Mark,
I did protest him, there was a hearing, he was found to be at fault. I did not contact US Sailing. I was forced to quit racing to repair the boat. Have raced since. The offending skipper does not race regularly in my area so no need to warn others. Race commitee basically told me to shut up and get my boat repaired. They definately condoned the offending skippers abuse of this system, almost supported his decision to let me sue him. Had I turned this in to my insurance company they would have gone after him. Instead I sucked it up and payed for the repairs. I consider it a lesson learned.