Thanks Eric. Regarding RRS 60.3, that was my gut reaction too, but I didn't see that when I was looking for the reference.

IMO, even if the skipper admits to hitting the mark, or even T-boned and sank the committee boat, the scoring error is not his fault. He should have been finished as 2, and protested. If no one protested, he gets away with it. Of course, then we'd be talking about a Rule 2 protest or a Rule 69 hearing, but he still gets scored as a 2 until the jury boots him...

Mike