IRC rating's 40th anniversary year sees the GBR IRC National Championship leave the Solent for the first time; in 2024, it will be held at 'International' Poole Regatta over the spring bank holiday, 25-27 May, with three days of racing in Poole Bay.
As regular Afloat readers know, Ireland will stage the IRC European Championships in September at the Royal Irish Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire on Dublin Bay.
In addition, the 2024 GB IRC Championship calendar is:
MAY
IRC Welsh National Championship
Pwllheli, Cardigan Bay Celtic Regatta
17–19 May 2024
IRC Double Handed National Championship
RORC, Cowes
18 May 2024 – De Guingand Bowl
25 May 2024 – Myth of Malham
IRC Scottish Championship
Tarbert, Loch Fyne; Clyde Cruising Club
24–27 May 2024
IRC National Championship
25–27 May 2024
JUNE
IRC Bristol Channel Championship
Portishead: 15–16 June 2024
Cardiff: 29–30 June 2024
JULY
IRC Two Handed European Championship
5 July – Cowes to St Malo
11 July – Drheam Cup, Cherbourg-en-Cotentin to La Trinité-sur-Mer
IRC South West Championship
Plymouth, Royal Western Yacht Club
12–14 July 2024
AUGUST
IRC East Coast Championship
West Mersea, Mersea Week 50th Anniversary Regatta
18–23 August 2024
SEPTEMBER
IRC Channel Islands Championship
Jersey Regatta
14-15 September 2024
NOVEMBER
IRC Inland Championship
Windermere Cruising Association
November 2024 – March 2025