hmm... the protester has nada to do with measuring anything... nor does the protest committee.

The protester has to make his case to the protest committee. He has to provide reasonable "facts"... which would persuade the protest committee to order a remeasure of the offending sail and put the regatta standings into provisional status pending the outcome or toss they guy completely and let him appeal.

At that point... should the owner of the challenged sail find you in the bar... (not in your usual state... mind you) They can ask... Sir, would you take on measuring my sail? ... You say... Opportunity.... the going rate is 400 bucks for after bar service.... Or you say... No bueno... take it to another sailmaker on Monday and have it remeasured... It's your problem.

The OA has no problem... the Protest committee has no problem. You the knowledgeable measure guru has no problem.... the only guy with a problem is the owner of a sail that the PN committe had reason to believe was cheating.

A handicap regatta is just like your F18 regional championship or a Hobie Regatta. If a boat was protested for not having the proper F18 measurement sticker... The protest committee tosses the guy... They don't have to provide a class mesasurer on site.