Interesting.

The fleet was dividing equally between the gate marks.

The complaint was they were too far apart. 8 boat lengths for the 18 fleet.

Not sure if this is a valid complaint or not.

As a competitor, when the gate was 6 boat lengths (or shorter) ...I tend to sail to the middle and then decide based on traffic first.... then favored tack/side which way to round.

With a wide gate... I assume that the sailors are missing this option and had to decide sooner which gate mark to choose.

So.. if the gate is viewed as fair... Is it a problem if the gate is too wide (8 x 18) ... Is the complaint reasonable or not?