any adjustment for
compliance with a category of ISAF Offshore Special
Regulations. From 1

January, 2009, the adjustment
element of SSS will be discontinued. In future, therefore,
OAs will specify the minimum qualifying SSS Base
Value. The effects will be zero except that the pedantic
Not much room boats carrying ‘code zero’ type sails, for which the requirement for a boat to comply with any adjusted SSS
for manoeuvre at deﬁnitions of FL and J have proved to be defective Numeral, irrespective of the OSR category of the race
the busy Gotland sometimes. Probably the most signiﬁcant technical she is competing in, will disappear. See IRC Safety and
Runt Regatta change is to Rule 26.1.6 permitting a boat to declare that Stability Indices on pages 54-56 for detail.
she wishes to adjust the forestay and mast foot while Looking even further forward, the ISAF Conference in
racing. This again will be irrelevant to the great majority, 2008 approved wide ranging changes to the Equipment
but allows us to recognise what is actually going on and Rules of Sailing. It is the IRC Technical Committee’s
to properly rate it to the beneﬁt of the majority of the ﬂeet intention that IRC will adopt the whole of this (as
who might otherwise be disadvantaged. opposed to currently just the section relating to sails)
Two issues of perhaps a more with effect from 1 January, 2010. The practical effects
administrative nature will also see of this for boats will generally be minimal. It will however
IRC UK Area Championships 2009
change. Currently, the default result in some change in nomenclature; LH – Length of
East Coast Felixstowe Regatta
advertising category for racing under Hull, as opposed to the current LOA – Length Overall, for
10-12 July, 2009
IRC is no advertising. The 2008 IRC example. Our logic in pursuing this is consistency and
Incorporating 2009 IRC East Coast
Congress approved a change to make compatibility. Transfer of data from other sources.
Championship
the default that advertising is permitted. Measurer training and consistency around the world.
Register or contact to receive a
In practical terms for owners and event As IRC grows and expands, these issues move steadily
handbook and more information
organisers the effects of all of this are up the agenda.
Nigel Mower – Chairman, Felixstowe
limited to the change in the default The 2008 IRC Congress meeting was held in
Regatta Committee
situation to permit advertising. An Runnymede near London in October. Representatives
chairman@felixstoweregatta.co.uk
Organising Authority will still have of 18 IRC national ﬂeets (Australia, Bulgaria, Estonia,
www.felixstowe.co.uk
the right to declare their event as no France, Great Britain, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy,
advertising in their Notice of Race if Japan, Netherlands, Portugal, South Africa, Spain,
Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, and USA) were present.
A rule change now permits a boat to declare that
Contributions, both formal and informal, suggested a
number of areas for review and development. Full
she wishes to adjust the forestay and mast foot while
Congress minutes are available from either
www.rorcrating.com or www.uncl.com
in the process of racing Mike Urwin, Rating Ofﬁce Technical Director
Changes to IRC Rules for 2009
Most of the changes to IRC Rules for 2009 are related to detail ‘administrative’ issues which at a day-to-day level will have little
or no immediate effect. There are, however, some more substantive changes as outlined below.
■ The change to the IRC Rule Preamble ■ Rule 8.4 is deleted and re-inserted as may adjust her forestay and mast foot
reverses the previous default that Rule 17.2 with no practical effect. while racing.
advertising was not permitted. Unless an
Organising Authority speciﬁes otherwise ■ Rule 19.8 has been amended by the ■ Rule 26.3.3 is amended, Rule 26.37
in a Notice of Race, advertising is now addition of MUW and HHB correcting deleted, and the deﬁnitions of J and FL
permitted by default. Rules 18 and 31 are a previous omission. amended to reﬂect deﬁciencies shown up
also appropriately amended. by the increasing number of boats using
■ In Rule 26.1.5 and a number of other rules ‘code zero’ type sails.
■ Rules 8.4.1 to 8.4.6 are deleted. These and deﬁnitions, the word ‘carried’ has been
are now included within Section G of the replaced by ‘on board’ for greater clarity and ■ Rule 26.2.2 is amended by reducing the
ISAF Equipment Rules of Sailing and understanding in other languages. qualifying OSR Category from two to three
therefore do not need repeating in IRC and clarifying the maximum permitted area
Rules. There is no practical effect. ■ Rule 26.1.6 (a) is amended to incorporate of an additional spinnaker.
IRC Notice 01/2008.
■ The reference to Appendix 2 in Rule ■ The deﬁnition of P is amended, without
9.4 is deleted with no practical effect. ■ Rules 26.1.6 (a) (iii) and 26.1.6 (b) are substantive effect, to correct the historic
added to permit a boat to declare that she omission of ‘permanent’.
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