Racing at Sea
Racing at sea is to be run by an experienced Race Officer (RO) using Tornado II as the committee vessel. A second RIB should be taken out to sea which can be used as a mark layer or emergency safety boat by the RO. This second RIB may be driven or towed by Tornado II and should be moored alongside Tornado II ready for use if required.
The RO shall go out to sea sufficiently early to make a risk assessment before agreeing to race at sea.
Fleet to remain on beach until released by the RO.
Fleet to leave beach as group, accompanied by safety boats, at least 45 minutes before the race start time.
Retiring boats will not be escorted into the river but should remain in the vicinity of the committee vessel until racing has concluded.
Boats no longer able to race due to damage or injury will be escorted to the nearest safe landing – usually the seafront or Dawlish Warren shore. Note Warren not suitable if swell is above 0.5 metres.
The table below indicates the wind directions that are most dangerous and the wind strengths at which it is thought unwise for dinghies to be at sea. Note that the sea state in the swashway generally becomes much less once the tide begins to flood.
| WIND DIRECTION | WIND FORCE | ||||
| 2-3 | 3-4 | 4-5 | 6 | 7 | |
| N | CO | ||||
| NE | |||||
| ENE | |||||
| E | |||||
| SE | |||||
| S | |||||
| SW | |||||
| W | CO | ||||
| NW | CO | ||||
| N | CO | ||||
KEY
| Juniors – No Racing | |
| All Classes – No Racing | |
| CO | Championships only |
ALL ONLY WITH ADEQUATE SAFETY COVER
Aug 2024
Last updated 22:12 on 1 October 2024