Respectfully but strongly disagree - a kangaroo court is a sham with a foregone conclusion where the defense has no opportunity to present a case. The situations discussed here are completely different. Everything in beach justice follows normal RRS procedure - the only difference is that the time limits for filing protest have changed. I think this is good in some cases because it removes the time period in which some might be tempted to alter their testimony to fit a rule or some Dick Rose article. It also ensures that witnesses are still available and the RC can be quickly queried regarding sailing conditions, etc.

As long as the A-Class made provisions in their race documents for such a procedure, then everything is kosher. I submit that the quality of the decision rendered was unlikely to have been negatively impacted by the change in procedure.