Pete,

I think Macca does understand.

Would the protest have happened if the change was not fron single handed to 2 up, but from light crew to heavy crew for the return upwind leg? I'd wager it would have happened.

Did the father ask permission to make the crew change (from none to one)?

Now, this maybe a fun race, but someone (the protestor) was obviously taking it seriously!

If I had been in the same situation I would have done the following:

1, Submitted a request to change setup and crew for the return trip, I'd expect it to be denied.
2, Assuming it was denied, I would still sail the return trip with my son, but either not cross the finish line, or, cross the finish, get a time recorded and then retire and then by the person who was working out the results a beer to calculate where I would have finished.


IT DOES sound like the protestor has taken this race way-to-seriously, but we live in a world where some people take EVERYTHING seriously.


I would put it down to experience, maybe avoid the person involved and move on.