OK one more piece of info. The sailing instructions are there to protect the sailors and ensure a fair event. The term "as determined by the race committee" was added to the standard sailing instructions a few years back. As recent as 2000 it was not there. I believe it was added because we have had these exact protests in the past. I truly believe it was added so that the race committee did have to prove they had wind about the same time it became easy to have hand held digital devices on all mark boats. My opionion is it is in there to ensure RC's are taking wind readings. Maybe someone that knows something about the exact time the change was made and the intent of the change can chime in. This can be a learning experience, but it certainly is not a new argument. The 99 and 03 H16 nationals had protests against the RC with regard to wind. One race was thrown out, One was allowed.