tigeroxj,

I'll only discuss one point because I promised John I was dropping....but I spoke with Mark and he did feel he had 5 knots and was not pleased that the race was thrown out. In our file for redress he stated that he felt that he had 5 knots or better. When asked (by the judges) if he could prove it he said that he could not. I think he was caught on a definition of words between "prove" and "determine". He shouldn't have had to "prove" it persea as nothing stipulates what constitutes "determined" in the SIs. He measured 4.7k several minutes prior to starting the race. A wind line filled in and he felt, based on the previous measurements, the appearance of the windline, and the breeze on his beard, that he easily had the 5k. Naturally, I can't speak for what happened behind closed doors in the original redress but I think that if there was a way, such a case that affects so many teams should be heard in an open forum. It's unfortunate that the rules do not allow such hearing (but I can also understand how it might take all night).