RATING OFFICERS COMMITTEE

  1. Approval of Minutes of 2024 meeting
  2. Submissions

a) ESP 2 – Mast jack on board
SWE 1 – Adjusting the base of the mast while racing
– Handled as in ITC and MC committee meeting


b) EST 2 – Hull construction
– Handled by adding data to the offset file

b) EST 3 – ORC Manager software access
– Handling times between 10 minutes and 14 days

c) GER 4 – Sail numbers
– Problem in Germany with duplicate sail numbers
– Will be handled with more communication between rating offices.

d) GER 5 – In-House certification
Handled in MC

e) NOR 1 – ORC Rule 306
– Amended to remove rule 306 – passed!

f) USA 4 – Storm sails maximum areas
– Passes!

g) USA 3 – Measurement inventory accounting
– Passes! Take the larger of the two amounts of either declared or default.

g) USA 8 – Cruiser/Racer requirements
– Passes with the request of handling this as a specific report in sailor services.

l) MANCOM 1 – ORC Light certificate

Alberto presented the concept of the ORC Light certificate; project to find simple certificate to encourage the boats just sitting in the marina to actively participate instead.

  1. Any other business