The Fast 30 Class is a self-defined and self-governing sailboat racing class in San Diego, CA, for lightweight mono-hull boats up to 11 meter LOA, colloquially identified as “sport boats.” The class will allow its members to create a fair and competitive racing environment as close as possible to one design racing when there is no One Design class in a particular race, and for those of us who do not fit in any of the currently established one design fleets.
We use the ORC rating system for scoring in the Fast 30 Class. ORC has shown to provide the most fair and competitive scoring possible in fleets with diverse boat types that are capable of planing and is the largest measurement-based system in the world, serving thousands of boat types and nearly 10,000 boat owners. You can find more information about the ORC system on their web site at www.orc.org.
For events in San Diego race committees will apply triple number scoring for windward/leeward and random leg racing in the Bay and short races outside the Bay (a few hours in length).
For longer coastal races typically the single number all-purpose handicap is used when conditions are expected to vary significantly (e.g. over-night racing).
Division A
| Boat Name | Type | Sail Number | Division |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bottle Rocket | Rocket 22 | USA-22061 | A |
| Irukandji | Viper 830 | USA-50959 | A |
| Leverage | Flying Tiger 10 | 83 | A |
| M2 | Melges 32 | 65 | A |
| Ma Mon | Flying Tiger 10 | 33 | A |
| Off Kilter | Fareast 23R | USA-61703 | A |
| Ran | Esse 750 | SUI-030 | A |
| Scotch Bonnet | Melges 24 | 52 | A |
| Sloth | Melges 24 | 244 | A |
| Spirit | B-25 | USA-43546 | A |
| Thunderstruck 3 | Flying Tiger 10 | 118 | A |
| Tigris | Flying Tiger 10 | 72 | A |
| Troublespot | Farr 30 | USA-28770 | A |
| Wilson | Melges 24 | USA-60652 | A |
The ORC rating system is a measurement and VPP based system. ORC maintains the computational model to calculate VPPs for each boat racing under ORC using the hull's 3-dimensional shape, its rig and sail dimensions, its keel and rudder shapes, and its weight. The model is reviewed annually in coorperation with leading yacht designers to ensure that boats are not designed to a specific optimization under the rule and avoid rapid design obsoletion as has happened in IOR and IMS before. Based on the VPPs, a boat is assigned performance factors for specific types of race courses and wind conditions, making it more accurate than single-handicap number systems. ORC provides performance factors for common course configurations such as windward/leeward, random leg (called "all-purpose"), and popular coastal races that have dominant parts for upwind, reaching, or downwind.
For the Fast 30 Class, we use the triple number windward/leeward and random leg (all-purpose) ratings.
The process of obtaining a certificate for a specific boat is handled through US Sailing as the national authority and we require current-year ORC-Club certificates for racing. Certificates are renewed in February as ORC publishes their annual updates to the VPP model in the beginning of the year.
As part of the ORC certificate the owner also receives a complete set of VPP numbers for their boat.
To request a certificate for your boat, please use US Sailing's Certificate Form and select the ORC Club Certificate.
You can also contact the US Sailing rating office at offshore@ussailing.org
A copy of the current ORC rating system rules is available at ORC Rating Systems, and the current ORC sportboat class rules are available at ORC Sportboat Class Rules.