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Target Times
It is very common for class associations and Organising Authorities to request a certain number of
races a day each taking a prescribed length of time. There are a number of tables available in the
RYA Race Officials Resources Centre of the website using the following link:

Race Officials Data References, and see Guidance Notes on next page.

Included are Speed Charts for IRC rated boats, Day boats, dinghies and boards (covering both
Olympic and RYA Youth/Junior Classes). With the help of these tables a Race Officer can run racing
very close to the prescribed times. This information can also be used to determine approximate
speed data for other classes using their relative Portsmouth Yardstick numbers.

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