Hi Eric,

You have a valid point (wanting to see rule and case numbers), but I've already answered all of those concerns. We were talking over a beer, I mentioned all the what-if's and why-not's listed by you and others (over and over again now). His answer was the same, windward gets tossed. (FWIW, he also agreed that the maneuver by the leeward boat was completely moronic in a fleet race.)

I don't blindly follow anyone, and I know anyone can make a mistake, but this is one of the 2-3 people on the planet that I take at face value with this stuff. And that has nothing to do with their titles.

I think that the main point has also been mentioned here, don't put your boat into a position that you can't get out of...

Mike