As I see it from a total outsider looking in... and can only judge by what I have read.

IF there was team racing involved, which is against the rules, guilt should be or innocence be apportioned by the Protest Committee.... that is their job. In this case the PC declined the protest, thus Daniels is innocen, whether it be through the fact that he is or that there was some fault with Lovells protest HE IS INNOCENT. Lets be honest, and I am not saying this is the case here, but training partners have 'helped' each other out for years, either by sitting on someone, holding a loose cover, the odd capsize and letting our mates through!.... yes we can all say we have seen it, hell we used to do it all the time when Team racing and it does get very hard not to help your team mates out when you are supposed to be sailing individually. I remember one student championships where one of our team was 3 points behind the leader, the leader found three of our team near him at the start and our man found a couple of the leaders mates near him.

Was Lovell right to protest? If he felt that rules had been infringed IMHO YES.

As the protest was declined should taht be the end of the matter? AS the protest committee have had their say.... YES