There seems to have been boat damage at Texel, but was there any persons injured? I think most of the crews (over half?) did execise personal responsibility and stayed on the beach but are there any "issues" over contact with the ones who went out?

Think about this; you are on a brand new M20 (the most expensive thing I could think of) and you are in complete control, headding out through the surf, when a wild butt P16, going fast and out of control, T-bones you, putting a rather large hole in your new carbon hull, about mid-ship. Your boat then goes over and the mast breaks in the surf, ripping both main and jib. Your crew tries in vain to save it and in the process breaks his arm.

OK, who pays for that? If anyone is injured, who pays for that? Do the organizers at Texel require some kind of proof of insurance at registrataion?

I hate litigation as much as anyone but if it's my crew and my $30,000 getting tossed in the surf because some out of control nut job with no insurance hit me, I may have to call a lawyer!

I saw a similar incident on a Laser, an old one T boned my buddies brand new boat, first time in the water, "too bad, that's racing" was all he got out of it! To get a lawyer involved would have cost more than a new Laser so nothing was ever done about it.