A little of over there over here

Those pesky European invaders are back on US 'soil' - Dobbs Davis

To the delight and relief of some, and the consternation of others, IRC will be finally taking root in the USA for 2005. The recent official confirmation of its adoption by the New York YC and the Storm Trysail Club To the delight and relief of some, and the consternation of others, IRC will be finally taking root in the USA for 2005. The recent official confirmation of its adoption by the New York YC and the Storm Trysail Club brings validation from two of the most active and venerable institutions in the game, while on the west coast the St Francis YC's Rolex Big Boat Series offered the rule an opportunity for a high-profile inshore debut last fall. Even though the results in San Francisco were predictably skewed towards visiting rule-inspired designs, the impression was that IRC could effectively rate and race a variety of boats without too much controversy in scoring... and certainly less than we have grown used to with preceding systems such as PHRF.

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