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Beaufort Wind Scale
Scale
Description
Km/Hr
Knots
0
Calm
0
0
- Sea like a mirror
1 - 3
Light winds
<19
<10
- Small wavelets, glassy
4
Moderate
20-29
11-16
- Small waves becoming longer
5
Fresh winds
30-39
17-21
- Moderate waves, some spray
6
Strong winds
40-50
22-27
- Large waves
7
Near gale
51-62
28-33
- Breaking waves, white foam
Wind Strength and Racing
'Racing of the Association may be postponed or cancelled when wind strength as recorded by the Sailing Committee in the official race book exceeds 25 knots'
LYC by-Laws 5.7.1
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