Welcome drinks for all sponsored by Plas Heli - a thankyou to everyone for the support received throughout the year.

The highly anticipated GBR IRC Championships for 2025 have been officially announced, promising a thrilling season for sailors, teams, and sailing enthusiasts across the UK. With multiple events spanning from May to November, this year’s championships will be hosted at some of the most scenic and challenging venues across the British Isles, bringing together top sailing talent to compete in a wide array of regattas.

The RORC Rating Office is pleased to announce that prizes for GBR IRC 2025 Championships will be provided by North Sails, and winners can look forward to crew merchandise and a more significant prize for the overall Champion at each event.

“North Sails is proud to be supporting the IRC Championships taking

The CHPSC Tremadog Triangle is a 'Top Gear' style challenge - which you can attempt at any time in the CHPSC racing season - from  1st March to 1st  December.

You can enter the IRC Class (for Racing Boats) or YTC/NHC Class (for Cruisers) see definition below. There will be prizes for both Classes.

There is no limit to the number of attempts on the Challenge - why not see if you can beat your own time!

The course can be sailed clockwise or anti-clockwise (the choice is yours) using the club marks as

We are delighted to announce that North Sails will be sponsoring prizes for the IRC Welsh National Championships in 2025.

We will also have other exciting sponsors to be announced soon.

6 November 2024

IRC 2025 Rule text published

Following ratification at the IRC International Congress, the IRC Rating Technical Committee has published the IRC 2025 Rule text, now available on the IRC website. The new rules take effect from January 1, 2025 (in countries using a June-May validity period it will apply from June 1, 2025). After the significant changes introduced in 2024 - such as rating the number of headsails and the requirement for sail stamps - the 2025 updates focus on text refinements aimed at providing clarity, ensuring alignment with current sailing practices, and incorporating updates from the latest 2025-2028 Equipment Rules of Sailing (ERS).

To clarify