Pardon me and the suggestions about insurance taking care of everything --This IS a good sportsmanship issue. If a skipper is at fault causing a foul and material damage, it is his (or in my case, her) PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY to not just blow it off. And what is just as bad, exchanging addresses then failing to cover one's obligated promise. The RC is NOT responsible for this, nor is any protest committee. So- has care for one's reputation and/or good name gone away from catamaran sailing because of..American TV, WWF Wrestling and Rap? At least a few posters seem agree with me...Thank you! Signed Dave Carlson