Record number of IRC certificates issued

Over 5400 IRC certificates have been issued to date

Tuesday December 4th 2001, Author: RORC, Location: United Kingdom
The RORC Rating Office announced that at the end of November, the number of boats rated by the office under IRC has exceeded 3000 for the first time ever in one year. When the 2408 boats rated by our IRC partners UNCL are also included, the total for this year is now in excess of 5400 boats rated under IRC. The previous highest total was 5236 in the year 2000.
The 3000th boat was the Ericson 38 cruiser/racer Free Wind which is currently racing with 80 other IRC rated boats in the Phuket King's Cup in Thailand.

Certificates have been issued this year to boats ranging from Micro 18s through Volvo Ocean 60s to the classic 34.6m Cambria which competed in the America's Cup Jubilee Regatta. There are now IRC rated boats in more than 30 countries all around the world.

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