Re Optimist Coach leaving the dock early-- Can anyone determine the difference between an inadvertant error and a deliberate infraction? If this is a deliberate ploy often repeated, that is one thing. If inadvertant that is another.
We are still supposed to be "Good Sports" in this recreational activity. Does anyone remember "Sportsmanship" and "Corinthian Ideal?" Sailing is not yet reduced to the level of professional wrestling or basketball--not yet. I have seen signs of this reduction sometimes tho.
Signed Opinionated Curmudgeon.