Re Mark's suggestion that PROs and race committee members are potential suees after an accident or injury: Has this in fact ever happened? I have never heard of it in 30 years of cat racing mostly in Florida.
Likewise- How about extension of this thread to the liability insurance insisted on by some municipalities before allowing sailboat racing offshore in the big blue Atlantic Ocean. Otherwise known as the Regatta Killing Insurance Requirement: If I recall, this "Liability Insurance" is not for participants- its for the observing public. Has anyone documented such an incident (followed by a lawsuit) during a regatta?
Would USSA be helpful in providing such insurance?