why should we punish anyone , "pro" puts money into our sport , helps develope it with out pros we lose out .look at the huge devlopement and speed of it when [censored] loads of cash was chucked at Tornado sailing, dinghy cat racing was transformed overnight .
and as for not racing against a pro , why not , Chickens or what , if you don't do it you don't learn , learning from the pros is the quickest way to learn , if you want to that is ! pros and Ams should race on the same courses ,