If you listen to the IM presser he explains what happened quite clearly. He did not force the teams to accept the rules. They had meetings in which all teams agreed to the rule changes (or did not complain about them at the time) including the rudders. He felt he had the approval of all the teams prior to announcing them. Then he was ambushed for whatever reason by ETNZ and LR.
If that's the case, then why didn't the teams sign-off on the changes (as required by the class rules) right then and there? Had the proper procedure been followed, there would be no controversy now. Using the Coast Guard permit as a backdoor to amend the class rules makes no sense if all teams agreed to the changes.
Murray keeps repeating that story, but I don't think it holds water.
The recommendations originated from ETNZ and LR back on May 17-22 (over six weeks before the first race of the LV). Amazingly, 6 weeks later, when time is precious, ETNZ (June 28) and LR (July 2) protest their very own recommendations.
Let's see the teams with compliant rudders that measure in, regardless of ruling: ETNZ (check) LR (check) OR (check)
