I'm surprised assigning a redress of an average score isn't an option if the boat that was OCS is completely exonerated of all fault for being OCS.
In this type of situation, there are three requirements for a boat to receive redress:
1) A boat's score must be made significantly worse
2) through no fault of her own
3) by an improper action or omission of race committee (or a few other conditions detailed previously).
In Case 140, Q3, there is not doubt that the boat's score was made significantly worse through no fault of her own, but race committee did not make an improper action or omission. RC did nothing wrong, so the boat is not entitled to redress. Exoneration yes -- redress no.
Remember, you don't get redress just because a boat fouls you -- even if it makes your score significantly worse. Is that fair? No, but it is part of the game.
Regards,
Eric
