For the first time, the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s GBR IRC National Championship in 2024 will not take place from the club’s base in Cowes but will form part of the International Paint Poole Regatta. The 26th edition of the IRC Nationals, one of the major annual regattas for the international rating system operated by the RORC, will take place on Poole Bay over 25-27th May 2024.
Held biennially, International Paint Poole Regatta as usual will be organised by the Combined Yacht Clubs of Poole and Poole Yacht Racing Association, with the title sponsor International Paint. This year’s event included the IRC Southern Area Championship.
One of the oldest sailing events in the world, the Poole and Bournemouth Regatta, as it was originally known, was first held 1849. At this time yachting was a popular pastime of royalty and the aristocracy with clubs being set up and regattas held around the UK’s entire coastline.
Andrew Pearce, International Paint Poole Regatta President commented: “We are delighted that the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) have announced that they are inviting the International Paint Poole Regatta to host the IRC Nationals as part of their regatta in 2024. Moving it out of the Solent to Poole is something we have been talking about for some time as the two regattas fit very comfortably together. With three days and eight races the two regattas are a perfect fit, and Poole being a very short trip out of the Solent should encourage all potential boats that are interested in racing in the event.”
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