IRC Fleet allocation

A number of slower boats have returned to IRC from PY, and a number of new boats have joined the IRC fleet but they are all older, lower-handicapped, non-planing boats. At the same time the upper end of the IRC fleet has been depleted. This gives unfair racing, especially for the slower boats. However there are not enough boats to split IRC into two fleets and in certain cases splitting on handicap number does not give a fair split.

After consultation with the fleet it has been agreed that from Jan 2007 there will be no separate sportsboat fleet and all non-PY entrants will race with IRC certificates. This new fleet will be split into two based on the IRC TCF, Hull Factor (HF) and Displacement Length Ratio (DLR). These figures are shown on your IRC Certificate.

To find out which fleet you will be sailing you need to answer three questions;

Is your DLR > 200?
Is your HF < 8.25?
Is your TCF < 1.010?

If the answer to any two of these questions is yes then you will be sailing in the traditional fleet otherwise you will be sailing in the modern fleet.