The Americas cup competition just did the same thing to mangage their situation (can't fix the boat fairly... so wind limits.)....sadly only AFTER they killed somebody.
The death in the Americas Cup happened in conditions that were still legal to race in. The death happened when the front beam failed during a rounding. That was poor judgement to sail a boat with a structure in question on that beam. It failed during tow testing and had to be shored up to bring it out of the water.
