That's a valid opinion, which is actually shared by many folks. There are classes who have policies that forbid shortening or even changing the length of a leg. If the time limit expires, the race is abandoned.
On the flip side, there are those who get very upset when races are abandoned, regardless of the reason.
Mike
We would probably lose about 25% of our club races if we didn't allow for a shortened course. It's reasonable for us and man, talk about being upset if I invested an hour into a race (not to mention the morning driving out to the club, cleaning up the boat, scrubbing the bottom, stocking the cooler, etc) leading the race, and have it abandoned. Makes me mad just thinking about it!
