Maugan, There is quite a bit of emotion involved here... and not a ton of logic.
I am quite sure that SI was written with the expectation that an RC would be taking wind readings (This was backed up by the Jury's findings). "As determined"? Who the heck would write that without the expectation that it would be a valid reading, not just a guess. Every RC has knot meters. Every major event I have been to recently has had minimum wind requirements and lots of wind readings were taken and recorded.
Quit stretching this out of proportion. The rule was in the SI and the RC didn't follow it or back it up. Shame on them.
Shame on you Matt, for having the audacity to disgrace a group of volunteers (who like the competitors), took over a week off from work – some without pay, sweated it out on the water, worked damn hard from 8AM to the end of racing and additional hour after racing ended, all for the sailors and the event organizers – no glory, no fringe benefits, no trophies – they expected nothing in return. and they certainly did not expect to be looked down on like they have.
And here you, and others, who were not even at the event, want to sit back and bash the RC? Hypothetically speaking – let’s say the RC was wrong. Did they do this to intentionally hurt someone? Did they behave in a malicious manner? Did anyone get hurt?
Shame on them?
I am sitting here right now looking at the official reports of all the protests heard.
I'm satisified that the sailors are not at fault, nor is the RC.
Tracie
