Hi Tony:

Got your mail.

In response the on shore mixer was a leading event and I hope there are more of them including those that follow the owner format Ray & Janet pioneered. Perhaps on a rotating basis? And/or incorporating some pot luck elements to spread out the set up and make on shore admin easier?

On the race itself, a committee of judges is now reviewing if there are any ambiguities across three sets of OYRA instructions; the master, the addendum and the race instructions themselves to determine if the wording in any way was confusing or unclear that boats must check in before 9:40 am or be scored DNS.

Shenninigans was more than 25 minutes late to check in and this is under review. So, its a good time to get your advocacy into RC. On the minimum equipment issues, OYRA and RC are apparently filing protests against boats directly for infractions including no mob poles, no strobe lights, no horse, no jack lines. And I think that's important for several reasons.

First, the equipment is required under OYRA and USYRU rules.

Second, the equipment and the ability to deploy it is a necessity of good seasmenship in principle as a best practice.

Third, having the equipment provides each owner immunity from carriers cancelling specfic provsions of the yacht insurance policy including having to do with personal liability in the case of injury.

Fourth, adminsitrative bodies have fiduciary responsibilities for compliance as a responsible party in their portion of the administration and for setting a good example.

Fifth; having all the weight the minimum equipment implies a level the racing field.

In the case of this particular LS race a light boat suffers less slowing down while driving into and through waves up wind. After colliding with that wave will accelerate through and forward faster than a laiden boat. Will get to the weather mark quicker and into a brisker flood earlier. Will sail in that flood longer than following boats which are laiden And when they get to the ebb will experience less ebb than the laiden boats which follow.

MB

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