You have to remember that Dave Perry has a monohull mindset. I've had the opportunity to talk with him before regarding catamaran tactics / rules situations and he admits he has little / no experience with cats.

Monohulls approach a gate at much shallower angles, and much slower speeds than catamarans. This rule tweak will affect them.

Catamarans, not so much. The right side is still king; coming into a gate on starboard is the way to be. The only way I can see this coming into play is if you are match racing somebody and want to mess with them - which could backfire if you're not careful (they jibe on top of you and now they're the inside boat going to the left gate).

My gates will continue to be (as they always have been) from 7 to 10 boatlengths wide, depending on wind, sea state and number of boats in the fleet.

The "no-rules" proposal is silly. It turns the whole race into a game of "chicken", where the driver with the biggest balls wins.