Does anyone else have questions on these? Here are some thoughts that I have after reading these a few more times:

Q1: Lesson is, if you think you're over and intend to file a protest and seek redress, you need to first restart. My only question is, can the jury give you something better than your finish position after you've restarted? I know that juries loathe making decisions that could change who wins a regatta, but there are certainly some potential situations where you may finish worse than your average, and your average could be enough to change the trophies. Seems unfair to be forced to stick with a lower score once a jury agrees you're entitled to redress.

Q2: Very straightforward, don't try to start in a restart if you're black flagged and your number is posted.

Q3: I don't like this at all. You get forced over the line, you follow the rules and don't restart, the jury agrees you're entitled to exoneration, but the best they can give you is DNS???

I guess it's like protesting a boat for a mid-race foul. Unless you're damaged or injured, you can DSQ the other boat, be exonerated for breaking a rule, but can't get your score adjusted for any places you lost in the process. While I can agree with that for a mid-race situation (it's very hard to prove how many places you lost during a race), surely average points is better than DNS for the situation in Q3?

Mike