I just watched the interview with Chuck courtesy of on the water anarchy. That was very insightful and changed my perception of the time penalty for violating the exclusion zone. The penalty does not sound harsh enough, maybe they should get a 40min penalty and get the finish time of the last boat on the leg.

I'm very jealous of everyone involved in this race, I would love to compete in something like that. You should do all you can to preserve it.