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2023 IRC Double-Handed European Championship

Race #1 La Trinité Cowes Race (approx. 350nm)

Sunday 2 July FWS 17:00 UTC

IRC rating limits: 0.850 - 1.085 (tcc)

The inaugural IRC Two-Handed European Championship will take place from 02-09 July 2023, organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) in association with l’UNCL Pôle Course du YCF and La Société Nautique de la Trinité sur Mer (SNT). The Championship will be decided by the combined results from two races: La Trinité – Cowes (350nm) starting on the 2nd July, and Cowes – Dinard – St Malo (150nm), starting on the 7th July.

Fifty double-handed teams have entered the La Trinité Cowes Race in at least 13 different boat designs. The first leg of the Championship will start from La Trinité on 02 July. 

The second and final race will be the Cowes-Dinard-St Malo, which is set to have the biggest RORC fleet so far this year. 61 teams racing in IRC Two-Handed are already entered.

Click here for IRC Double-Handed European Championship Entries and Info