IRC Ratings

Certificates can be re-validated at anytime throughout the rating year but all issued certificates in a rating year will expire on the 31 May.

Certificate Types: Endorsed and Standard Certificate Validity: 1 Year Rating Year: 1 June – 31 May

 

Before Applying

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How do I apply?

Select your application type below by clicking the link in the table below.

Measurement Sheets

Please note that the supplied measurement sheets are Excel files. They need to be downloaded to your computer, completed and uploaded with your application in the same format.

Link Measurement Datasheets 

Fees

IRC fees are calculated with the boat length (LH measurement on the current IRC certificate)

And end of season discount will apply for the following IRC 2026 applications issued from 1st March 2027 (to expire 31st May 2027): 

Select your application type from the below options. 

Application Type Datasheet Under 12m
12m-18m
Over 18m
Revalidation    $38.00 $44.00 $56.00
Amendment    $16.50 $19.00 $30.00
Secondary revalidation    $19.00 $23.00 $35.00
Trial    $16.00 $19.00 $30.00
New endorsed    $40.00 $46.00 $57.00
New Secondary    $19.00 $23.00 $35.00
New Standard refer below    $25.00 $33.00 $55.00
Certificate copy    $34.00


Please find below a description of each application and any relating notes

For annual renewal of a boat's IRC rating. Certificates can be revalidated up to 5 years after the previously issued certificate. Click on the Revalidation logo to start your online revalidation 

Please note that revalidation open on the 18th of May with the certificates becoming active on the 1st of June each year.

 

Revalidation

For boats that hold a current and valid IRC certificate and have made changes to the originally rated data. If you don't have a valid certificate for the current year and you have made changes to the boat you will need to apply for a Revalidation.

 

 

Amendment



For boats that have a current IRC certificate.Can only vary from the primary certificate in respect of, mainsail widths, E, P, headsail dimensions, flying headsail dimensions, single furling headsail allowance, the use of stored power, SPA, STL, SPL, spinnaker pole/bowsprit, whisker pole, number of spinnakers, number of flying headsails, aft rigging, use of moveable ballast, use of variable ballast, internal ballast.

New/Reval Secondary

For boats that hold a current and valid IRC certificate. A Trial certificate is used for gaining an indication of how a boat’s rating will change if certain improvements or enhancements are made to the current configuration. Each boat is limited to 6 trial certificates within a rating year. A Trial certificate is not valid for racing.

Trial

For boats that hold a current and valid IRC certificate and have made changes to the originally rated data. If you don't have a valid certificate for the current year and you have made changes to the boat you will need to apply for a Revalidation

 

New Application

Order up to 5 certificate copies of other boats. Note each certificate copy ordered is accumulative over the rating year and that price per certificate changes after 10 and then 20. Also no more then 5 copies of the same design boat can be ordered in the same rating year.

Certificate Copy

 

IRC Resources

This listing supplies clubs running IRC events with the TCC of each boat holding a valid certificate. This listing is updated each evening (UK time).

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Download or view key IRC documents and IRC rating information.

IRC website resources updated info

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Australian Sailing Prescriptions applicable to the IRC Rules. The prescriptions shall be referenced in a Notice of Race in accordance with IRC Rule 11.3

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Other Applications

For designs (including one-offs) that are still on the drawing board, i.e. not built or in-build, with none on the water. Also for where a trial is required by an owner/agent/designer for the design rather than for a specific boat. 

Please contact the Ratings Office

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Transfer of ownership for a boat that already has a valid IRC certificate for that rating year. IRC certificates are invalidated by change of ownership so transfer of ownership must be declared. Please note that this form is now the same as the form used for a Amendment. 

Re-Registration

 

Contact Information:

Ratings Department
02 9170 6917
ratings@sailing.org.au