The race committee running a race in 25 knots does not make it responsible for your choice to go out. Each boat decides whether the conditions, her crew and her equipment are fit to race, and whether to keep going. That responsibility cannot be passed to the organizer, and it is why sailing instructions carry a risk statement.
RRS 2025–2028 · Part 1
3 Decision to Race
Whether to start or keep racing is your decision alone.