Jake,
I was referring to the sailing conditions and the racing when I said the should be held to a higher standard. Sailing in 5 knots or less is very questionable. There is a book by Julian or Frank Bethwaite called High Speed Sailing which explains the reasons, I would quote it but I loaned the book to my brother, why winds under 5 knots are very inconsistent and unstable. It explains why it is a crap shoot under 5 knots but not when the winds are above 5 knots. I do not think a North Americans should be sailed in a crap shoot. The picture posted of the start with glass near the pin and dark water near the committe boat is indicative of winds less than 5 knots.

I was directing this post towards those who felt the protest was unsportsmanlike. Many of their comments make it sound like nothing was at stake, when in reality a championship was. I did not mean to say that everyone wasn't trying to win, but that some people may take winning more seriously than others, and this is not a bad thing. Seocndly, I was trying to get the point across that all the people who filed for redress did was follow the rules. And unfortunetly the rules make everything work from an after the fact perspective. You cannot file for redress until after the racing is over and the results are relatively known. This casts a shadow over the preceedings. I did not mean to be offensive and appologize if I was.