The handicap rule used by nearly all of superyacht event organizers is the ORC Superyacht Rule (ORCsy). This rule came about through a SuperYacht Racing Association initiative in response to feedback from superyacht owners who sought to have a fully transparent rule. The resulting collaboration between the ORC, the worldwide leader in rating technologies, and the SYRA has been recognized by yacht owners and crews as a great success to this point.
The ORC Superyacht Rule (ORCsy) uses the IMS (International Measurement System) and ORC VPP (Offshore Racing Congress Velocity Prediction Program) modified to cover the features and special characteristics of superyachts in calculating a yacht’s predicted speed in different wind and sea conditions. With this information ratings are calculated and used for corrected time calculations in the scoring of races of yachts of different sizes and characteristics. Read more
2024 VPP Areas of Interest (pdf)
Report from the ORC International Technical Committee
2023 ORCSY Amendments Review (pdf)
Presented at the 2023 SYRA AGM