I am personally am not really a fan of protests and prefer the peer pressure system, which I agree does not alway work as well as it could. All too often people rounding a leeward mark plough into the mark with zero planning and no rights on a wing and a prayer hoping it will all be ok, when it isn't they need to be told there and then to do a penalty and have a witness or be protested out of the race. That has worked the few times that I have tried it. The same goes for the ones who cut the corner and touch the mark with the tiller extention and think its ok, they need to be told do the turn or you are out. Its up to all of us on the water to lean on the offenders and make it not worth their while to be cheeky or clueless.

Daniel