News
Race Categories for Offshore Racing
Published Thu 12 Dec 2019
The Organising Authority for an event assumes the responsibility for all aspects of the organising and running of an offshore event and must select a race category.
Australian Sailing has published a Safety Information Notice at https://www.sailingresources.org.au/safety/safety-notices/ to provide guidance and advice on what a club needs to consider when selecting a race category. The Safety Information Notice explores issues such as the course, level of self-sufficiency required of the boats, and what external rescue resources are available.
Any given race involves a combination of some or all of the above elements, and maybe more, and a club needs to then integrate them into an overall assessment that results in the choice of the race category.
