So - those who are claiming that Trey received some preferential treatment - Please tell me where Trey violated the following class rule:
http://www.nacraclass.com/interrules.htm6. SAILS AND BATTENS
6.1 CONSTRUCTION. The material, method of construction and design of
the sails shall be in accordance with the sail plan. The sails for the
NACRA 20 shall be built for NACRA from patterns and sail cloth
approved by NACRA. Sails shall be fabricated by builders licensed by P.S. I., Inc., for NACRA. Battens may be of wood, carbon, foam fiberglass or
fiberglass. A set may consist of a combination of these types. All batten
pockets must contain battens while racing, the only exception being a torn
sail which loses a batten or battens during a race from a damaged batten
pocket. (Only one batten per pocket is permitted.)
I'm at work - and I'll admit that I didn't do a thorough examination of the rules where it says "you must buy from a dealer." In fact, I did a search for "dealer" on that page and it doesn't appear in the whole body of the document.
Now, going directly to the "[sail]builders licensed by P.S.I." around the dealer certainly doesn't help the local dealer. However, if its not in the rules, then what is the grievance?
The material, method of construction and design of the sails were built in accordance with the sail plan by a licensed sail builder of P.S.I.
