NORT & DORT
The Northern Ocean Racing Trophy (NORT) and Double-Handed Ocean Racing Trophy (DHORT)
represent the culmination of a successful and highly competitive offshore racing season scored under Offshore Racing Congress’ ORC International (ORCi) rating.
Winners will have their names inscribed on the perpetual trophy alongside some of the great racing yachts and captains of the past. Prepare your boat and crew now to make sure you are scheduled to participate in the appropriate qualifiers and are eligible for these most coveted and prestigious of offshore racing trophies. Qualifying races that do not offer ORC classes will be rescored using time-on- time corrections and ORCi single number All-purpose ratings for all boats that, at the start of each race, have a valid ORCi certificate.
Mandatory Races
Racing and finishing in good standing in the Stamford Yacht Club Vineyard Race is mandatory every year. Each boat must also race and finish in good standing in the Newport to Bermuda Race in even years, and either the Marblehead-Halifax Race or the Annapolis-Newport Race in odd years. Each boat must also race and finish in good standing in one additional qualifying race:
Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race
Annapolis-Newport Race or Marblehead- Halifax Race (Odd-Numbered Years)
Ida Lewis Distance Race
Bermuda Short-Handed Return Race (DHORT only)
Scoring
- Each qualifying boat must finish in the first three places of her class in at least one of the qualifying races.
- The series will be scored with a low point score system
- The score for each race is determined by the following formula: The finishing placement will be divided by the number of boats racing in the fleet of each event (2nd Place [2]/ Number of boats in the fleet [15] = .1333).
- The scores of the two mandatory races – described above - and one (1) of the optional races will be added together for the final overall low score.
Photo Albums
The bronze sculpture created by Searle Lansing Jones, portrays Southeast Light on Block Island, which is an important aid to navigation and milestone on nearly every qualifying race. This version of the trophy was commissioned on March 29, 1992 and is on permanent display at Stamford Yacht Club.
