Yes, PU does have a bottom line. He refused to follow the OA's direction to run the Miami OCR races in the ocean. He told the idiot Gary Bodie that with one cruising cat and three 18 to 22 foot solid powerboats for 32 Tornado's that he was not going out to the ocean. Quite a fight between the two. Even so... he was far below his published standards for a cat race at the bottom of Key Biscayne 8 miles from the launch for 32 boats.

I think we will just disagree on this one.

I think a bright line standard is far better for sailboat racing then the moral and legal calculus that you must manage.

I have two bright line Rules.

Rule 1
The RC and mark boats are there to to run races for the regatta. If it's not safe for them to be out there... sorry no more racing. Do not factor them into your personal decision to race or not.

Rule 2
Saftey is everyone's concern.

"Rule 1.1 A boat or competitor shall give all possible help to any person or vessel in danger."

no standards to get screwed over on, no numbers of safety boats to racing boats to meet, no tough choices for the PRO to make.

As the skipper... I have no doubt who makes the call 100 percent of the time.