Masthead or Fractional rig?

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An FYI, the 1/4 ton class race under IRC now, as the boats from the start of the era are not as quick as the boats from the end of the era. They have pretty strict rules about what you can and cannot change, I would highly reccomend getting in touch with the class association. Given the amount of boats with new rigs, it's quite possible that there might be someone out there with an old one...

Interesting class, seems that for many enthusiasts the tweaking and fettling is as least as much fun as the racing, but the money being spent on updating 26 foot boats staggers me.

When I raced in the half-ton classic cup they gave results based on both IRC & scratch. Of course, as you say, there was a range of IRC handicaps for boats that were theoretically level rated, but that's rating systems for you.