Stephen Page wrote:
In my world, if someone withdraws a protest, everyone draws a sigh of
relief and goes home early. [...]

That's mostly what my world is like too, but fleets vary a lot. (The
PHRF crew that I sail with occasionally talks about five-year-old
protests with a lot of emotion!)

There must be a deeper reason that is not hitting the surface, surely?

Assuming it's all done with at this point, I'd be curious to hear more
about the circumstances and results if it can be aired here. (Roy?)