Not having been present, I have no way of knowing for sure what was said or not said in the protest hearing. However, I'm sure both teams have members who are just as knowledgeable about the rules as any of us. If Artemis thought such questions were important, they'd have been foolish not to ask them. It's also a mistake to assume that the jury is not familiar with the boats. The US Sailing Judges Manual states (in section 3.3 - Composition of a Protest Committee): "Every PC member should be qualified as to rules knowledge, racing and race management experience and personal characteristics. ... An ideal PC will have one member who is particularly familiar with the type of boat being raced...". US Sailing and ISAF are very sensitive to this need. They've gone so far as to stipulate that at certain level events, at least one of the jury members be an active racer familiar with the boats. I've had to fill out racing experience questionaires. Given the nature of this event, I'd be very surprised if the jury wasn't quite knowledgable about Extreme 40 boathandling.

Regards,
Eric