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Offshore Racing Congress

  • ClientOffshore Racing Congress (ORC)
  • Year2023
  • Websiteorc.org
  • Type of workUX, UI, Web development, Brand platform, Strategy, Identity, Branding

ORC is the only offshore sail boat racing rating system that is solely based on science, and is able to calculate boat speed and handicaps based on inputs such as wind speed and direction, hull and appendage geometries, rigging types and sail area. It is also the only measurement system that is completely transparent and where the development of the system is responsive to feedback from its users.

In strong competition with several international technology companies, we won the job of rebranding, designing and solving the technical platform for ORC. This meant getting to grips with a complex world of measurement, rules and certificates and where the products and services are used in 45 countries, and 32 different offices with the goal that everyone should be able to compete fairly.

Offshore Racing Congress is about The Equal Chance to Win.

- Bruno Finzi. Styreleder ORC.

As a part of the project, the visual identity of the ORC needed to be updated. We worked closely together with the ORC Communications Group to define new brand colors, typography and logo adjustments.

Applying for an ORC Certificate requires a large number of measurements to be logged and calculated to ensure a proper classification of the boat. In most classes, this requires the attendance of a trained and registered rating officer to take the measurements. For the ORC Club certificate however, the sailor is able to apply for the certificate themselves by inputting various data about. We used this opportunity to improve on the user experience by highlighting different illustrations of the measurements while the user inputs their data.

Orc.org was previously run on an outdated platform, resulting in convoluted editing of content. The new website is constructed in Craft CMS, ensuring full access to everyone who might need it, and enabling lego like building of every page across the platform.

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