No - a good boy for owning up to it and eating a regatta. Sometimes, as a gentleman, your only course is to retire. I don't know the particulars, but at best he discovered he'd broken a rule after the event and did the right thing, and at worst, he came to realize he would be wasting the protest committee's time. Either way, an RAF is generally an indicator of a good sport. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />