Requirement
5. Find the wind, and the badge says this comes before setting sail
Required Often forgotten
Wind direction and wind indicators, discussed with your counselor, plus why identifying them matters before you sail. That last clause is the second of this badge's stated gates.
Notes and warnings
Note. The badge says identifying the wind matters before setting sail, which is why this is drawn as a gate on requirement 6 rather than simply as the requirement before it.
Where this step comes from
- Small-Boat Sailing Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-12-31), Requirement 5 · States that identifying wind direction and wind indicators matters before setting sail, which is the second gate this badge states in words.