This kind of manipulation of the results is a sad reflection on the standard of club sailing these days - probably largely due to the tiny fleets sailing at most clubs. Did those other guys talk to Ben and try to understand why he was so much faster than them? I bet they didn't.

In a fleet of 4 or 5 boats someone has to be the "champion". Our club has no more than a dozen regular sailors (and another 20-30 irregulars) but the arguments and anguish over the "club champion" title is unbelievable.