USƒ Eric Baittinger Chief, Measurer, US Sailing
IRC Great Lakes Championship Overall
IRC 1 IRC 2 IRC 3
Notorious Notorious Five Fifteen Zoo 2
IRC 1 IRC 2 IRC 3
Five Fifteen Notorious Five Fifteen Zoo 2
Farr 30 Farr 30 IMX38
G&S 30
IRC Lake Ontario Championship IRC Overall
IMX38 Farr 30 IMX38
G&S 30
Kevin Brown Kevin Brown
Jim McGuiness Sandy Steffen
Jim McGuiness Kevin Brown
Jim McGuiness Sandy Steffen
USƒ United States of America
RORC Caribbean 600 IRC Overall/
Block Island Race Week. Photo: Stephen Cloutier
We had excellent racing in 2017, the 13th full season of IRC racing in the USA, mostly centred in the north-east and topped by New York Yacht Club and Storm Trysail Club events. New for 2017, the Storm Trysail Club hosted the IRC North American Championship at Block Island Race Week.
The USA IRC fleet comprises primarily larger boats, with 95% of the fleet having a Hull Length of 10.66m (35ft) or more, and 71% in the 10.00 to 14.99m range (32.8ft to 49.2ft). The fleet ranges from the 100ft Comanche and Rambler 88, which regularly feature in the global yachting press, to 30ft sportsboats, with production cruiser/racers and classics in the mix. A notable victory last year was that of the 1983 vintage 12-metre Defender, which was IRC winner in the New York YC’s Queen’s Cup.
All regattas and events in the US now accept Standard as well as Endorsed certificates. This has encouraged more yachtsmen to join the IRC fleet by removing the initial barrier of measurement. Still 75% of the fleet continues to hold an Endorsed certificate, either because it is required for an event or simply because they like to have full confidence in the rated data.
The US IRC fleet is predominantly focused in the north-east of the country, with more than 85% of the boats located between New England and Chesapeake Bay. The popular biennial Annapolis-Newport and Marblehead-Halifax races, along with Long Island Sound events, including Block Island Race, Vineyard Race and the Long Island Sound Championship, rounded out the 2017 season.
Some of the US IRC fleet also race overseas in events such as the Rolex Fastnet Race and Cowes Week. Perhaps the furthest travelled was Dorade, the US-owned S&S classic, which headed to Australia to compete in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.
One benefit of IRC rating is that it is also a passport for entry into so many events around the world for those who like to travel.
Zero IRC 1 IRC 2 IRC 3
IRC C K
Bella Mente Taz
Maxi 72
Redshift on El Ocaso J/122 Sleeper X Rambler 88
IRC Superyacht Shamanna Gladiator
IRC East Coast Championship IRC 1
IRC 2 IRC 3
Swan 48
Juan K maxi Swan 115
TP52
Temptation-Oakcliff Ker 50 Entropy
NYYC Queen’s Cup 1st
Defender
2nd 3rd
Tripp 41 12-metre
Temptation-Oakcliff Ker 50 Spookie
TP52 Hap Fauth
Reichel/Pugh 37 Bernard Evan-Wong Robert Hillier
Jonty & Vicki Layfield George David
Anders Nordquist
Tony Langley Arthur Santry Patricia Young
Dennis Williams Arthur Santry
Steve & Heidi Benjamin
Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race XXVII – Spookie
IRC North American Championship IRC 1
TP52
IRC 2 IRC 3
Temptation-Oakcliff Ker 50 Teamwork
J/122
Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race IRC Short Handed
Alibi
IRC 2 IRC 3 IRC 4
Amadeus V Lir
Spookie
J/120 Xp 38
Swan 45 TP52
Steve & Heidi Benjamin
Arthur Santry Robin Team
Gardner Grant Jay Turchetta
John McNamara
Steve & Heidi Benjamin
163rd NYYC Annual Regatta Presented by Rolex IRC 1
Spookie IRC 2 TP52 Christopher Dragon Ker 43
Annapolis – Newport Race IRC 1
IRC 2
Black Pearl Orion
Prospector Kenai
Steve & Heidi Benjamin
Andrew & Linda Weiss
Carkeek 47 J/122
Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race IRC 1
Mills 68 IRC 2 George David’s Rambler 88 maxi. Photo: Rolex/Carlo Borlenghi 18 ||||||||| | ||||||||| | ||||||||| | ||||||||| | ||||||||| | ||||||||| | ||||||||| | ||||||||| | ||||||||| | ||||||||| | J/44
Stefan Jentzsch Paul Milo
Shelter Island Transatlantic Partners Chris Lewis
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