Dude, the last time I suffered damage I was on starboard and didn't back down. Couldn't get any committee to hear me and the skipper of the port boat I hit didn't retire from the race, didn't do penalty turns, nothing. He is an experienced skipper that choose to start on port, fouled the 18 in front of me ( that didn't protest ), and I had no where to go. He even had the nerve to say he thought my 18 mag was a 16 and "I knew I'd be gone before you got here". I hailed him, my crew hailed him, and those on the committee boat must have had their heads up their butts to see nothing at the start line. He refused to give me his insurance info and the race promoters did nothing to help either. Cost me personally to repair my boat.