Hi Mark -

You'd have to look at the class rules and the SIs for the event - for the Alter Cup's current structure, provisions were made for "beach justice" (a term I thought we'd coined <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />) which changed the standard RRS for time limits, etc. Beach Justice is neccessary in determining who is in the next heat at the Championship.

I am hoping, and working with the judges for the upcoming Alter Cup, to see a drastic reduction in the number of protests and requests for redress filed at the Championship - we have twice missed out on winning the St. Petersburg Trophy for Excellence in Race Management because of the number of protests filed. People need to stop trying to improve their position through litigation - maybe the A-Class has indeed taken steps to see a return to a higher level of sportsmanship.