Royal Ocean Racing Club

In co-operation with the offshore racing department of the Yacht Club de France, RORC is responsible for the International Rating Certificate (IRC), the principal international handicap system for yacht racing. ==Events==

The RORC is the principal organiser of offshore yacht races in the United Kingdom. It runs its own offshore series consisting of multiple races around the English Channel. In addition, it holds inshore racing within the Solent, primarily the Easter Regatta and IRC Nationals. The following pinnacle events are also run by the RORC: • Bi-Annual Fastnet Race • Quadrennial RORC Round Britain and Ireland Yacht Race • Admiral's Cup • Commodores' Cup • Racing Division of Atlantic Rally for Cruisers More recently it has helped establish international races away from the United Kingdom with the assistance of local clubs: • RORC Caribbean 600 Race, • RORC Transatlantic Race • RORC Baltic Sea Race ==Clubhouses==

London The club has traditionally been based in St James's Place in Mayfair London. Cowes In 2014 the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club of Cowes merged with RORC giving the RORC a more visible presence in Cowes where the majority of its Offshore Races start on the line of the Royal Yacht Squadron. The use of the building itself as a yacht club was established in 1948 by yachtsman Tiny Mitchell. Other Offices RORC Rating Office is based in Lymington and the race management team relocated from London to separate offices on Cowes High Street in the 2010s. ==References==