I'll probably get slammed for this but... The horse is dead and its still getting beat anyway. Everyone agrees that having support boats on the water is a good thing and we all have as many as we can scrounge up. The issue is what those support boats are called. If you call them safety boats or anything of the sort, you will get hammered if something happens thats almost a guarantee. Either way they will perform the same task, set marks, and help out if someone gets in trouble "if" they can. BTW a lawyer told me it dosen't matter what someone signs, if there is a problem you can still get sued. It just makes it more on your side to have the bases covered.

IMO just use common sense and good judgement.

Clayton