Guide to Wind Strengths for Club Member Sailing


  1. MAROOCHY SAILING CLUB SAILING INSTRUCTIONS : 

  • 19 DECISION TO RACE

  • 19.1 RRS rule 4 will apply at all times.** see below

  • 19.2 Because of the nature of the wind on the Maroochy River when it is above 15 knots, inexperienced skippers and skippers in club boats will be discouraged from competing.

** RACING RULES OF SAILING:

2. MSC GUIDELINES

3. DECISION TO RACE

The responsibility for a boat's decision to participate in a race or to continue racing is hers alone.  

4. ACCEPTANCE OF THE RULES

4.1. By participating or intending to participate in an event conducted under the rules, each competitor and boat owner agrees to accept the rules.

  • A support person by providing support, or a parent or guardian by permitting their child to enter an event, agrees to accept the rules.