Relax Jake...

There is no question about the integrity of the event, organizers or the RC. This debate is a rules issue.

It is really no different from a Port Starboard protest that goes to the Jury. There can be different opinions, but the final say is the jury's decision. Anyone who has ever protested on a port starboard situation knows that it is often an interpetation of the rules and how you can express the facts (as you saw them) to the jury. I have lost what I saw as a clear cut situation because of a lack of proof on my side. Yeah, it sucks, but that is how the game goes. You learn to back yourself up with data and witnesses.

Back to the thread...

My opinion is for minimum and maximum wind speeds for major events. Actually maximums for any event. Take the Tiger Worlds. There were races run in conditions that were over the top. Usually RC's do not have enough chase boats to handle multiple problems at one time and are not as prepared for that as they should be, so a maximum is good for them as well.