General Recall & redress

James, I wasn't trying to argue that you weren't disadvantaged.

You might or might not remember that a couple of years ago I successfully protested the HWS committee. They asked me what redress I wanted and fortunately I had already thought about and had an argument to make, which they accepted. The point I was trying to make is that, while of course it is the judge's decision what redress you get, you are more likely to walk away happy if you have thought in advance about specifically want you want; preferably something that isn't going to upset the rest of the competitors. I've witnessed some other similar protests against the race committee and judges seem very reluctant to throw races out even if the race officer has got it wrong somehow. They are looking for a solution that allows the race to remain valid and leave everyone at least moderately happy that justice was done.

My experience has also been that, A10 quoted above nothwithstanding, judges can be quite flexible in the redress they give.

By the way I had a strong incentive to win that protest, since my crew had told me that if I didn't, I was going for a swim next weekend.

Good luck in the rest of the series.