In reading the posts above, I don't see how you've come to this conclusion. Jake, Tom, Ding and others are all saying that they respect the game and call their own fouls when they can. They also respect their fellow competitors and spin when asked during close calls.

I race the same way, and while I haven't raced with Jake or Ding, I've been racing with Tom, his fleet, and the Hobie class since 1996, and can definitely attest that this is the prevailing attitude and class culture.

I also spend a lot of time at Opti and other monohull regattas. You would be disgusted and appalled at what happens there (think 40+ boats of an 80-boat fleet arriving at a gate at the same time, bumper boats, marks being all but sunk, rarely a protest and never any circles). That, and the callous way some OAs feel about changing class rules for individual regattas makes me cringe, twitch and drool.

Other than some folks in the other thread missing the requirement to retire (rather than spin) if a significant advantage is obtained, all in all my experience is that we are much better at self-policing than most monohull classes.

Mike