Mark, thanks. However, once you take a guideline and use it, it now is a standard. So if you were to use safety boats for the jrs., and the adults only have mark boats, the jury in a wrongful death and or injury case for an adult will look at the jrs and say why not? So then case law is established and new standards are now in place. The bigger question then becomes at what point does the duty end and or owed?
I know I did not want to open pandora's box...
There is a reason that juniors and adult events are separated.
If the OA accepts junior entries... the PRO probably should have an idea of how to handle the issues.
Things like checking off starters and boats at mark roundings to keep tabs on the ducklings would be due diligence. Where does duty end.... Its tough to get a strait answer on that one.
I do know that NOBODY wants to be on point answering these questions.
