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Handicap racing is the generic term used to describe races in which boats (either dinghies or yachts) of different speeds compete against each other and, thorough subsequent mathematical calculation, their true positions in the race attributable to the skill of the crew is determined by negating the physical speed effects of the boats.
These determinations of which crew beat which are calculated by correcting the actual time it took each boat to complete the race by a numerical measure of the boat speed - its handicap.
Handicaps come in two general types:
Ratings, in which a numerical measure of a boat's speed is determined by calculation using physical parameters of the boat - length, beam, displacement (weight), sail area etc. A Rating is wholly objective as it addresses the performance of just the boat.
RATINGS.
ORCi and ORC Club - Managed by the Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) - Click here for info
IRC - Managed by the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) office and the UNCL - Click here for info
SCHRS - Small Catamaran Handicap Rating System - Click here for info
EMPIRICAL HANDICAPS
World Sailing Empirical Handicap Scheme for Yachts - see documents below
OTHER NATIONAL RATINGS AND HANDICAPS
The above mentioned systems and schemes are those that are currently recognised by World Sailing. But there are many more Ratings and Handicaps which are perfectly acceptable and applied by Member National Authorities. Some of the systems and schemes are listed below together with links to the appropriate websites:
MNA | Country | System/Scheme Name | Boats | Type | Link |
RYA | GBR | Portsmouth Yardstick | Dinghies | Handicap Rating Combination | Click Here |
DSV | GER | German Yardstick | Dinghies & Yachts | Handicap Rating Combination | Click here |
World Sailing International Empirical Handicap Scheme for Yachts |
First Race TCF |
ORC Introduction v3 |
Race Results and Number Adjustment |