HMMMM...being DNF due to falling short of the time limit does change things a little. However, isn't the time limit determined by a specific time after the 1st place boat finishes? Assuming that you were in a reasonably even fleet, I would understand the rulling. If you were racing a Hobie Wave against an Inter 20 that would certainly be less 'fair'...but racing a Wave against an I20 on Portsmouth could never really be fair anyway. What kind of fleet are you talking about?