Andy Champ wrote:
Again, not sure I agree. There's a sliding scale here between
misjudging something, no impact, but the stand-on boat has to take
evasive action;

But if the give-way boat doesn't do a 720, and the stand-on boat has had
to take evasive action, then the give-way boat has gained an advantage.
If it is an honest mistake then the skipper should be willing to do a
720. Otherwise it is cheating, basically.

The reason the 720 was brought in is so that small errors in judgement
don't result in a DSQ... the sportsmanlike action used to be to withdraw
from a race if one knew one had fouled a competitor. How many people do
you think would do that nowadays?


... (2 turns) the case where you honestly think you are
right, but aren't (usually protest & DSQ) and the case I've had where
the port side boat in an ordinary P&S just doesn't give way, despite
hails and all.

A DSQ does concentrate the mind for most people.

Agreed.

Shucks, if I'm going to protest somebody I almost always do a 720 just
for CYA. Protest committees do some wierd things, I've seen them ignore
clear cut infractions, hand DSQs to stand-on boats, but so far I haven't
had one hand me a DSQ after a 720.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King